Comments on: The Complete Story of How I Made a Mickey Mouse Cake (Including the Disaster Photos)

By: Gisele

Gisele — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 16:36:39 +0000

Thanks! Trying to figure out a (reasonable) way to make a Minnie or Mickey Mouse Clubhouse cake for my four year old. I LOVE the MIckey Mouse heads on the side of the cake. I have the toys for the top and think my daughter’s cake may end up a lot like yours, except a lot more pink.

By: dee

dee — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:01:03 +0000

love the way it turned out…….

carly….so what are your secrets with working and decorating with fondant

By: Jess

Jess — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:45:15 +0000

The cake came out very nice. I also wanted to mention pre-made, store bought fondant. I went to culinary school for baking and pastries, and even most of the professional bakeries and cake shops use pre-made fondant.

By: Carly

Carly — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:51:23 +0000

Your cake turned out great! I don’t know if I would have been able to keep going so late and after having it not work out, so great work Mama!
I make my own marshmallow fondant and I color it with gel coloring BEFORE I add my powdered sugar and then my hands don’t get stained! I am also able to use it on the cake right away and it doesn’t need refrigeration. It takes awhile to make and decorate, but I’ve gone through A LOT of good and bad times with the fondant, and in doing so have taught myself some pretty simple ways of doing it. I would love to share with anyone that is interested!!!

By: Alicia at BalancingMotherhood.com

Alicia at BalancingMotherhood.com — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:44:17 +0000

Bethany … thanks

Melissa … thanks for the tips and the recipe!

By: Melissa

Melissa — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:46:29 +0000

Hello there! Your cake turned out beautiful none-the-less!!

I just recently used fondant for the first time about a month ago, my cake turned out nice, but I did heavy research on it before doing anything… Let me share what I learned.

-It is best to buy fondant from the store for your first time. If you decided to make it, kneed it until it elastic in texture (about 8 minutes) then let it refrigate for 1-2 days. (It will keep for about 2 weeks).
-Never use regular food coloring on fondant because it will make it runny. Instead, use gel food coloring and kneed it into the fondant until color is even.
-Always put corn starch on your working area to avoid sticking.
-If your fondant gets dry and hard to work with add in a little bit of crisco.

If you want to make it, here is a good and easy recipe:

16 ounces of white mini marshmallows (high quality brand)
2 to 5 tablespoons of water
2lbs of powdered sugar (s&h brand is best)
1/2 cup crisco shortening ( put it in a bowl for easy access)

-Melt the marshmallows and 2 tablespoons of water in a microwave for 30 seconds, open and stir, back in for 30 seconds more, open and stir again - do this until melted - about 2.5 minutes.
-Place 3/4 cup powdered sugar on top of mix.
-Generously grease your hands (front back in between fingers) then heavily grease your working area. Dump the marshmallow mix in the middle.
-Start kneeding -this part is VERY sticky- add in the rest of the powdered sugar and continue kneeding. Regrease your hands as needed.
-If your fondant is tearing easily you can add more water, 1/2 tablespoon at a time
-It takes about 8 minutes of kneeding to get a firm elastic ball
-Best to let it sit, double wrapped, overnight.

Hope that helps for your next fondant adventure!

By: Bethany

Bethany — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 02:37:56 +0000

That’s a great post. I’m decorating a Mickey Mouse Club House birthday cake tonight and was looking for ideas….I definitely won’t be trying fondant! The birthday party is tomorrow so I’m definitely cutting it close. Hopefully I won’t have a similiar disaster!

By: Alicia at BalancingMotherhood.com

Alicia at BalancingMotherhood.com — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:37:41 +0000

Thanks Pam and Jamie! Would love to see pics of your creations.

By: Jamie

Jamie — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:13:32 +0000

i am getting ready to try fondant for the first time this weekend but i hear u are supposed to refrigerate it overnight before you use it so we’ll see what happens when i try it..im doing mine for mothers day so no biggie if it doesnt work out..i will let u know by the way ur finished cake looks awesome u did a really great job

By: Pam

Pam — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:30:41 +0000

Been there, done that with the baking disasters! At least you pulled it off and it looked great! I’m making a Mickey Mouse cake tomorrow for my son, I’ll have to let you know how it turns out!