Fondant Rainbow
Rainbows add a lot fun and colors to cakes. Kids find them very exciting. They are also very easy to make. Rainbows are a lot more effective when they are inserted into clouds. I have a tutorial for 3D clouds which can be found here.
TOOLS:
(1) A Round Bowl or Lid
(2) A Paint Brush
(3) Floral Wire (Optional)
(4) Sharp Knife or Cutting Tool
INGREDIENTS:
(1) Fondant
(2) Color Pastes
(3) Water to Glue
PROCEDURE:
(1) Divide the fondant into 7 portions and color with colors of the rainbow: indigo, blue, purple, yellow, orange, red and green.
(2) Place a round bowl on your board. This will be used to shape the rainbow. Roll out the colored fondants into strips and place around the bowl one after the other. Apply some water to the sides of each strip before placing the next. Be sure to place the colors in the correct order.
(3) After all the strips have been placed, remove bowl an use a knife to cut off excess fondant from both ends.
(4) If using the rainbow as it is, place some thick floral wires into both ends and allow the rainbow to dry for about 3 days before using. The floral wires will be inserted into the cake to make the rainbow stay upright. If however the ends of the rainbow are going to be inserted into clouds, do not make use of floral wires.
TIP: After rainbow has dried for a day, transfer it to a wire cooling rack so it dries faster.
Inserting into Clouds
Tutorial for 3D Clouds can be found here.
Allow the fondant rainbow to dry properly before inserting into clouds. This would take about 3 days.
Make a long deep hole in the middle of two prepared clouds and insert the ends of the rainbow into the cloud.
The rainbow should stand without any additional support after it has been inserted into the clouds.
The rainbow and clouds should be allowed to dry for at least a day before using.
Terry Adido is passionate about showing people how easy it is to recreate restaurant quality meals in the comfort of their kitchens. With a style of cooking he refers to as Afro-European Fusion, his meals are influenced greatly by French and Italian Cuisine with a West African twist. If you love good food, you are in for the ride of your life.
Thanks for this
You are welcome.
Waoh. This looks like magic. Thanks terry.
You are welcome.
U ar one in a million! Tnx for d great heart of sharing u really inspire me.Wish to meet u one day! Tnx and God bless.
Thanks a lot. That would be great.
Hi,
Thanks for the tutorial.just a question. Shld the clouds be dry before making a gap for the rainbows to b inserted? Or shld do it when they r still wet.
Hi. They should not be dry. Just firm.
Thanks Terry.
You make cake decorating easy peasy.
Thanks for sharing.
Sometimes, I just wonder how much I would have had to pay for all these tutorials.
God bless n enrich your wealth of knowledge Terry.
Weldone.
Thanks Moronranti. I appreciate your feedback.
You are a rare gem, God bless you
Thanks Ada.
One question… How do I insert the topper on the cake…
I don’t insert it. The clouds make it sit well on the cake. If making the rainbow alone, you might need to support it at the back with dowels, skewers or lollipop sticks.
Thank you so much…
Excellent tutorial. Thank you! I have to make a cake for my grand daughter for 3 weeks time. I suppose it will be ok to do it this weekend and store it?
Yes Christine.