Maintenance Guide | 1. Follow the meal plans in this Maintenance Guide if you have less than 15. pounds to lose, as the 5 & 1 Plan is not appropriate for those wishing to lose. less than 15 pounds.
Take a piece of real ribbon that is the width of the gap you want between your first and second strips. I used a piece that was 3/8 wide. Pin one end of the ribbon to the back of the cake, above the seam of your fondant strip. Wind the ribbon all the way around your cake, resting it on top of the fondant strip.f you want to add stripes to the to of the top of the cake, repeat the steps above but use the top of the cake as a guide for your first strip. It is safer to gently coil your strip up and rest it on top of the tier as you unwind it to glue it into place.
You can make ribbon using gumpaste or fondant, and you can also use fabric ribbon. The fabric ribbon works well over a fondant cake, not as easy with a buttercream cake as the ribbon can absorb the grease and get splotchy looking. Click here to add your own comments. Return to Your Decorating Questions.