How to roll fondant on cake

Hello Lindy,

I’m very glad to have found your website and hope that you can answer some of my questions.

1.

Is it essential to freeze madeira cake before carving it? I am making a birthday cake for Sunday and wish to bake the cake on Thursday evening, carve it on Friday during the day, buttercream and cover it in the evening and finish off the details on Saturday evening.

2.

I want a silvery but not shiny surface to put my cake on but don’t want to use sugarpaste to cover the board. Would the taste and appearance of a covered cake be affected if I were to cover the board with metallic wrapping paper?

3.

How to use ready to roll icing on biscuits

I will be making sugar lego models to go with the cake. Would it be best to assemble the model immediately on the cake once made or would I need to let it dry before attaching it on and what would I attach it with?

4. If I need to leave the models to dry first and do not have sugarcraft foam (fingers crossed that it has arrived), then what could I use instead and where would I need to store it before using?

Many tha

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