How To Make Clouds For Decoration

Fondant clouds are pretty easy to make, and I take seen many dissimilar techniques for creating such clouds. And I myself made 2 dissimilar types of fondant clouds recently, and both were for a rainbow birthday cake. I have prepared tutorials for both types and I am sharing on this page, the tutorial for making ane of them (click here for the other tutorial).

Top of a cake decorated with 3d clouds and rainbow lettering

Similar I said earlier, these were pretty like shooting fish in a barrel to make. And the best part of all, in that location is no need for any special cutters or tools

Here is how I made the 3D Fondant Clouds

These were the main supplies I used :

Fondant - I used Satin Ice white fondant
CMC powder - Since the clouds were in 3D course, I added CMC powder (tylose can likewise exist used) to fondant to make it dry harder.
Clouds templates - I drew these freehand and in drawing them, I had to brand sure the sizes fit the cake I was making.
Arts and crafts knife - I used this to cutting the fondant clouds out of fondant.
Fondant glue - I used fondant glue to adhere the clouds to the block.

And here was how I made the clouds:

Outset of all, I prepared the clouds template. I drew them on a white paper and cut them out following their outline. Since I was going to place these clouds on peak of a cake, I had to make sure the sizes fitted the cake.

Once the templates were ready, I started with the fondant. I kneaded CMC pulverisation into fondant ( I used about ½ teaspoon of CMC powder for a handful of fondant).
I so rolled the fondant to about ¾ cm thickness. The fondant had to be thick because the clouds were meant to stand upright. Thicker fondant will make the clouds more stable when put upright on the block.
Side by side, I arranged my clouds template on the rolled fondant and cut them out, one by one, using my craft knife.

Once cut, I smoothed the sides. I as well made certain the bottom of each cloud was level. This was of import so that the clouds were stable on the cake. I did this by using a ruler and flattening the bottoms so that they get level.

Using a ruler to straighten the bottom of a fondant cloud

I did this for all the clouds and and then left them bated to set completely. In fact, I left mine to set overnight. Adding the CMC helped with the setting, but since the fondant was thick, I wanted to make certain they were completely dry and set up before beingness placed on the block.

3 pieces of fondant cut in the shape of clouds

Attaching the fondant clouds to the cake

To adhere the clouds on the cake, I used fondant glue. I did not use shortening here as shortening is not able to support the weight of these clouds. Fondant glue, one time dried, is much better at holding the clouds in place.
For added assurance that the clouds don't fall off when transporting or moving your cake, yous tin can actually attach toothpicks to the base of operations of the clouds before setting them aside to dry. When placed on the block, the toothpicks will be able to provide extra support in holding the clouds in place. I did not use toothpicks for this project, and clouds stood up just fine.

And for the finishing touch, I rolled tiny balls of fondant in random sizes and placed them in clusters at the base of operations of the clouds (used fondant gum to stick them) denoting clumps of clouds.

That was how I fabricated my clouds with fondant.

Promise you enjoyed this tutorial.

Happy decorating 🙂