to dance in the ghost-green glow of the morning

[themeletor]

shit, fondant is a motherfucking sonuvabitch.


'clockwork cookies' decoration test run - fondant only


the carnage on my cutting board (wrapped in plastic*, thank god)


the assembly pan. more carnage.


money shot.

hopefully I can get these under control and get the rest of my shit together in time for them to be a contribution to the bakesale at wiscon.

though I may kill myself before I finish that final batch. this is fucking finicky work.


*(yes, I linked to a youtube of Pete's line in Twin Peaks. every time I say the phrase "wrapped in plastic" it's still what sticks in my head. she's deeaad. wraaapped in plaastic.)


[ETA: hey success! properly bonded and with just a little bit of time to set, the entire faux-clockwork shenanigan can be carefully lifted and moved! this means I will not have to build it all on top of each cookie. \o/!!!]

Comments

[fadedsecret.livejournal.com]

Really? When I was making my cake in baking class, we had to let our fondant dry overnight before painting it. It took SUCH a looong time to do all the fondant work for it. >_

[meletor-et-al.livejournal.com]

hahahaaaa, I should theoretically have let the fondant chill in the fridge overnight to get the appropriate smoothness, so I hear. but I had no trouble with it. then again the only painting bits were the black marks on the clock and, of course, the luster dust (ngl, I get the impression that the luster dust would DEFINITELY have liked me more if I had let the whole deal dry a little).

idk, for this application not drying it (especially overnight) was probably the best. the whole setup is thin and by this morning the gears were getting a little unfavorably crunchy. cakes are a different beast altogether, though.