Every time I make an occasion cake, I run through this debate in my head. So here are some thoughts and what I've done with my cakes. I went all buttercream. Yes, I only have four things listed under buttercream and five listed under fondant, but that doesn't make fondant better. The right answer just depends on the situation and you have to weigh what is important to you.
If looks are more important to you, go with fondant. There's no doubt about it. For V's superhero birthday cake, I chose buttercream because I wanted the kids to enjoy it. Moreover, it required bright primary colors and I did not feel good about the amount of dye I would use to cover a whole cake bright red or blue. My nephew Christopher's tractor cake is all fondant.
Let's face it, there's no way this shaped cake was going to look as neat if it were buttercream. Since it was a kid's party, we also got matching cupcakes for them. The tractor was more a showpiece and the family ate it later. This was also my first try at making a shaped fondant cake and my cousin was kind enough to let me experiment for the party.
Mia's cake is a combination of buttercream and fondant. I wanted buttercream because it tastes better and the guests would enjoy it more. Also, I just don't have the skills to pipe Sesame Street designs neatly. It was also a time saver because I made the fondant parts the day before and then applied them to the cake the day of the party. V's first birthday cake is all fondant. Ok, so I went a little mom crazy on this one but it was my baby's first birthday and I wanted the cake to just look fabulous.
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The terms frosting and icing are sometimes used interchangeably as I do on this website. In general icings are thinner and sometimes even poured over the cake. Frosting's are thicker and are spread onto the cake with a spatula.
The environment should be cool. If it is too hot and humid you will have problems spreading the frosting. If it is too cold you will also have issues. You can control this by either warming up the bowl and mixing or cooling down the bowl with an ice bath if the Buttercream frosting gets too hard or soft to spread.
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