Creating the Princess Genevieve Cake (pt 1)

I was asked for step-by-step photos on how I do some of these cakes. So I'm starting with the two I did this weekend for the girls' birthday parties.

Princess Genevieve, as requested by Miss A.

In the beginning - the basic cake, made in the Wilton Wonder Mold pan with a poundcake variation on a Duncan Hines box mix.


Then I cover it with a buttercream icing that I make. I don't worry about smoothing too much as I plan to cover the whole thing with fondant.


Next I add six fondant "cones" about 8" long to create the flares in her skirt.


Then I roll out white fondant to a large circle and cover the whole cake, making sure it's smooth. This is the underskirt. I brush it with Wilton's luster dust (an edible glitter)