A congratulatory cake I made for a friend and their baby (June). The cake is almond with buttercream, and the baby, blanket, and blocks are fondant.
Fondant is tricky in the summer because it tends to get sticky the second day - no matter where it's kept. Refridgerated fondant will just become cold and sticky, fondant left out will be hot, sticky, and melty. The best thing to do is keep it cool after fashioning whatever it is, and then dust with a gentle brush of powdered sugar the next day if it is looking shiny or sticky. Fondant is an awful lot of work for something that is so ornamental and almost no one eats!
