Purse Handles

I'm making a purse cake for this weeekend.

Actually, I'm making a much bigger cake than that,

but the plan also includes a purse cake.

I'm very excited and nervous about it.

I've googled "How to make a purse cakes"

I only got 11,400,000 matches:)

Obviously, I didn't check them all out,

but it felt like it!

Origonly, I thought that I would make Two eight inch round pans.

Cut the bottom off,

glue the sides together with buttercream

and stand up.

As much as I liked this idea,

what I went with is baking two loaf pans.

I will stack them, shape them, and I think they will be much more sturdy.

Now, earlier in the week I started my preperation.

I made 2 purse handles out of fondant.

They looked good, 

but this was a big mistake to make them out of fondant.

As they did not harden enough and broke.

Ooops.

Luckily,  I made them with a little time to spare.

What I did is made another set

(the Heir and the spare)

I made them out of fondant again,

but this time I added Tylose  Powder to it.

Then I put them on a cookie tray to dry.

Put the tray in the oven with the light on.

DO NOT TURN THE OVEN ON!.

They dried so nicely and I can't wait t carve the cake today.

Life is short

Eat Dessert First!