Fondant & Gum Paste

I'm taking a class at Michael's on Fondant and Gum Paste. I'll be learning a little more about how to decorate cakes using other techniques. I usually stick to butter cream frosting but now that I've tried Fondant it seems like a fun option to traditional cake decorating. There are a few tricks to learn when using fondant which I hope to learn. This was my first project last night. We have homework for next Wednesday's class...Make a cake and cover it in Fondant. We'll be learning how to make flowers using gum paste and more uses for fondant to decorate the cake. This is not a cheap way to go to decorate a cake. Now I understand why cakes cost so much!!! I hope to have more progress photos later next week.