Fondant Ballerina Slippers Tutorial
In this post, I will be showing you how to make fondant ballerina slippers which stand upright on top of a cake. The effect of these slippers on cakes is very impressive. As you will see below, the process is very straightforward. All you need is enough time for the slippers to dry properly.
TOOLS:
(1) Ballerina Slippers template. This can be found online with a simple google search of “ballet slippers template” “ballerina slippers template” “ballet shoes template” et cetera. Print out a template from the web.
(2) Rolling Pin
(3) Painting Brush/ Brush Brush
(4) Sharp Blade
(5) Pizza Wheel
(6) Floral Wire
EDIBLE COMPONENTS:
(1) Fondant. I use marshmallow fondant.
(2) Water
(3) Pink Color Paste
(4) Pink Luster Dust
(5) Vodka
THE PROCESS:
(1) Use a sharp blade to cut out the templates.
(2) Color fondant pink (or whatever color you feel like. Ivory for instance will be cool) and roll it out.
(3) Use a sharp blade or pizza cutter to cut out the templates on the fondant. Flip the template over when cutting the second pair of slippers. Roll the leftover fondant into a ball and store it. You will be using more of it later.
(4) Brush the edges of the soles with water and stick the top of the slippers to the soles starting from the front and ending at the back of the slippers.
(5) Stuff the shoes with shredded paper towels or cotton balls. Be careful not to make sharp edges in the slippers as you stuff them.
(6) Roll a couple of paper towels into a tube and dry the slippers on the paper towels for 24 hours. This will give the slippers some curve at the sole.
(7) After 24 hours, the slippers should be firm enough to handle without loosing shape. Its time to stick the floral wires into the soles of the slippers. If you have very thin floral wires and your soles are thick enough, you can pass the wire into the soles. My soles were not very thick and so I decided to cover the tip of floral wires with pink fondant and stick them to the back of the soles using water. Leave the slippers this way to dry for at least 2 hours. I left mine for 48 hours just to be safe.
(8) Next, cut out small rectangular pieces of pink fondant and cover the seams at the back of the slippers, both inside and outside.
(9) Next, roll out strings of pink fondant and stick it to the top opening of the slippers. Also make bows with the fondant strings and stick them to the front of the slippers. Use vodka to stick the strings to the slippers. Also use this opportunity to brush the whole slippers with vodka to remove any icing sugar residue. I used an extruder here to make the fondant strings. It can also be done by hand. Leave the slippers to dry again for another 24 hours. I left them for 48 hours.
(10) Next, using a blush brush, brush the outside of the slippers with pink luster dust. Next, steam the slippers so the dust sticks to them. Steaming will also make the slippers glossy. Leave the slippers to dry for some hours before placing them on the cake.
(11) When you are ready to place the slippers on the cake, stick the floral wires into the cake in such a way that the slippers stand upright on the cake.
(12) Next, using the leftover pink fondant, make ropes for the slippers and stick them in the slippers. Make the ropes fall onto the top (and sides) of the cake elegantly. Allow the fondant ropes to dry and brush them with vodka. Happy caking.
Terry Adido is passionate about showing people how easy it is to recreate restaurant quality meals in the comfort of their kitchens. With a style of cooking he refers to as Afro-European Fusion, his meals are influenced greatly by French and Italian Cuisine with a West African twist. If you love good food, you are in for the ride of your life.
As always you are super Terry. Thanks for the tutorial
Thanks Addy.
Tank you terry for this impactation God will you more wisdom.tanks God bless you.
Thanks. You are welcome.
Tanks terry God bless you nd give u more wisdom
Thanks.
Terry, Thank you
You are welcome Chinyere.
You are the bomb thanks
You are welcome.
I have not used a steamer before how do I get one pls
Online or in stores. I however just boiled water in a pot and steamed the shoes over it for a few seconds.
Thks for d tutorial, u r a super cake boss.
You are welcome.
wow!! u made it so easy for us to try…welldone
It is quite easy. Do give it a go.
Well done terry. More and more knowledge I wish you.
Thanks Yewande.
What will I do without you Terry! You are the best , thank you for every tutorial. Stop hiding those pink lips behind the mug joor#winks#
lol. Thanks Dami. I appreciate you.
Thanks alot
You are welcome Tosin.
Thank you so much Terry.
Thanks Borla.
terry u are too much jare…
You welcome Tunji.
U make everthing easy terry,tnks so much.will gve it a try.
It is actually quite easy. Give it a go.
God bless you.
Thanks Bisi.
Awesome
,kudos to you
Thanks
Many thanks for a great tutorial. Just one question , when you attach the slippers to the cake , do you out the wire into drinking straw first so that the wire does not cut through the cake. Thanks 🙂
That is an option you have. Look for straws with narrow openings.
God is taking you to places Amen!
Thanks Deedee.
Thanks a lot for this tutorial, but one 1 question plz, is there a particular website where I could easily dounload this template nd more
I use google images.