Princess cake

[qahtan]

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Any one ever made one of these, how did you get the marzipan smooth with no pleats or wrinkle over the cream dome... :-))
Thanks. qahtan

[Culprit]

Marzipan (actually a fondant in your recipe) is difficult to get to lay flat atop a domed cake. For certain, rolling out a flat piece of this material and then trying to lay it uniformly flat across the top of a domed cake is impossible. Even cake coverings are controlled by the laws of physics and geometry. I might suggest that the photo you offer has a powdered sugar (probably "dusted" on) topping over the marzipan. I've read recipes that suggest "stretching" the fondant but I've never found that to work very well, especially over light and fluffy frosting. I might suggest slicing from the rim of the marzipan to its center and removing a small triangle piece, then laying it over a plate or bowl and bringing the edges of the triangular opening together to shape it into a dome before laying it atop the cake. Then I might use a finger or spatula, lightly moistened with water, to smooth out the seams before adding the sugar or, if you prefer, coconut final covering.