Maintenance Guide | 1. Follow the meal plans in this Maintenance Guide if you have less than 15. pounds to lose, as the 5 & 1 Plan is not appropriate for those wishing to lose. less than 15 pounds.
Take a piece of real ribbon that is the width of the gap you want between your first and second strips. I used a piece that was 3/8 wide. Pin one end of the ribbon to the back of the cake, above the seam of your fondant strip. Wind the ribbon all the way around your cake, resting it on top of the fondant strip.f you want to add stripes to the to of the top of the cake, repeat the steps above but use the top of the cake as a guide for your first strip. It is safer to gently coil your strip up and rest it on top of the tier as you unwind it to glue it into place.
Use an offset spatula. I put a dollop on top of the cake and then use the spatula to bring it down over the sides, making sure to get the frosting all the way to to bottom. If you have a rotating cake stand, you can place your spatula flat against the cake and slowly turn the stand.lace a dollop on top of the cake and pull it down over the sides using an offset spatula. To smooth out sides, make sure cake is covered in an even layer of frosting, then place spatula (or bench scraper) flat against side of cake. Slowly turning cake, smooth out layer of frosting until you have polished, even coat.