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   How do you keep the design from stretching out when smoothing the fondant over the cake? I roll out my fondant and then put the mat down on the fondant and roll over it again to get the impression on the fondant. I pick-up the fondant and drape it over the cake...but then when I try to smooth the fondant down the sides of the cake, it stretches out the impression design and doesn't look very good :0(

   I've also tried putting the mat up against the side of the cake after it was covered in the fondant, but I couldn't get a well defined impression without the buttercream or ganache squishing under the fondant.

   What am I doing wrong? Any tips or suggestions?

   Thanks!

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   Alex

   Posted Feb 18 2012 9:30 pm #
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   Hi Alex--what kind of impression mat do you have? I…
   
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   Posted Feb 19 2012 3:30 am #
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   Hi Melissa--I have the Wilton Graceful Vines mat.
   http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=93495AAA-423B-522D-F11F0C5BE27A3F93&fid=A22BC130-423B-522D-F4BBBBFC9F5C185B

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   Posted Feb 19 2012 4:35 am #