Today I’m going to share a CUTE raised heart cake decorating technique that you can take & twist to fit many different themes.
The idea is to create a raised pattern on top of your cakes or cupcakes with fondant. Today, we’re going with a sweet and simple and raised heart design that would be perfect for Valentine’s Day.
First, I’m going to make a fondant pearl border. I love silicone molds and the bead maker is no exception. If I could get away with it, I would put a fondant pearl border around every cake!
I’m using the 8mm size– you can find them at lots of online stores, including this one…CK Pearl Bead 8mm Mold.
I wrapped my fondant pearl border around my fondant cake, securing with a bit of piping gel.
Now…for the heart! Start by creating a nice, even snake of fondant about 12″ long. I rolled out my fondant with a smoother, to help make it nice and even. (You could also use an extruder or just roll it out by hand.)
Arrange your snake into a heart shape and attach to the top of your cake with a little bit of water or light corn syrup. Mine is a 6″ fondant covered cake.
Here, I’m using a bowl that is slightly smaller than the size of the cake as a template to cut out my fondant for the top.
Now, lay the fondant circle over the heart and use your hands smooth and define the lines around it.
Using a toothpick, create a ruffled effect with the excess fondant by gently pinching with your fingers.
I used a small ball tool to add even more definition.
Now…fill the heart with sprinkles! I used pink sanding sugar and white sugar pearls. 
Using a piping tip 3, I piped on royal icing dots with medium consistency icing and wrote “Love”. A crusting buttercream would be fine to use for the tiny hearts also.
Come back again soon!
WOW! This is so creative and absolutely perfect for Valentine’s day! Great technique and tutorial!
Love it!!! what a great technique !!! can’t wait to use it!!
OMG!!!!!! I’m IN LOVE with My Cake School!!!! I’m so glad I found you :o) I look forward to more of your techniques!
So Darn cute – I just love it….
where in the world do you get your ideas – they are sooooo creative…
Thanks everybody!! Miti–glad you found us too! :0) — Wendy–thanks! I get my ideas from everywhere–cards, wrapping paper, bed spreads, clothes–everywhere I look, I see cake!
I am so glad I found you! You are absolutly amazing. Your work is fantastic.
Thank you for being you amd showing us beginners how to be fantastic, just like you
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I love all your proyects, it help me a lot, and something that i see wishing to do it, but i don’t know how, but your tutorial my eyes open sooo width, thank you very much
Sabina–thank you so much– I just went to your website & loved all of your pictures! — Maria Elena– I’m so glad that you like the tutorials! I enjoy making them :0). You’ll find that lots of designs are not nearly as difficult as you would think!
This is absolutely amazing. I made my hubby sit here and look at each step because each one is so pretty and unique by itself. I’d be happy just to get a layer of fondant on flat and pretty.
Thank you for your post, that is so nice! I don’t think that I could get my own husband to sit down and look at each step :0)
How cute!
Lovely touches on this cake. Thanks for the instructions!
Hi Melissa
I have recently discovered your sight and cannot begin to tell you how much I have enjoyed your instructions. I have learned so much from your videos!! You do a great job. Plan to pass on your sight to all my cake decorating friends. Thanks, Grandma Cheri
Melissa you are amazing! Glad to be a part of your school. All your ideas are so different and mouth watering too. I hope some day i will be making all those cakes too.
Thanks! You are great!
Can’t wait for Valentines Day to makee this cake.
You hane such fantastic ideas Melissa. Thanks.
Beautiful Simplicity!!
Thank you Jeannie, and everyone else that has left such nice comments about the post and about the site. (I haven’t stopped by this tutorial in a while)– I really appreciate it!
thank you so much mam! So excited for valentines day….
This is so cute thanks so much for the tutorial gotta try this out.
beautiful and adorable. cant wait to try this.. Im so glad I’ve found your site.thanks for sharing.
I just love it. Thank you so much for help.
Thnaks Mallisa for sharing your lovely valantine cake
me encanta, soy de venezuela
Seriously u r honest on ur techniques and teaching.most tuttorial I c online will never give u a perfect detail d way u did thank u 4 d knowledge
Hola, Esta preciosa la torta muchas gracias por compartir me gusta .
Can I use this fondant raised heart as a topper for a buttercream cake?
Hi Joan- This would be fine to apply to a crusting buttercream. However, for a soft/non-crusting buttercream, I wouldn’t apply to the cake until right before the event (just because the moisture from the frosting may soften the ruffles). Glad you are making this cake!