Fondant Bows

Fondant bows look great as a finishing touch to your cake. Whether it is in the center of your cake or tying up your tiered cake, a beautiful bow looks great.  Here are directions on making two different bows out of fondant.

Bows

There are several different bows you can create to finish your cake. One is a bow with two loops on the sides and a tail. We've included a video tutorial below for help.

Step 1 of fondant two loop bow

Cut three rectangles out of fondant.
Cut one of your rectangles in half down the middle to make two ribbon strips

Step 2 of fondant two loop bow

Press the ends of your two rectangles together making a loop.
Squeeze ends toward the center.

Step 3 of fondant two loop bow

Join ends of two loops together and add ribbon strips in the middle.
You can add this directly on a cake or make your bow and allow it to dry overnight.
Then add to your cake. Once you learn the technique of making bows
you can really play with how many loops or design your bow as you'd like.

How to make a fondant 2 loop bow

Making a Loop Bow

This type of fondant bow has several different loops placed together to form one large bow. Start by cutting out 10-15 small rectangles or strips out of your fondant. Form into a loop and press the ends together.


Set lops aside and allow to dry making sure they hold their shape. Hang on a wooden spoon handle if needed to hold their loop shape. Cut the tips of your loops off to help your bow stack easier. See picture.

When ready to put your bow together, stack loops on your cake starting with the bottom layer and then attaching loops as you see in the picture. You can put a dot of buttercream frosting in the middle of the loops and press the loops into the frosting to hold them. See the video tutorial below for help.

How to make a fondant loop bow

Adding bow to cake