Dale said the glaze tastes better than fondant, which is traditionally ... Take a look below at the recipes for these Blue Ribbon-winning State Fair cakes and give them your best shot.

There was a short moment of silence after two judges tried what would be a blue ribbon cake at ... tastes better than fondant, which is traditionally used to give a cake a smooth appearance.

Fondant icing gives a super-smooth finish ... a few imperfections it’s easy to achieve a great-looking cake – and a thick ribbon covers a multitude of sins! The easiest way to get a smooth ...

“Ribbons are a cost-effective way to get color on the cake without paying extra for fondant, which is always extra no matter how much of it you use,” she says. “Satin ribbon takes less ...

Fondant and marzipan fruit top vanilla sponge- and chocolate blackout cakes created for T by Sarah Hardy, the founder of the London bakery Hebe Konditori.Credit...Photograph by Katja Mayer.