I must say, this can take some time especially for letters with more lines and curves as opposed to simple ones like the letter L and letter I.Well, if spring isn’t going to show up, I’m going to WILL it here.I tap the cutters (with the fondant letter still inside) while holding the cutter in my hands as shown below until the fondant is released. And this is where my small rolling pin comes in handy. Most of the time, despite the icing sugar dusting, the fondant will not release readily.I normally clean the sides off fondant first before attempting to release the letter cutouts.

Once cut out, I use my needle tool to remove any excess fondant around the cutters, especially the small corners.

This helps in releasing the fondant letters from the cutters.

And before pressing the cutters into the rolled fondant, I make sure I dip them in icing sugar.

This is roughly how thick I roll the fondant in comparison to the cutter thickness (about 1cm in thickness).

I roll it thick so that the fondant letters that are cut out could stand upright without any support. I knead the fondant until the powder is well incorporated into it.

I start by mixing CMC powder into fondant.

Small rolling pin – This is quite an important tool for these 3D fondant letters, not just to roll the fondant but more for tapping the fondant out of the cutters.

Needle tool – I use this tool to help remove excess fondant from the cutters (especially on tiny corners of the cutters).

Alphabet cutters – The cutters must be deep so that they can accommodate the thick fondant used to cut the letters.

Tylose powder can also be used in place of CMC powder.

CMC powder – I use this to stabilize the fondant so that it dries quickly and harder.

How to Make 3D Fondant Letters These are the main supplies to make the letters: I use these cutters quite often in my cake decorating projects and I am going to share on this page, my tips and tricks on how to use these cutters for cake decorating.

The cutters themselves are quite thick, making it easy to cut out thick pieces of fondant letters. I bought these from a local cake decorating shop. My 3D fondant letters are made using cutters. They complement the cakes really well and stand out as a cake decoration on their own. I love 3D fondant letters on cakes, especially on cakes that are have other 3d or 2d deco elements.

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