Wedding Cake - Fondant or Buttercream? Help! - DAMASKBRIDE2010's Black Wedding by Color Blog

So... Ryan and i love cool cakes. But from what were getting is that a damask design or mad hatter cake would have to be in fondant. I hear bad storys that fondant taste horrible and plus it cost a lot more then just buttercream. Any suggestions?

Go to a baker and ask for a taste test. Most should allow for walk-ins. Some people like the taste of fondant and others don't. It's no different than anyone else's likes and dislikes. (They also sell some fondant at Wal-Mart in a do it yourself packet if you're wanting to try to make a cake with it.) Taste it for yourselves and then decide. If you like the taste, then victory is yours! If you don't like the taste, then decide what is most important to you, the taste or the look. Good luck girl! (Oh, just to let you know about another option, chocolate plastic can be used just like fondant, so if you don't like the fondant you could go for chocolate plastic. Looks like fondant, but tastes like a chewy chocolate. Oh, for the damask, check out chocolate transfer sheets or just transfer sheets. The link below is an example. Hope all of this helps!

http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=23225&name=Damask%20Black%20Designer%20Prints%20Edible%20Image

in my personal opinion fondant is disgusting, I can't even pretend to choke it down. whereas buttercream is like heaven on earth. you have to figure out what it more important, taste or design. have you thought about doing a fake cake with a kickass design, then doing slab cakes or cupcakes for your guests? whenever i've been to weddings and had the cake i ether peel off the fondant or just decline a piece. doing a taste test is a good idea to see if you even like it.

Any experienced quality baker can create a buttercream cake that looks as polished as fondant. Also you can have it first buttercream coated and then have the fondant applied over it 9so guests can peel it off and eat the buttercream).
The damask print can be airbrushed onto buttercream. Talk with a few bakers and see which one can accommodate your wants and needs

People are NOT supposed to eat the fondant! lol
There should be a nice thick layer of buttercream underneath so that the fondant can easily be peeled back and the cake still has frosting.
Unfortunately, not too many people know this, and some bakers don't put it there.
I almost always used fondant when I did a cake, there are so many more options, no risk of the cake 'melting', and I just prefer the clean look of fondant.

I absolutely love how fondant looks but hate the taste-didn't know that you were not suposed to eat it, thanks Krista! Buttercream is my vote!

Fondant just has that perfectly smooth look to it, which I love. As someone else mentioned the fondant should be peeled off before serving it, unless you don't mind the taste.

Buttercream all the way!

I flavor the fondant with either butter, bavarian cream or butter nut flavoring. Yes, you can eat my fondant!!!

there are alot of edible damask print wraps to go around the cake this saves money and is done with butter cream so that you dont have that fondant taste but look! What did you deciede to go with?