Don’t let the sharp corners of a star cake intimidate you. It’s easy to use your hands to shape fondant around the corners, so you finish with perfectly smooth edges.
Steps
![](http://www.wilton.com/images/fondant/fondantstarcovering_1.jpg)
step 1
Prepare cake by lightly covering with buttercream icing. Position fondant on cake, smoothing the top with the Easy-Glide Smoother. Form a right angle between your thumb and index finger and gently smooth fondant around each star point.
![](http://www.wilton.com/images/fondant/fondantstarcovering_2.jpg)
step 2
Trim off excess fondant at bottom with a spatula.
![](http://www.wilton.com/images/fondant/fondantstarcovering_3.jpg)
step 3
Smooth out sides and bottom edge with the Smoother.
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