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    Home » Fondant Decorating

    How to Make Fondant Surfboards and Surfboard Toppers

    Published: Aug 17, 2020 · Modified: Aug 4, 2022 by Priya Maha

    I decided to create this tutorial on how to make fondant surfboards and surfboard toppers while making this beach themed birthday cake. I made a total of 4 surfboards out of fondant and 2 of them were used as cake toppers.

    Poster for fondant surfboard tutorial

    Fondant surfboards are really quite fun to make. I say fun because decorating these surfboards is open for one's imagination and creativity - you can decorate them with any design or artwork and that makes it so fun!

    For this particular project, I attached 2 surfboards to the sides of the cake (and therefore did not require any support) while another 2 were poked on the cake as 3D fondant surfboard toppers ( and therefore were attached with 2 toothpicks each so that they could stand in an upright position on the cake. 

    Here is how I made the fondant surfboards:

    Main supplies for making the fondant surfboards:

    • Surfboard template - the template was basically to make sure all 4 surfboards are of the same size. The template I used for this project was hand-drawn.  
    • Fondant - I used Satin Ice fondant for all the surfboards and the deco on them.
    • CMC powder - this helps fondant set quickly and firm and so I kneaded this into fondant before rolling the fondant out.
    • Pizza cutter - This is my favorite tool when it comes to cutting fondant cut-outs.
    • Extruder tool fitted with small round disc - I used this to pipe out yellow fondant scrollwork for the red surfboard.
    • Star plunger cutter - I used a very small sized star cutter to cut out yellow stars for the blue surfboard.
    • Flower plunger cutter - This was used to cut out tiny 5 petal flowers for the red surfboard.
    • Clikstix numbers cutter - I used Clikstix number cutter for the number 18 on the blue fondant surfboard.
    • Round piping tip - I used the round piping tip to cut out tiny white polka dots for the yellow surfboard.
    • Sugar craft knife - this was used to cut fondant scrolls for my red surfboard.
    • Needle tool - I used this for my orange surfboard, to assist with the turquoise lines on it.
    • Toothpicks - these were used for the blue and red surfboards to hold them upright on the cake. 
    • Fondant glue - each toothpick was dipped into fondant glue before being attached to the surfboards. This is to make sure the toothpicks remain glued to the surfboards.
    • Shortening - This was the glue for putting together all the deco on each surfboard.
    • Styrofoam dummy - I used 2 round dummies, one was 6 inches, and the other 9 inches, to assist the orange and turquoise surfboards to set to a curved shape.

    Fondant surfboards in orange and maroon

    How to assemble the 4 different types of surfboards:

    Maroon surfboard topper

    • I will start with the red one. 
    • Firstly off course was cutting out the surfboard itself. With my paper template and pizza cutter, I cut out the shape of a surfboard. 
    Fondant cut out and paper template in the shape of a surf board

    • And then I attached 2 toothpicks at the bottom.
    2 toothpicks attached to the bottom of a fondant cut out in the shape of a surf board

    • Next was decorating the surfboard. For this, I used my extruder tool and piped out a long thin roll of fondant. With my fingers, I rolled one end of the roll to make it pointed. 
    A long piece of yellow fondant formed into a swirl on hand

    • And then I formed a scroll as shown below. I attached the scroll to the surfboard with shortening.
    A maroon fondant surf board decorated with yellow fondant swirl

    • And then I formed another scroll and attached it as shown below:
    Cutting yellow fondant swirl on a maroon fondant cut out
    A maroon fondant surf board decorated with yellow fondant swirl
    • For the white flowers, I used my small flower plunger cutter and attached the cutouts to the surfboard with shortening.
    Tiny white fondant flowers cut using a flower plunger cutter

    • And this was how the completed surfboard looked like. I left it on a flat surface overnight for it to set completely.
    A maroon fondant surf board decorated with yellow fondant swirl and tiny white flowers

    Blue fondant surfboard topper

    • Next was the blue surfboard. Since I was going to use it as a cake topper as well, I rolled my blue fondant, cut it out according to my paper template and attached two toothpicks to it, just as I did for my red surfboard above.
    2 toothpicks attached to the bottom of a fondant cut out in the shape of a surf board

    • For the deco, I used yellow fondant. This surfboard topper was to hold the birthday girl's age and therefore, I designed it such that I could put the number on it. I started with a yellow horizontal fondant cutout. My pizza cutter had 2 different blade shapes and I used the waved one to cut this horizontal piece. 
    A yellow fondant strip placed horizontally on a blue surf board shaped fondant cut out

    • I attached it to the surfboard with shortening and trimmed off the excess at the sides.
    Cutting the excess of a yellow fondant strip on a blue fondant piece with a pizza cutter

    • Next was the number '18' and star cut outs. 
    Numbers 1 and 8 cut out of yellow fondant with a number cutter
    Tiny yellow fondant stars and a stars plunger cutter
    • I attached the number above the horizontal line and placed the stars randomly below the line. I then let the surfboard set in a flat lying position.
    Dark blue fondant surf board with toothpicks attached, decorated with yellow stars, a horizontal yellow strip and number 18

    Orange and yellow surfboards

    • The next two surfboards did not have any toothpicks as support. These were for the sides of my cake, hence they did not require any toothpicks as support. Again, similar to the above 2 designs, I cut them out using my paper template. 
    Fondant cut out and paper template in the shape of a surf board
    Fondant cut out and paper template in the shape of a surf board

    Yellow fondant surfboard

    • The deco for the yellow board is pretty straightforward. I cut the ribbed vertical line in the center with my pizza cutter. And then cut the polka dots using my medium-sized round piping tip. I attached all these to the board with shortening. 
    A white vertical piece of fondant on a yellow fondant cut out in the shape of a surf board
    Using a pizza cutter to cut out excess white fondant of a yellow fondant cut out
    Tiny white fondant cut outs and a medium sized round piping tip
    Yellow fondant surf board with white polka dots and a white vertical line design
    • To allow the surfboard to set in a curved position, I placed it on the sides of a Styrofoam dummy while waiting to be put on the cake.
    Yellow fondant surf board with white polka dots, on the sides of a styrofoam dummy

    Orange edible surfboard

    • And finally for the orange board. For this one, I wanted to create slanting turquoise lines on it. To do this, I cut out a piece of turquoise fondant using my paper template. I attached it to the orange one.
    Fondant cut out and paper template in the shape of a surf board
    Fondant cut out in the shape of a surfboard with a piece of blue cut out on top
    • Next, using my pizza cutter and a clean ruler, I cut horizontal lines as shown below:
    Fondant cut out in the shape of a surfboard in orange with blue stripes. Using a pizza cutter to cut the lines
    Fondant cut out in the shape of a surfboard in orange with blue stripes
    • The intention here is to only cut the turquoise piece, so I was careful not to exert too much pressure when cutting so that the orange piece underneath does not get cut through. After cutting the lines, I used my needle tool to carefully remove unwanted turquoise fondant as shown below:
    Using a needle tool to remove fondant stripes on an orange surf board shaped cut out
    Fondant cut out in the shape of a surfboard in orange with blue stripes
    • And similar to my yellow surfboard, I left this orange one to set on the sides of a Styrofoam dummy until it was ready for use.
    Fondant cut out in the shape of a surfboard in orange with blue stripes, on a the sides of a styrofoam dummy

    And that's my fondant surfboard and surfboard toppers tutorial. Click here or the image below to see how I decorated the rest of my beach themed birthday cake:

    A two tier beach themed cake in blue, orange and yellow, with orange gum paste hibiscus and fondant surfboards

    Hope you enjoyed this tutorial. If you have any comments or queries, please leave them below and I will get back to you as soon as I can.

    Happy Decorating 🙂

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