I started my cake career making fondant cakes and a few years later switched to using buttercream exclusively. Yes, you can ...

Using the buttercream in the piping bag, pipe a blob in the centre of each square on top of the marzipan. Leave to set in the fridge for 20 minutes. For the icing and decoration, cut the fondant ...

Using the pink and the gold icing, pipe a decorative border around the edge of the fondant. When the cake has cooled, gently lift the decorative iced layer of almond paste and fondant onto the cake.