Edible supports for a fondant palm tree
I am working on a zoo themed cake for a 2 year old. I have made all the animals and added a piece of spaghetti through the body and attached the head on it to keep everything edible on the cake as its a kids' cake. I do not want to add toothpicks or wires as they are not edible. I now want to make a palm tree (about 10-15 cm). I have been looking on the web and all the tutorials ask for wires or dowels for support.
Can someone please suggest what else could I use as an edible support to make a fondant palm tree?
P.S. It could also be used as a support for other tall fondant figurines.
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For something a little more durable than pretzels or cookies, I generally suggest candy canes, especially if you can find the un-bent 'peppermint stick' style. Unfortunately, they're a little harder to come by at this time of year.
You might also be able to glue together a bunch of spaghetti or linguini to make it stronger ... either use egg whites or a flour paste, coat the pasta, then tie it together in a bundle and let dry for a day or two.
Pretzel sticks sound promising! The normal sized ones aren't quite 10-15cm, but there are longer ones out there. You could also look for Pocky or some other kind of cookie stick - sometimes things like that are sold as edible coffee stirrers (maybe coated with chocolate).
If you can't find any of that, it should all be easy enough to make yourself; pretty much any crispy cracker or cookie, rolled out into thin sticks instead of its normal shape, should get you started.
Make them out of fondant, and then freeze them, Make sure you have extra long tree trunks
When you are ready to serve, poke in the palms and candles and no problem
Kids like frozen fondant too!
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