STORING FONDANT
What is the best way to store left over fondant/plastic icing and how long can it be kept etc?
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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on
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Either homemade or commercial Wendy, a couple of months tightly wrapped & stored in airtight container.. You can freeze, also wrapped tightly & preferably kept in a air tight container, for 6 mnths. I have actually have frozen homemade for a year. That was by accident. Stuck it in the freezer, forgot about it. Tidied up freezer one day & found it. Used for a family cake. It was fine. Wouldn't have used for a customer..... so family were the guinea pigs.... hee hee I bought a large container of a commercial fondant from a local decorating warehouse. I cut it into medium size portions, wrapped & froze.
I use mostly for practice & making gumpaste for figures & flowers.
Hope this is helpful. :oo)
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Permalink Reply by wendy on
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Is helpful thanks when u say airtight container is that one that keep outside oxygen out but still has the air in the obviously in the container when sealed? It bought fondont. Doesn't freezing it effect the fondont as I know water is fondonts worst enemy or so iv read, gumpaist is fondont and tylose mixed right? And at what portions? I was thinking of trying out some decorations with some of it never done it before
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The container closest to what I mean would be Tupperware. Lid closes tightly, allowing little to no air inside. Yes freezing can be an enemy of a fondant covered cake. But if fondant is brought out of the freezer & allowed to come to room temperature, and then well kneaded, it is just fine. Yes fondant mixed with tylose becomes gumpaste. As far as portions, I put mine in 1-1 1/2 lb. sizes. Easier to thaw out that way. :o)
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Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on
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Wendy, just make sure you wrap your fondant very tightly in cling film before you do anything with it. I then put it in a ziplock bag with all the air squeezed out. Then either in a cool dark cupboard if I know I will use it soon or in the freezer. Then what June says lol!
If I may offer one tip about making decorations - if you are unexperienced, you might want to try using a ready made gumpaste first (flower paste, modelling paste etc) as you may find it much easier to work with to get your practice in. If you make your own by mixing tylose to your fondant, if you don't get your proportions right, you could easily end up with it too soft to keep it's shape or too dry and it will crumble. I almost gave up trying to make flowers etc initially as I was making my own and couldn't get it right. But by using ready made, I got some really good results and got to know how it should feel for just the right consistency. Then you can feel more confident about using your own. That's just what I found worked for me.
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