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Comment by Katy Nott on June 22, 2013 at 3:42am

Have you tried Mexican Modelling Paste?  It claims to go hard enough to hold it's shape, but stay soft enough to eat.  I am about to test that theory today.  I have used it on Mick's birthday cake.  So far the firm to enough to hold it's shape is true (quite hard actually), and the soft enough bite will be tested this evening.

Comment by Machelle on June 21, 2013 at 10:01pm

that is extremely cool :D

Comment by June Kowalczyk on June 21, 2013 at 9:39pm

 I made a gumpaste B & G for a friend's daughter as a surprise to go with her wedding cakes. Poor dear, she put it under glass, it got warm, and started to fall apart. She asked if I could fix it,  alas, I could not. I told her it had to go to  gumpaste heaven...     hee  hee   

You can make figures totally from fondant, but they take a long, long time to dry. Any exposure to heat & moisture tho, is a killer.    :o)

Comment by Denise Rico on June 21, 2013 at 4:59pm

June, I do use the Wilton gum paste to make figures. They hold up much better than fondant. Problem is, although it's supposed to be edible, it dries very hard & has no taste whatsoever. I had read that pretty much all of the decorations on the cake should be edible & that's stuck in my head so I try to keep gum paste decorations to a minimum. On the plus side, if stored properly, can be saved as a memento of the occasion. I had suggested to the mommy-to-be that I made the zebra baby shower cake for that she could keep the cake topper under a glass dome as a decoration for the baby's room.

Comment by June Kowalczyk on June 21, 2013 at 4:42pm

Mix tylose powder into your fondant Denise. Makes gumpaste. Then your figures should set up. :o)

Comment by Denise Rico on June 21, 2013 at 2:08pm

Thanks ladies :)  Now if I could just do something more w/fondant than just cover a cake with it & 1 dimensional things such as this. I've tried making figures w/it and they haven't held up very well. Someone has asked me to do a "Rug Rats" bd cake so I'll probably have the opportunity to try again.

Comment by Katy Nott on June 21, 2013 at 7:30am

lol Denise - fabulous!

Comment by June Kowalczyk on June 20, 2013 at 9:39pm

Now that was clever!!!   Fun with fondant....  hee hee

Comment by Denise Rico on June 20, 2013 at 7:14pm

Thank you

Comment by art deco cakes by galidink on June 20, 2013 at 6:33pm

awesome job ,