Fondant

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Permalink Reply by Paula Tucker on April 30, 2010 at 12:30pm

I'm very new to fondant, but I found that when I had cracking it was becuase I was rolling it too thin. The last cake I made, I had no issues whatsoever.

This is what I use:
1 package marshmallows (mini)
2 tbsp water
Microwave for 1 minute, stirring at 30 second....sometimes it needs a little more time
Then I add my 4 cups of sifted icing sugar....maybe a bit less...I just kinda gauge it on the last cup.

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Permalink Reply by Theresa Happe on April 30, 2010 at 12:38pm

Maybe I'm retarded, but I don't care how much cornstarch I use, it always sticks on me. So, I grease the surface with crisco and that solves it. I still do use the cornstarch when rolling it out.

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Permalink Reply by Jacqueline Martin on April 30, 2010 at 1:12pm

As an instructor, the best way is your way, with the crisco.

Theresa Happe said:

Maybe I'm retarded, but I don't care how much cornstarch I use, it always sticks on me. So, I grease the surface with crisco and that solves it. I still do use the cornstarch when rolling it out.

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Permalink Reply by Eileen S on April 30, 2010 at 1:25pm

Holly - the video tutorial I did on here is the fondant I use all the time and it hasn't failed me yet - it's the same recipe Paula posted here.

I use powdered sugar and corn starch mixed 1/2 and 1/2 in a dusting pouch. Another trick is to keep turning the fondant and reapplying the mixture underneath the fondant throughout the rolling process (as it gets bigger and bigger, fold it in half and dust underneath, return it to the surface, repeat with the other side). Hope that helps!

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Permalink Reply by Deah on April 30, 2010 at 1:53pm

If you are going to work with a lot of fondant invest in an Ateco fondant mat. NOTHING sticks to it. Roll out your fondant, pick up the mat and lay it over your cake, then peel off the mat. Best thing I've bought so far.


http://www.amazon.com/Ateco-Inch-Fondant-Work-Mat/dp/B000KESPXU/ref...

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Permalink Reply by Holly K. on April 30, 2010 at 2:04pm

thanks everyone! I just did it your way Eileen, and the texture feels WAY different than all my other attempts! I am in love again! lol! I think my problem was that I was using my kitchenaid and getting all 8 cups in it, bad bad bad me! lol!
Now I am anxious to roll it out and play! :)

Eileen S said:

Holly - the video tutorial I did on here is the fondant I use all the time and it hasn't failed me yet - it's the same recipe Paula posted here.

I use powdered sugar and corn starch mixed 1/2 and 1/2 in a dusting pouch. Another trick is to keep turning the fondant and reapplying the mixture underneath the fondant throughout the rolling process (as it gets bigger and bigger, fold it in half and dust underneath, return it to the surface, repeat with the other side). Hope that helps!

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Permalink Reply by Sharon on April 30, 2010 at 2:24pm

I purchased a Ateco (large one) and it is worth every cent. Use it all the time- for fondant and cookies. I love it.

Deah Aldridge said:

If you are going to work with a lot of fondant invest in an Ateco fondant mat. NOTHING sticks to it. Roll out your fondant, pick up the mat and lay it over your cake, then peel off the mat. Best thing I've bought so far.


http://www.amazon.com/Ateco-Inch-Fondant-Work-Mat/dp/B000KESPXU/ref...

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Permalink Reply by Eileen S on April 30, 2010 at 2:50pm

Ooooo - Sharon - I so want one of those mats - but don't have the $$ to invest in it yet. I've found that if I keep my surface well-dusted and do the pick-it-up-on-the-rolling-pin trick it comes out pretty good.

Sharon said:

I purchased a Ateco (large one) and it is worth every cent. Use it all the time- for fondant and cookies. I love it.

Deah Aldridge said:

If you are going to work with a lot of fondant invest in an Ateco fondant mat. NOTHING sticks to it. Roll out your fondant, pick up the mat and lay it over your cake, then peel off the mat. Best thing I've bought so far.


http://www.amazon.com/Ateco-Inch-Fondant-Work-Mat/dp/B000KESPXU/ref...

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Permalink Reply by Sharon on April 30, 2010 at 4:38pm

I had to get that mat Eileen for I was not very good at moving my fondant with a rolling pin. I am getting better though...I keep trying.... I use the mat when I want to roll my fondant really thin (makes it easier to move it onto the cake with the mat. ..does that make sense? I love working with fondant and one day I will not need the mat.... I hope. :0)

Eileen S said:

Ooooo - Sharon - I so want one of those mats - but don't have the $$ to invest in it yet. I've found that if I keep my surface well-dusted and do the pick-it-up-on-the-rolling-pin trick it comes out pretty good.

Sharon said:

I purchased a Ateco (large one) and it is worth every cent. Use it all the time- for fondant and cookies. I love it.

Deah Aldridge said:

If you are going to work with a lot of fondant invest in an Ateco fondant mat. NOTHING sticks to it. Roll out your fondant, pick up the mat and lay it over your cake, then peel off the mat. Best thing I've bought so far.


http://www.amazon.com/Ateco-Inch-Fondant-Work-Mat/dp/B000KESPXU/ref...

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Permalink Reply by Eileen S on April 30, 2010 at 5:05pm

And one day I'll be able to afford the mat LOL!! It would be nice to be able to have the fondant thinner. I learned the hard way that when it's thicker and you try to move it onto a large cake on a turntable, the weight of the fondant itself will cause it to tear. Didn't do THAT again - flat surfaces only for me now.

Sharon said:

I had to get that mat Eileen for I was not very good at moving my fondant with a rolling pin. I am getting better though...I keep trying.... I use the mat when I want to roll my fondant really thin (makes it easier to move it onto the cake with the mat. ..does that make sense? I love working with fondant and one day I will not need the mat.... I hope. :0)

Eileen S said:

Ooooo - Sharon - I so want one of those mats - but don't have the $$ to invest in it yet. I've found that if I keep my surface well-dusted and do the pick-it-up-on-the-rolling-pin trick it comes out pretty good.

Sharon said:

I purchased a Ateco (large one) and it is worth every cent. Use it all the time- for fondant and cookies. I love it.

Deah Aldridge said:

If you are going to work with a lot of fondant invest in an Ateco fondant mat. NOTHING sticks to it. Roll out your fondant, pick up the mat and lay it over your cake, then peel off the mat. Best thing I've bought so far.


http://www.amazon.com/Ateco-Inch-Fondant-Work-Mat/dp/B000KESPXU/ref...

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Permalink Reply by jeri c on May 1, 2010 at 12:53am

I love my Ateco mat so much that I have 2 of them! I accidently cut a hole in the first one so I cut it in half and use it when making flowers etc... I LOVE LOVE this mat... and believe me... once you get it you will never want to live without it! I Never use any dust or crisco on it... just roll the fondant out, flip it over and wala.... works like a dream.

My answer to the fondant question... I never make my own.. I buy Satin Ice. I am just too busy to make my own.

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Permalink Reply by Melissa Webb on May 4, 2010 at 11:08am

I hated fondant, but I just kept trying. I use the recipe mentioned here because I can flavor it how I want to using Lorann oils and it comes out great. I tried the crisco thing and I always used too much. Then I found a suggestion to use Crisco spray. Works great! I just spray a little on my hands and work surface if I need it. I don't use PS it seems too sticky to me, I use corn starch, but I think I will try the 50/50 PS/CS idea. I want the mat, but I don't have the extra money right now. hopefully soon, I hear such good thing about them.

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