I don't have a spacific project I'm working on. I've seen cakes with ribons and things that stand on thier own. Just wondering how that's done.
I read another entry that said use gumpaste in the fondant and you have to let it harden. How do you make it stay in shap while it's hadening?
Sorry, I know these are very general questions I'm just not even sure what to ask.
I am also curious on how the modeled figures hold their shape made with mmf. Is there something added so they dry faster and harder?
I made a fondant bow for a cake lastnight. I just stuff the loops with tissue paper until the fondant hardens... Hope that helps
also when making fondant flowers it is helpful to use egg cartons or cuccake liners to hold the shape of flowers.
You certainly can use fondant for modeling, however I haven't had very good luck with using the MMF for this. I either use Satin Ice or make the Toba Garrett recipe (on this site under recipes). Both are great tasting and hold better for modeling flowers, bows, etc. Many people combine gumpaste and fondant...1/2 and 1/2...for making bows, etc. It will harden a bit more and hold it's shape better.
To combat drooping you have to use crushed paper towels...or a similar item...and put it between the layers of the bow until it hardens, then remove. I also use cotton, crushed up wax paper, plastic wraps, wadded up parchment paper, etc. Pretty much anything I have on hand that won't stick while the fondant is drying.
I've tried adding the gumtex but didn't think it did much. The gumpaste/fondant mixture worked better for me.
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