Need some help again please! I've been using shortening as a way to keep my fondant from sticking and well, I'm not that please with the results....I'm curious about the corn starch method, and how it works when rolling out dark colored fondant. How do you get it all off w/o it showing on the cake? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I don't use cornstarch, I use powdered sugar instead. I just brush it off with a pastry brush after I place it onthe cake.

I use the cornstarch method. I litely sprinkle the work surface and after I'm done, I brush it off with a pastry brush.

I use a ton of cornsratch when i roll out. after the fondant has set up a bit i give the whole cake a light rub down with crisco and it all goes bye bye.

I roll out on a vinyl mat with a dab of crisco rubbed on it--never any trouble, no matter what color the fondant. One thing that may help is to turn the fondant 90-180 degrees after every 3rd or 4th roll of the pin--NOT TURN IT OVER, just lift it up & turn the whole piece 1/4th to 1/2 turn.

I don't know what else to say--I just don't have a sticking problem doing it this way and I never have anything to brush off or rub off after I place the fondant on the cake.

If I'm rolling out dark chocolate fondant (it tends to be stickier because of the chocolate), I'll roll it out on the vinyl with some cocoa powder--that blends in as you smooth the fondant.

HTH
Rae

abw2005 sharon from sugarshack has a great dvd on this topic. it is wonderful. she works very hard on this dvd to show us all her techniques about fondant on different shaped cake. i hope you will get it. you won,t regret it. also her buttercream one is wonderful and she has a new one about stacking coming out in april. you can pre order that one.