I am working with a lot of fondant and gum paste on one of the biggest cakes I have ever made my question is when working with the sugar dough some of it is colored will I use powder sugar to keep it from sticking but when I put it in place there is a lot of white powder sugar in my fondant how do I clean that up with out messing my decoration up I did you a pastry brush it did get some of the sugar off but I still have white spots on my fondant

Molly2

Anybody

Molly

rub just a tiny bit of shortening on them witha q tip or brush or viva. it will absorb in and not be shiny.

I used vodka, but use a piece of cotton material not paper towels otherwise you get bits of paper towel come off!

Thank You so much I will try that

Molly2

Lightly airbrush it with vodka.

I used to use powdered sugar to roll my fondant but now I use the plastic sheeting you can find in the walmart craft section and PAM nonstick spray. No powdered sugar and no stick. Just lightly spray the plastic (I get the thickest one) and your rolling pin or fondant roller with PAM then roll. I've never had fondant stick to it at all. Sometimes I lightly spray my hands if they are sticky.I found this tip somewhere on CC.

i rarely use powdered sugar or cornstarch anymore. i use a little shortening to grease my work area, my roller or tools and my hands.

yes, i too use the plastic "fabric" (what is that for anyway, to waterproof tablecloths?) from walmart or other suppliers.
it also works great for cookies as well, especially gingerbread men, or if you have a huge order.

Thank You I did do the shortening way now I have another question I have covered my cake with the fondant but I want to add more decoration to it after my fondant dries can I still add using gum paste glue are is it too late

molly2

Yes, you can use only water if you want, a little works really well.

So I can not use the gum paste glue

Molly2

You can use it but water works well too, your choice.

I would think water would leave a water spot on the fondant??? I use shortening.

any of the abpove will work

water
shortening
piping gel
gum glue

Never thought of the plastic/vinyl idea, but the shortening woks great for me!

I too use the vinyl from WM and cooking spray.

You can get a yard of this in the fabric dept. for under $3.

Don't waste your money on the Wilton fondant mat it's not worth the money (flimsy, thin and wants to curl up)

HTH

The vinyl is the way to go when using colored fondant because you don't have to worry about white spots from powdered sugar/cornstarch. Also, makes it easier to cover big cakes because the fondant sticks to the plastic until you flip it over on to the cake.

You can get a Preval Sprayer (from a home store - like Home Depot or Lowe's) for $3-5 bucks. Put vodka in the glass bottle and spray over the cake. (Do NOT turn it upside down while you're spraying! I learned that one the hard way!) It works great.

As I know this will probably come up: there is some question to its safety with food. I've been using one for years. Duff uses one on Ace of Cakes. Another decorator at a local bakery uses one. No one's died yet, but just so the information is out there.