I am hoping you guys ca help me. I'm doing a wedding cake and using satin ice for the first time. My first question is how thick do you roll it out. Is it the same as Wilton fondant. Next is there a way to fix tears if you have one. Thanks in advance.
Joy
I roll my Satin Ice between 1/8 and 1/6 inches thick, but I also often use a mixture of 1/3 Wilton & 2/3 Satin Ice (to get better workability and retain good taste).
As for tears, it's the same as with Wilton--you can try to rub it gently with a bit of crisco, you can try to add a dab of fresh fondant and rub that with crisco, or you can start over again. It isn't a self-healing product, so larger tears are "fatal".
HTH
Rae
Rae, do you know if you can add MMF or does it have to be Wilton's?
Sorry, Tasha, I don't know how to answer that one--I don't work with MMF, but having read a lot of posts about the variability of it, I don't know how it would mesh with SI.
I used MMF once a long time ago, and I don't think it's stretch and workablility is comparable to Wilton, but I could be wrong.
If you try it, let us know how it works.
Rae
I think I will try just a little bit of each Rae, because you're right, MMF does not have much flexibility and to me Satin Ice has too much, so either they won't mix well, or they will make a great mix, we shall see!
I have used Satin Ice lots of times, and although I like the taste better I find it to be harder to work with than Wilton. To me it doesn't seem to 'set' as fast, it stays soft longer, which seems to create more sagging and bubbles. I love Satin Ice for making decorations but as far as covering the cake I just seem to have better luck with Wilton fondant, but it definately doesn't taste as nice. I will have to try the half Wilton half SI mix, that's a good idea.
I am new to this forum and to cake decorating. I will use Satin Ice Fondant for the first time, when you roll it out should you put cornstarch on the table to mix in with the fondant for better pliarability? I really want to use fondant to cover my cakes, what are the secrets to fondant use?
I wouldn't mix it with Wilton.....you dont' want to ruin the taste and the wilton stuff is nasty!! I haven't found it very difficult to work with, although it is softer than Wilton. I like the fact that it stays softer longer, better taste to me. I just roll it out to 1/6 in. on a huge plastic mat with a little bit of cornstarch dusting and haven't had a problem, then again I've only done a few and nothing huge and if you need to do a little repair a little bit of crisco will help. I love satin ice 
I wouldn't mix it with Wilton.....you dont' want to ruin the taste and the wilton stuff is nasty!! I haven't found it very difficult to work with, although it is softer than Wilton. I like the fact that it stays softer longer, better taste to me. I just roll it out to 1/6 in. on a huge plastic mat with a little bit of cornstarch dusting and haven't had a problem, then again I've only done a few and nothing huge and if you need to do a little repair a little bit of crisco will help. I love satin ice
As I said in my post above, mixing 1/3 Wilton w/ 2/3 Satin Ice DOESN'T RUIN THE TASTE (or I wouldn't do it!). If you happen to find Satin Ice a bit soft, adding that small amount of Wilton makes it workable for anyone--even a novice at fondant work.
As for using cornstarch, I don't recommend it. It's a drying agent, so it leads to quicker drying, possible elephant skin if you're on the slow side when working with the fondant, and if your scraps are damp or have a bit of buttercream or crumbs on it can actually ferment over time causing waste.
I roll on a large piece of clear vinyl or a silicone mat rubbed with a bit of crisco. It's not messy, I can roll it fairly thin, the scraps can be saved and used for a long period of time, and I don't have to clean off CS from the finished product.
HTH
Rae
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