I have only used Wilton fondant before (yuck!) and just on a trial cake. Some people on this site have recommended Satin Ice and some have said Choco-Pan? Any recomendations about which one is better? I am making a large dress cake for about 100 people. I am ordering from Sugar Art today but I just wanted anyone's opinion on taste.

Also, I decorate my cakes but usually just make a cake without filling (I am petrified to cut a shaped cake in half.) Any recommandations? Everyone on here seems to fill thier cakes, what tools or tricks do you use?

Thank you all for your help. I love how no matter what I post I always get a speedy response. You guys are great!

Danielle

I usually make MMF, it takes good, is cheap and easy to do... but i hear both Satin Ice and CocoPan are yummy..

suggestion on filling a cake, i freeze mine first. Then its easier to cut in half and fill it. Make sure you create a "damn" around the sides so the filling wont ooze out of the sides of the cake.

good luck!

I usually make MMF, it takes good, is cheap and easy to do... but i hear both Satin Ice and CocoPan are yummy..

suggestion on filling a cake, i freeze mine first. Then its easier to cut in half and fill it. Make sure you create a "damn" around the sides so the filling wont ooze out of the sides of the cake.

good luck!

I use satin ice, exclusively. I tried choco-pan and I did not care for the taste. It handled well enough but not AS well as the satin ice, in my opinion.

I really like the way Satin Ice handles and tastes but it's too darn expensive. If you can mark up your price enough to cover the extra expense, go for it! I can't use ChocoPan It seems impossible for me not to leave any imprints when I go to pick it up and place it on the cake. It stretches a lot too. Also, the taste is kind of "funky" to me but some people really love the taste. It's also expensive!! Anyhoo.... that's my two cents. Happy caking!

I love using Satin Ice. I have used many brands of fondant and find that it both works up and tastes great. It's worth it, I think!

If you want a fondant-newbie's view ..... I've used both in my limited experience. I like the taste of both ... the choco-pan took me a little bit to get used to, but after awhile, the white-chocolate taste really hooked me. I like how the Satin Ice white rolls out ... very very smooth and easy to handle. I luv how thin I can roll the choco-pan out .... to me, this offsets the slightly higher cost because by rolling it thinner, it goes further. I found it odd that the colored choco-pan wasn't as 'firm' as the white, or wedding white, choco-pan. THe colored versions seemed to tear more easily. That could be just the newbie factor here , but I mentioned that to someone else, who had noticed the same thing.