I am trying to make some roses, and put them on the florist wire. But instead of fondant, I am using a mix of 2/3 fondant, to 1/3 modeling chocolate. They are still coming out too soft!

What do you all use to model your roses and your other flowers?? I have made roses using all fondant, but fondant just does not taste too good.

Anyone have any suggestions about what I am doing wrong??

Thanks!

What part is too soft?

And for me I don't worry about the roses tasting good. They are a decoration on wire. To me once you put wire in a decoration it is no longer edible.

I make mine out of modeling chocolate... I covered a four tier cake in roses and petals last week, and it worked great with straight modeling chocolate!

Yep, sounds like your mix needs to be firmer. Also try letting the center bit dry before adding more petals on.

" kansaswolf".... can you tell me how you make your modeling chocolate? I have always used either almond bark or wilton chocolate....melt and 1/3 cup karo syrup. It has always worked fine in the past??

I understand that once you add that wire, they are no longer edible....but some of them will not be on wires, and I would like for them to taste good, so if people wanted to eat them...they could.

I just don't understand why I am having such a hard time with these roses!! I thought that it was because I didn't put the hook in the wire first, so I went back and re-did them. They didn't work much better.

One thing is I don't think I give myself enough time when making these flowers.....

Thanks for all the help!
Rhonda

I use 7 oz candy melts and 3-4 Tbs corn syrup. At least, that's the *RECIPE* I use, I usually just pour the ingredients together until it looks right... I don't measure much... Obviously the cooler it is, the better they'll do, but it was 80 degrees for a few days there, and I didn't really have any trouble!

I wont eat roses no matter what.. .. I use gumpaste.
Edna

I use a mixture of Wilton fondant and Satin Ice gumpaste.

What about trying 50/50 gum paste/fondant?