Hello All,

I would like to make some fondant animals to top cupcakes for a birthday, but I wouldn't want the figures to become to hard, so the kids can eat them. How early should/can I prepare them? Should I add gumtex to the fondant? Since I would need to make them ahead of time, how should I store them to prevent them to dry out?

Thanks for the help!

Hi, I would use Tyolos, CMC or Gumtrex to the fondant or you can mix 50/50 fondant and gumpaste. Once you make them, let them dry properly and then store in an airtight box and away from direct sunlight!

Hi Bashini,

But will they get really hard? Whenever I have used gumtex with my mmf, the figures have gotten really hard. I am just thinking about the kids wanting to eat them...
Thanks!

With my experience, the kids will eat them whether its hard or not. But what I thought was that if you are icing the cupcake with bc, and once you put the decorations on, it will go really soft! That's why I suggested adding tylose to fondant or the 50/50.

Thanks Bashini. That makes sense that they will go soft once set on the bc. I will try your suggestion.

how about using marzipan instead of fondant?

i used the wilton fondant mixed wiht gp for some decorations on a last minute cake and after putting them on they got kinda soft and i even had adults tell me they tasted good, lol.i was kinda shocked. i mean, wilton fondant and wilton gp?

I have used just fondant alone in cupcake toppers and it worked fine. I made a cake for my great nephew, and all he ate was the fondant animals.