We use McColl's fondant and am having a concern. If we have to make a large cake, the fonadant seems to rip very easily when lifting it onto a cake. Now when watching cake boss, we can see that they can lift very large pieces of fondant without it ripping. Are we doing somethign wrong?

From experience I would say maybe your just rolling it too thin. Make sure its thick, and you wont have any issues with ripping! Hope that helps!

I agree. Don't roll it very thin and it shouldn't tear on you.

what is the ideal width to roll it out to? Just curious, because I tend to have a tearing issue also!

I always roll my fondant out to about a 1/4 inch thick. And it works just fine for me. Hope this helps

Do you mean "ideal thickness"? The width would depend entirely upon the size of the cake you are covering. As for thickness, 3/8" or a bit thinner works well for me. I do not roll it up on a rolling pin--I just lift the whole piece up, supporting it with my hands and forearms, and lay it gently on the prepared cake. Good luck!

I roll mine out on a sheet of plastic then flip the whole sheet overtop of the cake and peel back the plastic sheet and thats it

What type of "plastic" are you talking about? I would love to give this a try

The plastic they are talking about is bought at a fabric store, like JoAnns etc. It is very inexpensive, you buy it by the yard. They use it to cover furniture, for plastic table cloths etc. I use it like they are talking about. I also use a sheet of it to roll and cut fondant designs flowers etc on. Instead of using small boards. I use a piece on my counter top.

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Thank you for the replies. Maybe we will have to try rolloing it a bit thicker.