I wish I had the same success as some of yall with duff's fondant. i think it's the worst fondant to work with bc it was extremely soft. i've worked w/ satin ice, fondx, fondariffic, and mmf.

it rolled beautifully and thinly but when i picked it up, it stretched so much that i couldn't use it

I haven't eaten either, but I would LOVE to get my hands on Buddy's goodies!!

Comment on Duff's fondant at Michaels...I purchase the black and purple fondant and it was awesome to work with! The only downside is that the buttercream flavor of the fondant "absorbed" I guess you could say into my buttercream and I didn't like that it did that....tasted a bit "funny" to me. Using MMF or Satin Ice never caused that problem for me....but I will still use Duff's, not a huge issue. I can't wait to try Duff's fondant on some NFSC, I bet the combo tastes fantastic!!!

Buddy's fondant is definitely Satin Ice, I see the buckets on the show all the time.

I agree..I bought duff black fondant...it was to soft and stretched when i tried picking it up, it was horrible! I have used satin ice and its the best so far. I'm not a fan of fondant, dont care for the taste at all. Its intersting to read all the comments about bakerys. Has anybody ever had any experince using simple syup on cakes to keep them moist?

I recently tried duff's buttercream flavored fondant and it was absolutely a nightmare to work with. It came out of the container ROCK hard and I had to microwave it for a long time to get it pliable. I usually use satin ice or mmf. Then I had to add a TON of tylose just to get it to be a consistancy that was workable. Ugh! On the upside, it didn't taste that bad. But, I think I'll stick with my mmf or satin ice.

Has anyone tried the yellow(lemon) flavored Duff fondant? Not sure if I like it. the colors are more like playdough colors than the colors on the bucket.

are cannolis filled with fetta or cream, i only like the cream thanks

Cannolis are traditionally filled with a sweetened ricotta filling ..

Feta is a is a brined curd cheese - Greek in origin

I hate to say this but I was recently in a Wilton fondant class and the teacher and one of the students said Duffs cakes from his bakery are pretty but taste bad...no say it ain't sooo ! I'll have to taste for my self!

APTI!! Thanks so much..i will check out that website!!

Rae, BlakesCakes: here's the link for the bakery supply place. It is not a store, it is a full on working warehouse with trucks and receiving dock and so on. I think it is remarkable that they allow us hobby bakers to purchase via will call. They do not have a picture catalog, only stock numbers and computer titles for the items. I call and ask do you have "XXXX" and how much is it? Then I record it in my files so I can order it again later.

http:// lakeside bakery supplies . com/

I spaced it out because sometimes I'll get a "blocked" on websites posted on CC.

Ivymeister: you are welcome. Kathleen's Lambeth work is awesome--check out her gallery.

Thanks so much!

Had I only known...........I just returned from 6 days in San Diego..........a mere 20 miles away..........................

Maybe next time!

Rae

I used to work for Buddy and it was always so difficult not coming home everyday with something! Everything he makes is delicious. I used to always bring it to family and friends too when they'd come to visit.

I'm very lucky-I have almost no sweet tooth! I think it would've been harder if I had been making the cookies or up front (gotta taste test sometimes ) but I was upstairs doing the cakes so luckily I wasn't around the little things that add up. It's a lot harder to just have a taste of a big cake!

I havent had the pleasure but will say this. I am not sure (as I have heard conflicting rumors), but a transportation company contacted either Duff or Buddy for a cake. They were having a huge agent meeting. The theme of the cake was of course to include two semi trucks. I had someone forward the pic to me and the semi's were on the wrong side of the highway - well unless you live across the pond.

That picture made me appreciate my mistakes as I knew then that no one is perfect. It doesnt matter if you have fame, fortune, etc - everyone can make mistakes.

I have often wondered this myself, I figured Buddy's sweets were good they always look it. Duff's I'm not sure I am turned off at the bare hands going into all the carved cakes. I am just thinking to myself, eww, that wouldn't be good for a customer to walkin and see. I wear gloves myself and my hair is back and net on. I have thought the cakes looked dry but since I don't have that much experience I wouldn't say that to him, lol, if the chance came up. I have noticed the bring extra sheet cakes a lot of times so maybe they are different. I notice when they ice the cakes it is a crumb coat or dirty iced only then fondant but since they have lots of details in the cakes I figure that is why they don't use any extra. I think it is great the art both can do and their work is great and amazing, I have learned a lot from watching the shows. I'm not great at anything I do but would say I've gotten better from them. As far as Duff's fondant--I can't find it near me!! I have Hobby lobby, JoAnn's and Walmart that is it so when I need cake supplies I have to order online. I wish I was lucky enough to have a shop that really carried what I needed.

I have learned all kinds of "tricks" and "tips" from both. I dont cover my cakes in fondant, but may one day. Anything that I can learn for free - well that is alright by me!!

I havent had anyone to ask me (well yet) for a fondant covered cake. I do have a recipe and would make it myself before buying it. People say that is tastes better. I would like to play with it and see what it is all about though. My biggest issue is finding a large enough surface to roll it out. But, I am sure that I could overcome that as well.

I've had two different fondant cake's from Buddy's. I was very disappointed with both. The fondant was really bad. The cake wasn't very moist either. As for cupcakes, they were not bad but went out to Buddy's a few weeks ago and the place was mobbed. They were filming an episode and the line to get in was 3 blocks long. So I drove pass and a few block's up was a bakery called CRUMBS. So I stopped so my drive wasn't in vain. Well CRUMBS has the best cupcakes I've had so far. If you have a CRUMBS near you, try them.

I just bought the badda blue fondant from cake boss, because it doesn't contains any allergens.  it was the worst fondant ever,  it cracks,  brakes  and it doesn't have any elasticity.  I was thinking that maybe it was passed day,  but when I looked up on the internet the reviews are the same, nothing good.  I am a huge fan of cake boss and I very disappointed with this product.

I"m withh you on the Cake Boss fondant.  I grabbed some because Michael's had it on clearance, they're getting rid of it.  I had exactly the same thing happen.  It is terrible to work with and it tastes even worse.  I wish Michael's would carry Duff's again, especially the black and red.  I use Satin Ice all the time, but for black and red, nothing beats Duff.

I once tried a small packet of Cake Boss fondant, because I needed just a little bit of red for something. I wasn't impressed; it dried out and hardened and all the other packages they had in the store were rock hard as well. Haven't tried any of Duff's products, but it's sad people say his cakes aren't good because on the show the people always say they're delicious?

Anyway, I pretty much always use Wilton fondant; it's nice and soft and has a nice vanilla marshmallow flavor. I once tried Satin Ice, which is all the last bakery I worked at used; I ordered a package off Amazon since they make the lighter green that I was looking for. It was very dry and hard and I had to work in a LOT of shortening and knead it a lot to get it to where I could roll it out for my cake. I know others love SI fondant but I was not impressed.