Hi!! I am new to all of this and I'm LOVING it!! I'm working on my 3rd cake and I'm attempting my first fondant figures...
It's a St.Paddy's Day cake with a leprechaun and a pot 'o gold. I have the figures sculpted and I like the way they turned out but it has been 2 days and they still aren't hard. They keep sagging and I am getting frustrated! I used 50/50 homemade fondant and gumpaste.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
Your homemade fondant may have been a little soft. I could only suggest increasing the gumpaste in your mixture. I know that doesn't help with the figures you've already made.
You could speed up the drying process by putting them in airconditioning or in an oven with just the light on.
I lean any of my figures that are heavy against something like a tin of beans until they are hard . They never lean now !
What I find works for me is that I make parts at a time.... I might make the legs or body first....then let it dry a few days...then add the head...etc. I just usually start figures a few weeks ahead of time, and then work a little at a time, maybe 30 minutes here, 30 minutes there.
Thank you all so much! It looks like I am on the right track, just need to be more patient! Good thing I started really early
I don't use 50/50. Just tylose with fondant. And i agree with Diane. You cant put a big ole head on the body till it dry and ready to support the weight etc.... Hi Diane!!! (big wave)
Keeping them in a cool area helps them harden up faster (not the fridge). I usually will create the body and head seperately and let them firm up then insert a toothpick through the body and slide the head onto the toothpick attaching it to the body.
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