can anyone please tell me why after decorating the cake with fondant, within a few hours the fondant becomes very tacky and looks like it is wet?
Are you sealing the cake in an airtight container? That will do it...use a cardboard box instead.
If it's not an airtight container, is it very humid in your house?
Are you sealing the cake in an airtight container? That will do it...use a cardboard box instead.
If it's not an airtight container, is it very humid in your house?
All of the above PLUS, are you putting fondant on a cold cake? If so, it's condensation forming.
It'll continue to form until the cake is at room temp. Don't touch the cake and it should dry just fine after a few hours.
Rae
in malta humidity is 100% at the moment. yes the cake cover is quite airtight actually. I cover the cake at room tempreture. any suggestions what i can do for the fondant not to become tacky?
I'm from Australia and summer is always very hot and humid - an absolute nightmare for fondant cakes (I've even had fully set modelling paste flowers "melt"!). A couple of tips - firstly knead your fondant with some modelling paste powder (not too much though or the fondant will have a cracked look), once the cake is iced "buff" the cake surface with your fingers and some more of the modelling paste powder - helps to soak up any moisture and set the icing on the cake.
Good luck!
I'm from Australia and summer is always very hot and humid - an absolute nightmare for fondant cakes (I've even had fully set modelling paste flowers "melt"!). A couple of tips - firstly knead your fondant with some modelling paste powder (not too much though or the fondant will have a cracked look), once the cake is iced "buff" the cake surface with your fingers and some more of the modelling paste powder - helps to soak up any moisture and set the icing on the cake.
Good luck!
Are you referring to a powder that you add water to make sugarpaste or a specific ingredient like Tylose?
Thanks!
Yes it is a powder to which you add water to make flower modelling paste - the type that sets hard.
Alrighty then...I don't use the mix, but whatever works in the battle against 112% humidity, right?
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