Good morning all. I am making a cake for my MIL and would like to cover it with MMF. The only thing is, everytime i try to use it, it sticks to the surface. I've tried everything that I can think of. I've used bot powdered sugar and cornstarch to cover the rolling surface, my counter top, it still sticks. I've tried rollilng it on parchment paper, a rolling mat, wax paper...it still sticks. I even tried to roll it softly and not press hard enough for it to stick...but it still sticks. I am constantly flipping and turning it to prevent it from sticking...but no such luck. Any suggestions from anyone on how to get this stuff to NOT stick...before I give up on MMF for good??? Thanks

KCsmom98, I had that problem too and one thing it was to humid in my house but to fix it was i used lots and i mean lots of cornstarch. I would roll a little then lift it and put more underneath it and roll a little more and add more cornstarch. After I was done I had at least a cup of it when I cleaned up but it didn't stick anymore. The only problem was to wipe it off i used a pastry brush to brush off the top. The kids think its funny cause I look like I had a fight with it and it won and the kitchen looks like I had wind storm with it but it didn't stick. I hope this helps.

Sylvie

Did you let it rest after making it? Or maybe it just needs more powdered sugar mixed into it?

I have used cornstarch...but my worry would be, how much is too much cornstarch...will it chance the taste of the MMF? But I suppose since it's for the MIL it dosen't matter I can just experiment on her ...i do let it rest before i try to roll it out. I have followed the instructions that are on this website... I will try using more cornstarch and see if that helps. Thanks for the help.

I would wonder if you need more powdered sugar in your fondant so it is not so sticky. You could also try putting crisco on your surface then when it is on the cake you dust in cornstarch to absorb the extra oil

I had the same problem the first time I tried using MMF and asked the same question. Someone suggeted crisco. Now, I rub everything down and I have no problem with it sticking.

Crisco is what worked for me, too. I also read on here once to roll the fondant between two sheets of vinyl. I purchased some at my local Wal-mart and just cut it to size. Anyway, make sure that there is some crisco on both pieces of my vinyl and roll away. I haven't had any sticking problems since.

I use crisco and that works for me ... I had to put more the second time arround because the first time it stuck .... I'm going to try the vinil with crisco next time .. I think it would be easier to clean up