Can anyone give me advise on how to do the fondant. It always looks so pretty but when i do it it falls apart. I've tried it 2 times, each time it ripped. New to cc and to cake deocorating

Sounds like maybe it's too dry or too thin. You should try MMF see if you like it any better.

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I agree, it may be too thin, roll it a little bit thicker! What fondant are you using?

My wilton instructor gave it to me.
1c short.
1c white corn syrup
1tsp van
2 pounds ps

the first time i made it it was real grease the 2nd time i added more ps so it was dry. but i think i will try the mmf. Any tips on it?

If you're new, try a ready made fondant like Petinice or Satinice (Wilton makes one too, but it's not the best tasting thing to serve).

Home made fondant is VERY hard to work with and not nearly as elastic as store bought.

I see the recipe you used didn't have glycerin in it, which is in most recipes...that could be part of it. It also needs to be kneaded a lot until very smooth, then rolled out and placed fairly quickly onto the cake. I learned this the hard way this weekend on some fondant I made myself...and had to remove it and re-knead and re-roll it twice before it quit ripping and falling apart.

Ready made is much much easier to deal with, believe me.

Woa!!! I totally disagree with homemade fondant being very hard to work with versus store bought. I have used Wilton, Satin Ice and I think Fontex(?). I would choose homemade over any of these by far. Its easy to roll out, has nice stretch, plus I can leave a little ball on the counter for a few hours come back and I can still sculpt with it. Maybe you just got a bad recipe. I would be more than happy to share mine so you could give it another chance. Plus you can flavor it anyway you want. I have many different flavor recipes.

I believe your recipe is the problem. Try the marshmallow fondant recipe from this site and see if you are not a lot happier with the results. Good luck!