I bought Satin Ice for the first time . . . added light blue color, Crisco on my hands and surface, etc. It wasn't too hot here, about 75ºF - but when I went to place the rolled fondant onto the cake it kept tearing! It took three tries of re-rolling and placing before I could get it right. I have made MMF a number of times, and although I'm not crazy about the "elephant skin" that sometimes happens after a bit, the MMF seems more elastic and easier to work with without tearing. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks in advance!

Probably too much crisco and made it too soft...been there, did that!!! Also try rolling a little thicker.

It sounds like your fondant was too thin. Try rolling it about 1/4" thick.

If the fondant is too soft, knead in some powdered sugar or cornstarch.

Also make sure that when you are rolling out your fondant that you get an even rolling. If it is too thin in some parts and thicker in others, the weight on one side has a tendency to pull and might also cause some of the tearing. Don't give up it really is a nice fondant to work with.

I just had the same problem with Satin Ice! I'd used it once before on a baby shower cake, but this time it just didn't work. I asked for advice here and tried everything people suggested plus everything else I could think of. I worked for hours to get that fondant to work, but it just looked terrible--stretch marks, tears, elephant skin etc. I finally sent my husband out to Walmart at 3am for Wilton fondant, which worked well. However, there was no way I was going to serve that stuff, so I cut the cake in the kitchen and peeled all the fondant off before serving the cake slices.

I know this isn't really helpful, and hopefully you will have better luck than I did, but I just wanted you to know that you're not the only one!

I'm wondering if the Satin Ice I bought was in such high heat during shipping that it broke down a little and lost elasticity. Satin Ice was not completely easy to work with when I used it the first time in May, but at least then I was able to make a presentable cake with it. This tells me that it probably wasn't just only my fault.

Good luck!

Here's a link to the thread about my Satin Ice experience of this weekend. Perhaps some of the responses will be helpful to you!

http://forum.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=428413&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0

Thanks everyone - I appreciate all the advice! I'll definitely give it another try, I do love the smooth finish once it's together.