I need to dry my fondant shapes I have painted and cut and I need it to dry fast. Any ideas? How long does it typically take for fondant to dry?

fondant usually takes a while to dry, like over 24 hours depending on the humidity level. But just to clairify, what do you want to dry the fonadant or the "paint" you put on it? I guess it would help if you told us what the shapes are and how you want to use them, as they may not need to be dry to do what you want.

I use a food dehydrator to dry things quickly. You can get them at Wal-mart or something like Bed Bath and Beyond. They are not expensive and a great thing to have around for moments like this.

SJLarby,
What a brilliant idea. That's why I love this site so much. So many great tips that are right in front of my face, but I wouldn't have thought of them. I'm going to Wal-Mart.

Anne

I've popped my stuff in a cold oven with the light on and that has dried things surprisingly quickly. also, mixing some tylose, or gum tracacanth, (1 tsp per lb of fondant) will make it dry faster. Also a 50/50 mix of fondant and gumpaste will dry faster. I know that won't help you now, but for future reference

whoo hoo, I now have a use for our food dehydrator!!! Now if I can only find it...........

Just a word of warning on the dehydrators. Pay attention to see if it is a heated dehydrator and, if so, if you can turn the heat off or down. I have one that has a heater and it melts fondant. It does not have a non-heated option, so I'm going to have to perform surgery and disconnect the heating element entirely.

This is a really great idea and I know sugarshack (who makes the most fabulous cakes) uses a dehydrator, so it does work. Just make sure you're getting one that lets you turn the heat down!

Christy

I use my dehydrator on low heat and things dry in about 45 minutes or so!

I got mine at walmart...nesco I believe is the brand and on low even the setting right above that doesn't melt the fondant unless I leave it in there too long.

i place my items in a dehydrator on the lowest heat setting and it works great. I made bow loops the day b4 i needed then for the cake and placed them in the dehydrator and they nice and hard for the next morning

Mine only has one setting. Plug in an it turns on.

I have cute 15 2" x6" strips and painted them brown. They are not too thick either. The paint and the fondant seem to dry at about the same rate. I made them last night and they need to be attached to a cake tomorrow afternoon (late). I just need them to be very dry when I do this so that they will stand up and hold their shape.

another tip is to place them on styrofoam so that the underside can be exposed to air as well.