Rolling Out Mmf

Decorating By dianab Updated 16 Apr 2007 , 7:52pm by 2yummy

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dianab Posted 13 Apr 2007 , 3:28pm
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I am about to make a birthday cake for my soon to be 1 year old. The cake I am making is shown in the "Pink dog lovey cake" post. I will be rolling out MMF. I have only used MMF once and when I did it was difficult to roll out the MMF. I could only get it to about 3/8 inch thick. I would have liked it to be thinner but it was difficult to roll it out. So, it sounds like it had too much sugar and needed to add a couple of drops of water but then it got sticky.

My question is how thick do most people roll out their fondant and how do you get it more pliable without it getting sticky?

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Lindsayu83 Posted 13 Apr 2007 , 4:23pm
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I put in in the microwave to warm it up a bit. Then roll it out while it's warm. Be careful not to leave it in there for more than a few seconds at a time, you'll burn yourself!

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JoAnnB Posted 13 Apr 2007 , 7:26pm
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When you make the MMF, be careful not to add too much ps. It also helps to add a bit of shortening to the dough as you mix it.

Then, as Lindsayu83 recommends, after it rests, warm it a bit. It can also help to roll it between two sheets of plastic fabric.

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luvbakin Posted 13 Apr 2007 , 11:47pm
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I agree, add more shortening if that happens. Water just makes it a sticky mess.

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dianab Posted 16 Apr 2007 , 3:41pm
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Thanks everyone! I will try all those suggestions... Wish me luck!

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2yummy Posted 16 Apr 2007 , 7:52pm
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Do you have vinyl to roll your mmf between? I put my mmf between two pieces of vinyl lightly coated crisco to keep the mmf from sticking. Doing it this way helps me to roll it out thin.

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