This has happened twice now... I have made MMF several times and it is soft and pliable. Added color to some of the fondant and it was great. Then I tried coloring a little of the fondant with black and the consistency changed. No matter what I did, it kept cracking. This also happened to me a couple of weeks ago when I used the Wilton burgundy color too. Other Wilton colors I have used have not done this, just the burgundy and the black.

What am I doing wrong? Anyone else having the same problem?

I tried adding shortening to the cracking MMF but it still had this strange consistency - couldn't roll it without it looking all cracked up...

Have you tried to soften it in the micro for a few seconds and then kneading it again? That should take care of the consistency problem and the crumbles!

Stephanie

I had the same problem with a batch I made. I threw the batch out and made a new one......had no problems with the new batch. It was strange.

If I need a lot of colors I make the small batch of MMF and color the marshmallows after melted before adding the PS. This way when I add the PS I can get the consitency the way I want it.

HTH

I have had that happen to me as well. If you leave it the microwave for longer (I guess it really depends on how much MMF you have) and let it actually get pretty warm, then hurry and use it while it is still warm, it helps. At least it helped me this last time. The only thing is it really tries to stick then so use lots and lots of crisco on your hands and corn starch on your work surface. good luck

...yep, same problem with burgundy...I had to use tons of crisco just to get it to work....and even then I could only use pieces...there is no way I coulda covered the whole cake....waaaaayy to crumbly.......