HI All -
I'm trying my hand at MMF this evening and am in a time crunch, so don't have alot of time right now to read tutorials.....can you tell me......before I put the MMF on the cake, do I JUST put a BC crumb coat, or a second coat of BC?
Thx so much...
Suzanne
Crumb coat should be enough...you only really need enough to make it stick!!!
Good luck. I just tried MMF myself in the last few weeks and honestly didn't see what all the rage was about bc mine seemed dry and hard to handle. I read a thread that suggested you warm it in the microwave very briefly and it makes it way more pliable. Now...I'm hooked!!!!
Don't forget to coat everything real good so it doesn't stick!!!
Good Luck!
I've never used it... I think u put a bit thicker coating of buttercream under it. I know people do with regular fondant. Cuz the taste is so horrid most people peel it off and eat the cake with just the b/c. Let us know how it works! Im thinking of trying it out this weekend, but maybe on cookies first lol
I guess I should have clarified...
Coat all of your tools real well so the MMF doesn't stick to them.
Also...along the lines of what lauramw71 suggested...
I have always use extra BC than is really needed bc I thought the same thing. But I am cutting back with MMF bc it tastes SOOOOO much better than regular store bought fondant. It kinda tastes like those orange circus peanut candies you used to eat as a kid!
MMMMMMM!!!!
Well, I got the MMF made - wow, that stuff is REALLY a big hard blob !!! I made it in my KA mixer, first with the paddle beater then the dough hook (as my directions said). I greased the bowl pretty well before doing it but still had some of the powdered sugar stick in the bottom of the bowl, which surprised me. It wasn't too much but I didn't really think it would stick at all. Anyway, after it was done mixing I took it out of the bowl and kneaded it for just a minute (am I supposed to do that?) and now it's tightly wrapped in Saran wrap just resting. I was going to put it on the cake tonight but the directions say to let it set an hour, and one other recipe says let it sit overnight. Which is best?
I think I'm too tired to deal with doing this tonight so maybe tomorrow.
thanks for all your feedback.
Suzanne
Well, I wrapped the MMF in two layers of saran wrap last night and got up this morning and it is SO HARD. Is it supposed to be that way? Almost made me not want to deal with it at all when it comes time to using it. Can it sit out for a day or two before using it on the cake as long as it is wrapped tight? Then I just need to microwave it for a short amount of time to get it soft again??? Thanks
Well, I wrapped the MMF in two layers of saran wrap last night and got up this morning and it is SO HARD. Is it supposed to be that way? Almost made me not want to deal with it at all when it comes time to using it. Can it sit out for a day or two before using it on the cake as long as it is wrapped tight? Then I just need to microwave it for a short amount of time to get it soft again??? Thanks
CAnt help ya there - I imagine nuking it really quickly would soften it- but I always have kneaded/rolled mine out almost right away- well not when it's boiling hot lol - I am not fortunate enough to have a KA (yet) lol- but I melt my marshmallows over a double boiler or else in the oven if I'm making more and work with it within a few minutes. Hope it all works out for ya! 
That is EXACTLY what I did the first time I tried MMF- TOSSED IT!!! Now I know better. The second time I did keep it for a few days (wrapped tight like you said- I even put it in tupperware) before using it. Nuked it a bit and it worked just fine!
DON'T THROW IT AWAY!!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!! 
I LOVE MMF, it's the only one I put my cakes.. I only do Fondant..
Since I learned making MMF, I have stopped buying Wilton Fondant..
Not only that is is very overpriced, besieds that it has a crappy taste.
I even ice my cookies w/ fondant.
Thanks for the encouragement !! I'm wondering if part of the reason it is so hard is that I microwaved the marshmallows and didn't use a double boiler??? I only nuked them for 1 1/2 minutes and they looked great after they were nuked (added 2TBSP water and 2 tsp of clear vanilla). Do you all microwave your marshmallows or double boiler them???
Thanks again.
Yes, I microwave mine quickly just to soften it and make it easy to knead.
I've never done it on the stove. I don't think I want to try that methed.. Stove is direct heat, it might burn easily.. It takes a lot of practice to be comfortable with Fondant. 
Well I'm new to the whole cake deco thing period- I mean not really new- I've been making birthday cakes for family (kids) for 20 years almost- but nothing noteworthy until the past couple of years when I wanted to do characters and what not and beginning of this year is when I discovered RBC- that was fun to play with however greasy and while I did like rolling it out I'd need lots more practice to make it smooth. MMF then I discovered in the spring and well will take a while to get it to look as smoth as the great cakes of all of you people lol, but I still love it . And I dont have a microwave so I melt my marshmallows OVER the stove (double boiler) in a greased stainless steel bowl, and also turn the oven on med-low to melt them in there in my big pyrex bowl- but you cant multitask when you do that cause you forget about them then and they burn (hasnt happened yet lmao)
Can't see why nuking them for REALLY short period of time wouldnt work- but I suspect you'd have to do in short spurts of a few seconds each so as not to scorch (like Iv'e done with candy melts LOL)
ok so i've had the same problem as msauer. i and i agree that wilton is way overpriced but after reading this i think i'm going to give mmf another try. i have 3 cakes to do this weekend, 3 next weekend, and 4 the weekend after that so i really want to perfect my mmf.
how long did you let it mix with the hook attachment?
Well, I used the paddle beater for just a few minutes (maybe three or four??)... then switched to the dough hook (as the directions said) for another couple of minutes. It was so thick I really didn't think that it would do any good to keep beatin' it to death, so I took it out of the bowl and tried to hand knead it for a few minutes. Very tough. Is it supposed to be this thick and stuborn?
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