Ok, so I am trying to work w/ Fondant. Tyring to get over my fear of it. Well..................it AIN'T working out so well!!

I have the Wilton, b/c that's what avaible to me at the moment. It is sticking ALL over the place. I tried the powdered sugar method, no luck still sticking. It is humid here but it's 72 in my house (have central air) Not sure what else to do. I am trying to make cards and poker chips for DH's birthday cake for monday.

Any suggestions??

Ok I will admit that this is my first time working with fondant also, just today but a good friend who does TONS with fondant said that using cornstarch instead of the powdered sugar works really well, doesn't stick so much since sugar is sticky and cornstarch isn't. Worth a try, it's what I'm using and seems to be working ok.

good luck, hope this helps.
Lara

Lara,

Thanks for the idea! It works great for me! No stickiness, and since I am in the DR I am not as worried about it getting on the carpet, the thought of the powdered sugar on there was making me nervous. Don't need sticky carpets.

so glad this worked for you. I just finished cutting out blue and red flames with my fondant. I was concerned about the cornstarch showing since the colors are so dark but discovered that if I just lightly brush a little water over the fondant after I'm done it makes it shiny and takes the cornstarch powder look away.