Need Help With Fondant

Decorating By angiebee245 Updated 5 Nov 2006 , 3:42pm by mjs4492

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angiebee245 Posted 5 Nov 2006 , 1:01am
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I am making fondant leaves for a cake. I have tried the MMF and rolled it out, and then cut them into leave shapes. However I put them in my flower formers to dry, and they don't really get hard. I want to put them on top of a VBC iced cake. Thanks

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patticakesnc Posted 5 Nov 2006 , 1:06am
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My fondant took days to dry up. I know a lot of people add gumpaste in a 50/50 ratio with the fondant.

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mjs4492 Posted 5 Nov 2006 , 1:09am
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I use straight fondant (haven't tried gumpaste mixed in yet) and I try to roll it out a bit thinner. I also dry them in flower formers for at least overnight. It seems like the longer you have to let them dry, the firmer they get.

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shivs Posted 5 Nov 2006 , 2:48am
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Last night I added a little gum tex (powder) to the fondant and all of my pieces dried much harder and I was able to put them on the cake today. icon_smile.gif

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mgdqueen Posted 5 Nov 2006 , 2:54am
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I usually add gumtex also when I need something to dry quickly.

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mjs4492 Posted 5 Nov 2006 , 3:42pm
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Shivs,
Is this a trial and error in measuring the gumtex? If I use a bag of the Wilton ready-to-use fondant (small box), how much gumtex would be needed? I roll out balls/pearls alot and wished they dried quicker.
Thanks!

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