Fondant- How Hard Will It Get?

Decorating By LucyintheSky Updated 15 Nov 2006 , 2:56am by AlamoSweets

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LucyintheSky Posted 15 Nov 2006 , 12:13am
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Lol... okay, so that sounds a little bizarre, but seriously... I'm making some fondant decorations that won't be eaten to try and use up some Wilton fondant. If I make them today, how hard do you think they will be by Friday? Will they get actually "breakable" hard, if that makes sense? Hard enough to stick into a cake and stand on their own? I'm trying to make some turkey tail feathers that I can jam into the cake.... do you think this will work?

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moydear77 Posted 15 Nov 2006 , 12:15am
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Well you are NY so the humidity is low. I did a dragon on my contest cake in my photos and it was pretty dry by the end of the week. Even dry to the touch the next day! To speed up drying you can put the piece in the oven with the light on.

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lapazlady Posted 15 Nov 2006 , 12:23am
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Do you some gum paste you could throw in? Down here (where the humidity is 75% or higher) fondant never gets hard. Weeks later and it still droops. Gum paste will make it a sure thing. Good luck with the cake.

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LucyintheSky Posted 15 Nov 2006 , 12:31am
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Awwww SHOOT!!! gumpaste, I completely forgot... oh well, they are all made now. I'll just have to wait and see I guess... and hope for the best!!

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AlamoSweets Posted 15 Nov 2006 , 2:56am
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I find they get hard on the outside but are still not completely hard inside. I did some rocks for a construction cake a couple of months ago. I recently found the extras and just to see how hard they got I took a bite. The outside was very hard but the inside was still chewable. FYI, they still tasted okay too!

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