Hey everyone. So I tried to make a large batch of chocolate brown MMF. I started off adding a lot of Wilton brown and still couldn't get it dark enough. So... I decided to ad some cocoa powder. That helped the colour. I didn't really want it chocolate flavored, but hey what are you gonna do??
Well, then I started to add the powdered sugar, and started kneading. I don't know what the heck the problem is with me and dark colours, but it always goes crumbly. I hope my pictures show this well. Usually my MMF has really nice consistancy, and is almost elastic, and very forgiving. NOT THIS STUFF. It just pulls apart and has no stretch to it at all.
What am I doing wrong???
I don't know if it needs more/less powdered sugar?
Should I just use cocoa, and no colour?
More Crisco?
I have no clue, I always run into this problem with black, but now brown!!
Shoud I just give up and airbruch the darn thing??
I would really like it NOT to taste chocolatey. Any tips are welcome PLEASE!! This is for my first wedding cake, and it has to be perfect (well close anyways)
I think maybe too much powdered sugar. They only way I can get a good brown is with cocoa too. Try needing in some Crisco. Hope it helps. Sorry could not be more help.
That happened to me when I tried the chocolate MMF too. I think the cocoa powder really changes things. I want to try adding melted chocolate next time. I just kept adding more Crisco and finally got it so it would roll out, but it was far from perfect. Good luck!
Tara
...this has happened to me a few times....only when I try to achieve dark colors....so I just started buying the dark colors....
I never could really salvage mine enough to cover a cake, I could only use it for accents....
Add lots of crisco while heating it up in the micro....maybe yours is still salvageable!
I know this won't help you right now but I fought with this also so I bought an airbrush. OH MY!! why did I wait so long? and airbrushing is sooooo easy. I just bought one from hobby lobby with my 40% off coupon, so it wasn't very much. I did a black cake this past week for DH's 50th. saved a lot of time.
Adding a lot of cocoa powder will significantly change the consistency of any fondant, especially if the cocoa powder is "dutch(ed)" because that type is very alkaline and therefore, very drying. You can counteract that, to some degree, by adding more crisco and more glycerine.
The suggestion about doing it with melted chocolate is probably the best way to retain a more flexible fondant.
All in all, I think the best way to get very dark colors in homemade fondant is to use powdered colors added to the water when making the fondant--that won't change the consistency at all. Second best is to add the gel/paste color to the water.
HTH
Rae
I'm not sure why you don't want a chocolate flavored fondant but ever since I discovered Satin Ice Dark Chocolate fondant there is no going back to try and get those dark colors myself and the best part is it taste delicious (if you like chocolate!!). When I want black I just knead it into the dark chocolate.
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