Thank You Thank You! That's exactly what I was looking for. I'm away visiting family now but when I get home, you can be sure I'll be trying that recipe for my mom's cake.
I have made MMF and love working with it, but made a bow for baby shower and it flopped by the end of the shower, I made it 2 days before but by end of shower it kinda melted. Can you add gum paste to MMF and at what stage? New to all of this.
Thanks
Tauna
I made a batch of Michelle Fosters Delicious fondant and it tastes good. But when I went to work with it, it is kind of crumbly and not real pliable and elastic like the Wilton I was used to working with.
What consistency should I have and now that I have this huge batch, how can I fix it?
Thanks!!! By the way, if I microwave it, it does get better but it also gets sticky.
If your fondant was crumbly, you can knead in some glycerin and shortening to soften it. If you warm it too much in the microwave it might burn the sugar. It also sound like it has too much gelatin and/or powdered sugar. Even a little too much gelatin will make a big difference in the fondant.
Just a thought, are you kneading the fondant on powdered sugar or corn starch? If it's powdered sugar, keep it to a minimum. The fondant should still be soft when wrapped. It will "cure" over night and become more firm. If you are using corn starch, this will absorb any moisture and make it very difficult to use.
IF your fondant is still not right after this, then combine it with a good batch of fondant. Do this in small batches so as not to kill yourself trying to knead a large amount of fondant. Be sure to keep all fondant covered that is not being used.
HTH
Michele
I might have added too much powdered sugar. Seeing how this was my first attempt, I'm not sure of the desired consistency. I'll try adding more glycerin and shortening.
Thanks Michele!
It also sound like it has too much gelatin and/or powdered sugar. Even a little too much gelatin will make a big difference in the fondant.
You need to be careful with the recipe as written as 3 pkgs gelatin, because I've found that not all packages are created equal. I made the mistake the first time I made the full batch, of throwing in three packs and the fondant was totally unusable. Had to toss it. It had way too much gelatin. Now I always measure my gelatin for this recipe because the brand I buy does not contain the amount needed for the recipe.
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