I made a big batch of fondant (my first time ever!! and it even turned out ) anyhow I used some for decorations on my cake but have quite a bit left over. Is there anything I can do with it? I'd hate to throw it away. Thanks.

Leslie

wrap it up very tightly in plastic wrap.
toss in a heavy duty zip lock baggie or into a plastic container.

store for up to 1 year. (can even freeze it)

i suggest a very light coating of crisco before wrapping.... it will help keep it from drying out should any air get in

oh, and if you have one of those vacuum sealer things....even better

When I have 'just a bit' leftover, [ to little to really save ] I like to make different molded flowers, bows, little bees...what ever that I might be able to use for a quick deco on a later cake.

Today, i had some fondant with tylose made to work on a brim for a cowboy hat I'm working on for Saturday. I used the leftovers to make molds that I can use with regular fondant after it dries hard as a rock! I took a silver button and pressed it into the fondant and will use it later to make a fondant version that I can use on the the trim on the cowboy hat . When it is hard you can dust with corn starch and use over and over again.

Ooooh. I never thought of making a mold out of fondant! I'll have to try that.

i use the scraps for flowers and little bits and pieces after they're dried out (fast for smaller things) i put them in a storage container ready to use

A few weeks ago, I had several different colors of fondant left over. Not enough of one for a cake. My daughter announced shes expecting so I made a cake for the daddy to be, rolled all the colors together and got a beautiful marbled fondant for his cake. I had some nasty tasting Wilton on hand in while that I used to make baby booties out of for the top of his cake. This is his first baby.... it was fathers day... and he cried.