I covered a cake in fondant (not my fav) and it's got wrinkles at the bottom !! So my question is can I reuse it once I rip it off the cake? And how do i not get the wrinkles? the top and sided looked good
TIA
You can reuse the fondant if it is "clean" like no buttercream and crumbs showing when you straighten it out again and if the fondant has not set up a bit.
If the wrinkles are at the bottom this would suggest to me that either your fondant was soft and sagged or was too heavy or maybe the cake didn't have time to rest before putting the fondant on?
It could be a number of different things really but given that the top and sides looked good it could be just fondant troubles?
Sorry I can't be of anymore help
Yes, you can reuse it. If icing comes off on the fondant scrape it off or tear off that piece of fondant. Make sure there are no crumbs in the fondant. Add some more fondant, knead, then roll it out again. If your wrinkles are vertical you probably aren't smoothing the bulky areas correctly. Hold the bottom of the fondant out away from the base of the cake and gently smooth it to the cake. If the wrinkles are horizontal it may be soft and sagging, not adhered well to the cake, or not trimmed correctly.
You ladies are awesome!! Handymamma I didn't hold the fondant away at the bottom so that's my issue! I'm off to try again.
Thanks to both of you
Put your cake on something smaller than the cake (ie: 8" cake on 6" can) that will elevate it a couple of inches above the table so you can work at the bottom easier. Then do as has been suggested Yu will need to work rather quickly so the weight of the fondant does not pull at the top & tear.
Thanks kakeladi. I have to get some more fondant as what was on the cake isn't usable it had too much bc on it
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