Help! With Wilton Fondant Cut & Press
Decorating By prcutie71 Updated 3 Jan 2009 , 7:47pm by Uniqueask
Ok! Kinda new to this cake thing...I bought these thought they were cool...BUT for the life of me I do not understand how to use them.
I rolled the fondant cut the rectangle put it on the cut side and pressed it together...now where does the green imprint side come to play???
I am so frustrated, I just want to throw them away. They looked FUN! Yeah Right!!!
Someone please help!!!!
I've looked on the net for tutorials...nothing...not even on the Wilton site...
SOS SOS SOS
I picked some of these up several months ago and took them right back to the store. They were the worst!
I bought them and they are horrible. Just make sure you use LOTS of corn starch, or else they will stick. I will stick to my regular cutters and veining them myself. As for mine, I tossed it. I had it too long before using it. Big mistake on my part.
Eisskween...I know what you mean, that is the same thing I did...bought them and waited too long to test it out...looks as though it is going to make it to the circular file...
i bought them and used them to make a bunch of leaves. roll out the rectanges of fondant (not to thin or you won't get the imprint) lay it on the white side (the side without the imprint) then put the other side on top and press down firmly. remove the top then remove the excess fondant. take a sharp knife or exacto knife and gently lift the edge and it should come right out.
when i first bought mine i was very confused but after playing with it for a little while i found it to be very useful. HTH
grama_j look at this link (if it works)
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=93495A7B-423B-522D-F85C8EB507FA662D&killnav=1
Looks pretty, that is about it...worst thing is that I bought both of them...
I have never seen them...... thanks for the link...... doesn't sound like anything I would like to use.......
No problem grama_j...good thing, waste of $$$ obviously...
Should of bought a set of Tappits letters instead...lol
I think that is what I am going to do to make me Happy!!! LOL
I think just using the cutters and veining them with either a toothpick or the veining tool is so much easier. You don't waste a load of time trying to pry the fondant from the press.
Eisskween...I know what you mean, that is the same thing I did...bought them and waited too long to test it out...looks as though it is going to make it to the circular file...
FYI - most stores will accept a return without a receipt, they will just give you store credit or let you exchange it for something else, which is always better than throwing them away!
I have used those. I thought they looked fun too! As far as I can tell the green side (top) just shows you the template. The veining is done when you push both sides together. I found them to be time consuming as it was roll, squish, digg out, roll squish dig out... I also bought some plunger type leaves and that was so much faster... roll, punch,punch,punch,punch,punch,punch.... They did look great though....
Like mandi1631said play with them for a while and they will work,
I have all two sets the one with the flowers too and they work really great for me, I actually made a wedding cake for my friend with them, could not post having trouble posting pictures, Roll out a small square, of fondant not too thick not too thin lay inside the bottom white side then press the top side really hard and (whala0. keep trying no need to throw it away,I took all wilton courses so My instructor showed me to use everything That i bought. Hope this helps.
If you have the Wilton small rolling pin, you want to use the purple O rings when you roll out the fondant. You want it to be about 1/8th of an inch thick. I cut it using the cut side, then dust the actual fondant with powder sugar and also dust the other side. I have also found that if you pick it up and squeeze it between your hands I got a better imprint on them.
I think the flower one comes out really cute, especially if you mix up different colors of fondant in the flowers.
The first few times I tried it they were horrible.
Then once they were "seasoned" a bit they worked wonderfully.
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