I don't know what's wrong w/ my MMF. It was perfect until I tried to add blue coloring gel. Now it's a big sticky mess! I've added more PS and more Corn starch and nothing! It's stuck to my decorator gloves and I don't know what to do! I need to finish this blue "viagra pill" cake tonight and it's either my MMF or nasty Wilton.
What do I do!!!????
Thank you sooooo much!
Walk away from the MMF.
Seriously...let it sit for a minute. I let mine sit uncovered for about 10 - 15 minutes and it dries out a bit.
Someone might have a better suggestion.
Try crisco'ing your hands.. it helps a lot w/ the stickiness.
I agree with the "let it sit" option. I know time is of the essence, but if you walk away from it for an hour, let it rest and dry out a little bit (it won't dry out too much, don't worry), it should help. I also second the thought of a little crisco. Argh! My heart goes out to you on a deadline! ![]()
I vote for using crisco too. I usually use crisco when I'm working in the color, and then switch to conf sugar when I'm rolling it out (so it won't be too shiny on the cake).
I hope it worked out for you!!!
Hi again, here's what ended up happening.
I went back to the MMF after letting it sit for almost an hour. It was a little better to the touch, but still a big sticky mess, so instead of continuing to freak out
I decided to not use the gloves. I greased my hands w/ Crisco and started picking the MMF off of the gloves in little bits and kneading ps and cornstarch into it. I was able to salvage enough to cover the cake. Unfortunately the cake isn't as great as I would have liked, but it's just for my hubby's uncle anyway.
Thank you so much for all of your help everyone!!
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