Another Cake Another Problem - Fondant
Decorating By cakesbydina Updated 21 Jan 2009 , 11:18pm by newmansmom2004
I crumb coated my cake and it was smooth ( really it was ) and when I rolled out the fondant and draped it over it was a bit bumpy. I don't know what else i could have done to get it any smoother. Any tips.
BTW...when i colored the fondant and rolled it out there were air bubbles in it. How do you prevent this from happening?
after I crumbcaot my cakes I flash freeze for 5-8 minutes and then apply the fondant for smoother results.
if you roll the fondnat onto mat, and then flip that mat onto cake, and then peel off, the side with all the little air bubbles will now be fgacing the cake and the up side will be smooth.
I never turn my fondant over after rolling. I pop bubbles with a fine hat pin as I see them developing while I roll. I also use a heavy coat of buttercream (less than a finish coat, more than a crumb) and I smooth it almost as much as I would a finish coat. If the fondant is rolled thick enough, it's generally pretty smooth after that.
HTH
Rae
I've also popped the air bubbles with a needle. It seems to happen woth fresh MMF, rather than Wilton. Also it the fondant it to thin!
Over kneading your fondant before rolling produces some air bubbles, I have noticed.
Over heating it before kneading imo also contributes to air bubbles.
And rolling it to thin will too create air bubbles.
Make sure you are working the fondant from the top down on the cake too. I have a tendency to smooth the top with the smoother and then use my hands on the sides and sometimes initally miss that top rim part a little until I go at it with the smoothers and that really does create air bubbles on me anyway!
My experience has been that Satin Ice fondant is notorious for bubbles. I never have it in my Wilton fondant (but I only use for non-edible stuff 'cause it tastes so rank) and only a few times w/MMF. I keep a pin handy when I'm using Satin Ice.
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