How do I get cornstarch off chocolate fondant after I have covered a cake? I know that steaming the cake removes the dusty look left from the cornstarch, but I don't have a steamer. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Have you tried using a small dab of shortening and lightly rubbing it into the cake (this of course is after you have brushed off as much as you can first).

The Crisco soaks into the fondant giving it a good look, not a greasy look. It looks greasy at the beginning until it soaks in.

I paint mine with vodka. Some people airbrush the whole thing with vodka, but I don't have an airbrush.

OR you could try rolling out on cocoa, or cornstarch/cocoa mixture...

Also you can mix dark cocoa powder with the cornstarch in a separate puff and use that on chocolate fondant -- it won't show the white powder like pure cornstarch will.

Thanks for all the advice everyone. I tried the shortening idea and it worked out well. At first I was concerned with the greasy look, but the fondant did absorb it after a while.

I paint all of my fondant cakes with water and a pastry brush. It makes it sticky, but it makes it really easy to attach decorations and it looks cleaner to me. It will take a few hours for it to dry though.

I saw on Ace of Cakes they spray their cakes with vodka using an airbursh. I'm sure brushing it on or maybe using a spray bottle would work.

I was gonna suggest the dab of Crisco too. Works like a charm!