Hi,
I am making a twelve inch square cake that will be covered in fondant. It is much bigger than others I have made, and is making me crazy. Does anyone have any tips?
My major struggles so far have been: the fondant sticks as I roll it out, even though I have thoroughly covered my surface in cornstarch/powdered sugar and when I do actually have it rolled out and not sticking, when I try to lift it, it tears or creases (I am trying to roll it onto a rolling pin to lift it to cake?)
Thanks for any help!
Ashlee
Hi Ashlee, when I want to cover a bigger cake, I always make sure I have good amount of fondant. Few grams more than what you need. And don't roll the fondant two thinly. 1/4 or 1/8 thickness should be fine.And I use only cornstarch. The fondant that I use doesn't need lot of corntarch. But if your fondant is have a sticky texture, use a good amount of cornstarch. I also use the rolling pin to take the fondant.
I agree, roll the fondant a little thicker than usual.
I use a piece of vinyl to roll my fondant on and I barely need any cornstarch. I know you probably don't have one handy this time 
but for next time you might get one. They're cheap and they last a good while as long as you don't fold them up.
Try adding a bit of Gem Tex to it. I had the same problem with some very soft fondant, and this did the trick. Add the Gum Tex, wrap it and let it sit for about an hour.
HTH
Hi I agree with the same as above, I have just done a large cake and totally messed it up.. the cake cracked a little and I put the fondant on and thought it would cover it, but i rolled the fondant too thin and you can see the cracks through it... I was gutted as this is for my grans 90th birthday tomorrow... if the fondant was thicker it might have been better.
I cant post a pic of the cake as the image is too large but if you want to have a look its the last one posted in my photos
Sarah xx
Hi I agree with the same as above, I have just done a large cake and totally messed it up.. the cake cracked a little and I put the fondant on and thought it would cover it, but i rolled the fondant too thin and you can see the cracks through it... I was gutted as this is for my grans 90th birthday tomorrow... if the fondant was thicker it might have been better.
I cant post a pic of the cake as the image is too large but if you want to have a look its the last one posted in my photos
Sarah xx
Duplicate post, please also see:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-642601-.html
HTH
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