I saw the gumpaste not drying entry below, but A) I don't have a warming drawer in my oven, and B) I used a 50/50 gumpaste/fondant mixture to make my figures. They just aren't drying. I made them on Sunday. Any suggestions on getting them to dry quickly? I need to finish them (add details) tonight or tomorrow to get the cake done on time. Thanks in advance!

Hi Oliviasmom
I don't know if it's hot in your area but you could always try taking your figurines into the heat outdoors. I don't think they will dry completely since you used 50/50 gumpaste/fondant. I like to use all gumpaste for my figurines just to make sure they will be dry in time to complete my project. Maybe someone else will have a better idea.

Hi, if you have a lamp, take the shade off it and put them right next to the heat of the bulb - they need a dry heat to dry out - halogen lamps work even better. You should mix gum trac or tyclose in the your fondant - they dry quicker and hard.

Good luck,

I put my stuff in front of a fan. Don't put it in the sun as that may fade/bleach out the color.

Hi i also use 50/50 and it's taken up to 3 weeks to dry especially if they are thick, say like an elmo, you can try using something to put inside using gumpaste glue, like hard candy, it can also help keeping it from going a little bulgy, my elmo has a big butt

I got this tip here on cc...Put them in the oven with the light on and close the door. Don't put it too close to the light though or else it will fade.

I have a question too... in the past my figures have either not dried out enough or dried too fast and began to crack and look like they needed some lotion! What is the best mixture to do figures? Straight gumpaste or mix with fondant? I have a sesame street cake coming up with more detailed figures than I have done before.

I have found that a 50/50 mix works best. Straight gumpaste becomes to fragile and straight fondant is to soft. If you need them soon do the oven trick just don't forget about them. If not they will need about 5+ days to dry depending on their size. If it is something like a letter or curly things they will dry in one day. Most of my figures/flowers I make on Mondays for weekend cakes.