Candy Molds For Fondant/gumpaste?

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KATHIESKREATIONS Posted 2 Feb 2010 , 11:17pm
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I have a lot of clear plastic candy molds & was wondering if anyone has ever used them to make fondant/gumpaste figures. etc. with to use for decorating your cakes & if so, what were your results? I am new to using gumpaste, so any tips for using them would be greatly appreciated.

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idgalpal Posted 2 Feb 2010 , 11:24pm
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I bet you could use them - maybe pop them in the freezer for a minute before trying to unmold them.

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mamawrobin Posted 3 Feb 2010 , 12:00am
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I have used them before, I just dusted them lightly with cornstarch before using.

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pattycakesnj Posted 3 Feb 2010 , 12:04am
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I use them all the time for gumpaste and fondant, that is what I bought them for, not candy. I just grease very lightly with crisco, pop in the freezer for a few minutes and out they pop.

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adree313 Posted 3 Feb 2010 , 12:54am
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I've done it a lot, too. I don't put anything in them but the gumpaste (no corn starch or crisco). Works like a charm.

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KATHIESKREATIONS Posted 3 Feb 2010 , 2:50am
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icon_biggrin.gif Thank you all so much! I only make candy for the holidays now & thought, why not see if I could use all these molds for something else..... icon_rolleyes.gif

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mamawrobin Posted 3 Feb 2010 , 2:53am
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Originally Posted by adree313

I've done it a lot, too. I don't put anything in them but the gumpaste (no corn starch or crisco). Works like a charm.




Thanks! I am so glad to know that. Getting that cornstarch off is a pain in the rear.

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cakeaddictunite Posted 3 Feb 2010 , 5:14pm
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I tried that last night with Fondant and I'm having a problem getting the Fondant out of the molds eeeek!!!any advice??? yes I put it in the freezer for a few min. and I still cant get them out!uuuggghhhh. icon_cry.gif

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CookieMeister Posted 3 Feb 2010 , 5:50pm
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I just used molds last night. I sprayed a little pam in the mold, pushed them in and pulled them out. Easy peasy. Didn't think of trying to freeze them, or use cornstarch. That might have made more sense!

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cakeaddictunite Posted 3 Feb 2010 , 6:01pm
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Cookie not so sure about the freezer thingie I still cant get mine out!!! and I did them last night whaaaaa icon_cry.gif

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Ekaba Posted 6 Mar 2011 , 2:34am
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I think gumpaste may work best. just found out the hard way that fondant is too difficult to work with on these molds. Also, I hear the cornstarch is hard to work with for this molds too. I will continue to play around with iticon_smile.gif

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VickeyC Posted 6 Mar 2011 , 3:03am
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I use my candy molds with mmf. I spray them with cooking spray and have never had a problem getting the fondant out. I blot them with a paper towel to get the excess spray off and then put them on a cookie sheet and place in the oven with just the light on to help them dry out. HTH someone.

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