I am doing a topsy turvy cake and have now tried three times to cover it with fondant. Everytime I put it on it starts tearing!! What am I doing wrong? I have covered cakes in fondant before and have never had this problem. PLEASE HELP!!!

Is the fondant too thin?

Take a breath, go have a glass of wine (makes for the best decorating! ) and start again.

What kind of fondant are you using? Also, you may need to let your fondant "rest" for a while. I've found that when that happens to me, the more you work it, the less it cooperates LOL

I believe we could offer better assistance to you if we knew what type or brand of fondant you are working with. It truely does make a difference.

I am usin Satin Ice....I have read about bad batches but I used ths batch just lat week for wedding cakes and did nothave any problems. I am so frustrated!!!

You should read the thread on here about cussing in the kitchen! I know you're frustrated, but it really does help to know you're not alone!!

Okay if it's satin ice...... then you have probably worked it too much. This happens to me when I put a lot of color in it. I have had Ivory do that... I tried everything to get it to work, but it kept tearing... not sure if it was a bad batch or if they just don't have that color right. Most of the time, if you get a bad batch of satin ice, it does the elephant skin thing.

got it covered...thanks for everyone's help!!! I just needed to walk awa from it for a while. I think it got overworked! I am just a newbie and it is nice to know that I have somewhere to go to get help/advice.