I am so sick of my mmf accessory pieces cracking. This time I made a rainbow for the top of my cake , and, of course, it cracked. I'm so sick of it that I may just quit making my fondant. Any one have tips, I am not a professional, just a home cake baker Also, i need help on how to fix my cracked rainbow if its possible. thanks alot

I use Wilton fondant for ALL of my fondnat decorations. Bows, figures, etc. That stuff is great for making accessories for your cakes.

I've never had any luck with MMF period. I use MFF. The only way I can get MMF to work for me is to mix it 50/50 with modeling chocolate.

Try adding some tylose to the MMF when making accessories. I don't have any trouble with cracking.

I'm an extreme newbie myself, so I don't have any advice -- other than perhaps to mix in some gum-tex (1 tsp. to 12 ox. fondant) -- but be careful when buying Wilton's products and make sure you can return to the store you're purchasing it from. While usually great, the last time I bought some of their fondant to make accessories the stuff was dry and cracked before I even opened it! They said it was a new batch they'd just got in, and thankfully let me exchange it (no return). Instead of trying my luck again, I just bought more decorating accessories.

I just bought "duff" from ACE of CAKES fondant. It is expensive but has a great taste and easy to work with. Found it at Michaels

thanks so much for your help everyone. I live overseas most of the time so I have no choice but to make my own fondant. Right now I am in the U.S. so I will just buy the Wilton and make another rainbow. I started using Wilton and yes, it was very easy... I guess I just need to use that, but when I'm in Thailand, I may experiment with another fondant recipe or by adding that tylose stuff. thanks again for the help