This Should Be So Simple! Why Can't I Do It?
Decorating By arsing1 Updated 27 Jun 2010 , 11:37am by gscout73
you must be having the opposite problem as we are down here -- low humidity (we're dying in 90%+ humidity and temps!)
soak a towel in water -- ring out excess so it is just damp.
as soon as made, put ropes under it until time to twist them together. Keeps them in a humid environment and slows the dry time.
also, keep fondant not in use in well sealed container. if need to keep some handy on counter, put it under damp towel too.
Do you have to make a rope border? If you don't try just a narrow strip of fondant around the lower edge. You might be able to get it on before it cracks and breaks. Or just make a ball border.
BTW did you colour the fondant? Too much colour changes the texture and it cracks and breaks.
Thanks for all the responses. I just dropped the cake off and she loved it. Didn't even notice the rope was different from what was in the picture, or at least she didn't say anything about it. I ended up just rolling out strips and cutting diagonal lines through it about halfway to give the appearance of rope. My husband said it looked more like french bread....but that's just his smart ass coming out. I'll attach a pic of the finished cake.
Looks like a rope to me! :] I'm glad it worked out for you!
you did a great job!! verycute cake and I love the girl!
I agree. It looks really good. I'm down in So Fla and my prob sometimes is that my air conditioning will dry out my fondant while working. I've had to resort to using a lot of saran wrap and partially covering what ever I've already rolled out.
And yes, I've even resorted to adding some water my wetting my hands and working the fondant to add moisture, then using shortening to make it not stick.
My biggest problem is going outside into the sauna we call the florida climate. Everything that was firm, dry and solid becomes soft.
Sandy
Thank you all so much.
I'm really worried about what the humidity will be like in October. I have a wedding cake to do that's covered in fondant. It's gonna have the quilted pattern and I'm afraid that it's gonna get soft and lose the pattern....we shall see!
hats off to all you ladies accross the pond dealing with that weather! I nearly had a nervous breakdown when we had 30 degrees heat, without the humidity when i was icing a wedding cake! its very rare really for us to get very hot and humid weather so we dont have to deal with it much here in the uk, thank goodness, you guys must have nerves of steel!!
Thank you all so much.
I'm really worried about what the humidity will be like in October. I have a wedding cake to do that's covered in fondant. It's gonna have the quilted pattern and I'm afraid that it's gonna get soft and lose the pattern....we shall see!
You should not have a problem with the pattern. It should be fine.
Sandy
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