Every time I try to cover a cake in rolled fondant, it cracks on the top edge and comes apart from the fondant covering the top surface of the cake. I cover the cake with some butter cream before and I use ready to roll icing from UK stores. How can I prevent this? It's ruining my cakes. Thanks for any help
ok, i do know that you need to put shortening on your hands. Knead and knead and pull and stretch the fondant. Get it soft and pliable. Do not roll too thin,. the least i have seen other people say they roll is 1/8" thick. try rolling yours at least 1/4" thick , until you get the hang of it. If it is kneaded really well and soft and pliable , it will not crack at the edges,etc. work fast after getting it on your cake, etc. Cut off any extra as you go to get rid of it pulling down on your cake. At least this is what i do. Just try to work fast and i think you will see a difference. Kneading it really good is the best answer. hth
I agree you need to use shortening and you really need to knead the fondant. You might even want to try marshmallow fondant, I find it easy to work with and easy to make. You also want to make sure our not rolling it to thin or thick. And make sure you are'nt stretching it too much.
Shortening is also called Crisco. Its basically lard...made of vegetable oil. Same consistency as butter.
I make my own mmf using macsmoms recipe on this site...I have found that the addition of glycerine in this recipe really helps with the problem you are describing.
shortening is vegetable fat, look for trex or white flora.
i use the same brand, not had it tear like that unless its too thin. get used to working with it thiner, then you can start working on using it thinner.
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I find supermarket fondant is very dry and all my early cakes using this would crack - although i never tried the trex / flora white trick. In the end i decided to try a better quality sugarpaste and bought online - i found M & B's too soft for my liking, Covapaste is good and Renshaw's Regalice is by far my fave. It's much nicer to work with than any i've tried from the supermarket and covers well - never had a problem with cracking sugarpaste since! (famous last words ha ha ha!!!!).
I also use the regalice and last night I had my first cracking experince! I knead it ALOT and coat my hands in shortening.... can I ask what you guys use to stop it sticking to the work surface?
Sam
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