How To Dry Faster Sugarpaste (Fondan, Icing)
Decorating By maggylafa Updated 3 Feb 2011 , 1:32am by leafO
Or gum tragacanth powder mixed into the fondant works well too.
If I want to hurry the drying along I'll sometimes put things in my oven with just the fan on (no heat) for a few hours. Or I might heat the oven to only just warm (lowest possible heat), then as I put the items in I'll switch off the heat and just leave the fan on.
in oven with light and fan
?
or only light?
Both would be even better!
...just fondant by itself without a strengthening agent won't dry as strong though. Some basic figurines will be fine in just fondant. But more complex shapes, like a shoe, will need to be stronger...otherwise you risk having all your work wasted when it breaks.
I have a dehydrator that I have used with my fondant (with tylose) flowers, numbers, letters... I make sure they are cardboard covered in wax paper.. I also place tissue and/or wax paper in petals to hold shape. When you first remove them from dehydrator they will still be wet and movable but will quickly harden once cooled.
~Kim
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