New Wilton Fondant Is On Sale!
Decorating By MariaLovesCakes Updated 19 May 2014 , 10:33am by MariaLovesCakes
Well, ladies.. I finally got to "play" with the new Wilton fondant. I just saw another thread where someone else was having issues with it. I will go visit there too and leave my comments.
I have to say that I liked it. I just takes some getting used to it and modifying some things you could do with the other fondant that you cannot do with this one.
I will summarize it in a list:
New Fondant Wilton (My observations)
1. Make sure you cover cake very well with buttercream. This new fondant is very soft and will show any imperfections underneath. I will try to roll it thicker next time. But being that it is soft, it will "cling" to the cake more and show any imperfections underneath.
2. I didn't use Crisco like with the older fondant to knead it. I actually just kneaded it on top of The Mat, which I use to roll it out, and it worked beautifully.
3. It took color very nicely, but make sure that you use powdered sugar like you would any other fondant. It gets very sticky.
4. It took me a little longer the cake because it is soft. Be very careful. Its soft and it will dent easily.
That's about it. So in summary:
1. Roll thicker
2. Don't use Crisco when kneading
3. Cover cake well with buttercream ( I am used to using a very thin coat of buttercream underneath)
I hope this helps those working with it. I will copy this and paste it on the other board.
Thank you so much for sharing your findings and pictures with me ladies. It really helped me in my experience using it.
Here's a pic of the cake I did. I used the dots to cover the imperfections showing through the fondant. :)
Thank you for sharing your findings Marialovescakes- so far i've done two cakes with the new wilton stuff and I love it, and there is no more mess making MMF in my kitchen. :)
AMarialovescakes, do you refrigerate your cake after icing before covering with fondant? I've never done this before but my icing seemed to slip from the top edge of the cake yeaterday when covering it. I've never had that happen before so I thought that might help firm it up.
Mattie: That's wonderful!! I am glad is working for you!! I would love to see the cakes you created. Are they in your gallery? MMF! I always hated messing with it! I was always wanting to find an economical fondant that tasted good and worked great. I think with some practice (for me anyway), Wilton will still be the fondant of choice.
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Marialovescakes, do you refrigerate your cake after icing before covering with fondant? I've never done this before but my icing seemed to slip from the top edge of the cake yeaterday when covering it. I've never had that happen before so I thought that might help firm it up.
Yes, I do. Sometimes I forget though... :P depends on what am doing. But it does help. Also, it depends on how much icing you cover the cake with. Although, I've heard that to some people it doesn't happen.
I watched this lady that made some videos on her technique to cover cakes with fondant and she mentioned that to her it was easier to just put a thin coat of buttercream on her cakes, almost to the point that could see through the coat of icing, because she had the problem of her icing sipping from the bottom of her cake when she covered them with fondant. She showed how she iced the cakes, how much icing she would take off and how to leave a very thin coating of icing. That's what I do and it works like a charm for me. Now for this fondant, since it is softer, I need to either put more icing on my cake or roll the fondant thicker. But definitely, its a good idea to refrigerate just for a few minutes and let it harden a bit before covering it with fondant.
I had been using Wilton for a while and then they changed the formula. Unfortunately, I must say, it does not work for me. It is very soft and does not take color well. I'm keeping what's left to use on accents and figurines but I have decided to switch brands. Save your money, I was very disappointed.
I had to switch to the new, so-called, "Decorator's Preferred" Wilton fondant and I was at my wits end, trying to get it to work. The "old" fondant was hard to get softened, lots of work, but, in the long run, covered cakes perfectly and creating figures with it was a breeze. This "new" stuff was a nightmare, to say the least. It was like working with taffy. Very hard to get air bubbles out (in fact, I couldn't get them all out, had to strategically place decorations where I poked them), it was too pliable, stretched and kept stretching and I had to utilize a bunch of tylose powder (have a jar) just the make the figures for the attached cake I created yesterday. The ONLY factor I found positive about the "new" fondant by Wilton was the taste. It tastes soooooooooooo much better than the "old" fondant but, to me, it's just not worth it. Most people eat up to and/or remove the fondant anyway. When I noted them pulling the fondant off, it was like taffy...just kept on stretching. Geez.
My question to you is:
Will Wilton keep making the old fondant? If so, where can we find it? Wal-Mart and Michael's have only been stocking the "new" sticky stuff.
If the "old" fondant is NOT AVAILABLE, what are you all using instead? I, too, do not like Satin Ice for the above stated reasons. I am sooooooooooooo worried. Please advise!!!!
Wow, so sorry that you struggled so much with it. I've been working with it and so far the two cakes I've made were not too bad. But I have to wonder if its has also to do with the places where you live. I've heard that where you live may affect how it performs for you. The old fondant for me was not too hard to get soft. Just a little kneading and it was ready to go. I did use some Crisco to help it stay pliable and not stick to the surface. Agree wit you on it covers like a dream and is perfect for molding.
I went around looking for the older fondant and found some at:
Super Walmart
Party City
Those are the only two places I have found the old fondant, but they have like only a couple of boxes.
You could write to Wilton and see if they can give you some advice.
This is the second cake I did with the New Fondant. It is much smaller than yours and I used it to make the figures too. They took well.
A couple of years ago as a Wilton Instructor we had to give a Gingerbread House demo and the kit had the new fondant in it.. Although it wasn't touted as their possible new fondant it was in the kit. I thought it was horrible! To me it was like Duff's fondant which I believe is a fondant and candy clay mixture. Let me say, I was not and am not impressed with it. I am one who will not purchase this fondant and use it in any way. Sorry for an unfavorable review but, being honest.
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Wow, so sorry that you struggled so much with it. I've been working with it and so far the two cakes I've made were not too bad. But I have to wonder if its has also to do with the places where you live. I've heard that where you live may affect how it performs for you. The old fondant for me was not too hard to get soft. Just a little kneading and it was ready to go. I did use some Crisco to help it stay pliable and not stick to the surface. Agree wit you on it covers like a dream and is perfect for molding.
I went around looking for the older fondant and found some at:
Super Walmart
Party City
Those are the only two places I have found the old fondant, but they have like only a couple of boxes.
You could write to Wilton and see if they can give you some advice.
This is the second cake I did with the New Fondant. It is much smaller than yours and I used it to make the figures too. They took well.
Oh, wow! Your cake is amazing. It looks great! I love your pups!! I guess I will have to just get used to it. I don't wanna! Booo Hoooo! LOL!!! Thank you for taking the time to write and post your lovely cake. I am now going to look at your page to see more of your creations! :)
I am flattered, CakesUnleashed! Your cakes are AMAZING!! I don't do them like you. I have only made small cakes and don't think can't do the big elaborate cakes you make! 
WOW!! I am looking forward to checking YOUR gallery of cakes to see all your amazing creations!
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A couple of years ago as a Wilton Instructor we had to give a Gingerbread House demo and the kit had the new fondant in it.. Although it wasn't touted as their possible new fondant it was in the kit. I thought it was horrible! To me it was like Duff's fondant which I believe is a fondant and candy clay mixture. Let me say, I was not and am not impressed with it. I am one who will not purchase this fondant and use it in any way. Sorry for an unfavorable review but, being honest.
I like it so far although like I said I am trying to get used to it because it is so soft compared to the original fondant. I did notice that the icing is thinner so I have to be careful not to roll it out too thin. :)
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