Mmf Piece Didn't Harden

Decorating By CakesByEllen Updated 18 Oct 2005 , 5:50am by lastingmoments

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CakesByEllen Posted 17 Oct 2005 , 2:08pm
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All,

I was making a babyshower cake and the top had a baby cutout made of fondant. I am used to working with MMF, so I automatically made the baby out of it. It never really hardened. Even after 4 days of drying, it was still not totally hard. I ended up making another one out of wilton fondant which hardened overnight.

I was just wondering if this experience was typical. I assume MMF can't be used for "stand-up" pieces?

Thanks for any advice.

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adven68 Posted 17 Oct 2005 , 4:17pm
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I need that answer as well......I love to sculpt with fondant and have recently made MMF......will I have trouble with the drying....should I purchase fondant just for sculpting or is there something I can add to the fondant to make it dry completely?

Thanks!!!!

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leily Posted 17 Oct 2005 , 4:22pm
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I have not tried it yet, however I have read recommendations of adding a little bit of Gum-tex to your MMF to help it harden.

Here is the most recent discussion on it.
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-8922-gumtex.html

here is another discussion that I have referred to.
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-7746-gumtex.html

Hope this helps
Leily

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Misdawn Posted 17 Oct 2005 , 4:35pm
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From my experience using the MMF fondant, it will harden, but it usually takes a week. The better, more convenieint way to get it to harden would be to add a little gum-tex like Leily suggested.

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CakesByEllen Posted 17 Oct 2005 , 5:56pm
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Thanks so much for those discussion links. Looks like gum-tex would be needed for anything that "stands-up" and is made from MMF. I guess I need to play with MMF and fondant in general to improve my skills.

If anyone knows ... how much gum-tex normally gets added? I think it is 1-2 tsp per recipe, but am not sure why I think that. If not, I'll figure it out on my own. Just figured I'd ask

Thanks again!

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adven68 Posted 17 Oct 2005 , 8:26pm
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Thanks so much...I have to put that on my list!!! I'm sure the intructions are on the package. Thanks again!

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lastingmoments Posted 18 Oct 2005 , 5:50am
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I have added gum tex and didnt have a probablem with it hardening but my MMF did crack...and I had to redo the pieces severel times.... I dont know if this helps....But it as just the once because usually I dont have a problem .... In that case I ended up using gumpaste.....
Nancy

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