Does anyone know if you have to change the amount of rice krispies if you crush them first? It just seems like if you crush them, you'll reduce the volume by a good bit (those things are mostly air!), so I wondered if you need to add more cereal to the melted m'mallows to get the right consistency. TIA!

How thick is everyone rolling out the fondant?

I'm also interested in knowing if I need to adjust the amount of rice krispies if I crush them before mixing with the marshmellow. I've not used RKT before and am really wanting to use them on my next cake.

How thin do you roll the fondant/gum paste? Also how do you keep the fondant from drying and cracking while your putting it on the RKT's?

^I was wondering about the same thing. I'm new at this and want to do a small rocket ship with RKT and keep the details. I've seen photos of RKT figures covered in fondant and they are immaculate! How do you make the fondant nice and smooth like that? Can we use poured fondant on RKT?

This topic is why I love cake decorating.... its nice to find people today who are happy to share knowledge, help others and make sure a skill is not lost

I have with some of my projects used a serated knife to carve off some of the bumps... It works ok . Have never tried candy melts. I have to do a wine bottle and barrel soon so think I will try that. Do you just melt them and brush them on? Should I do a few coats? Thanks a bunch !

Tried the melted cany melts once. I brushed them on and after that every time I touched the sculpture I wound up with my hands full of melted candy melts. Now I use candy clay as my first coating. I can get it perfectly smooth with just the heat from my hands, but without getting my hands all sticky and leaving candy traces on everything I touch.

I've used rice krispie treats a lot since my original post. This is the way I do it, maybe others have a better way but it has worked for me. Measure the rice krispies out first, crunch them, and then add the marshmellow. I cover mine with buttercream or candy clay to smooth out the bumpy edges. Leave the fondant a little thicker than normal so it gives you a smoother finish. HTH.

Once you crush the rice krispies do you add less marshmallows? I have always just kind of crushed them as I mix the marshmallows in, but I think I want to try crushing them first.

Add the same amount of marshmallows as you would normally would. The first time I did it this way I measured them after crushing - big mistake. The RKT was way to dry.

To make my homemade rice crispy treats i melt 1/4 tbsp of butter with 10oz bag of marshmellows.. one jar of the marshmellow fluff is the same... once smoothed together.. i add 6cups of rice crispy treats a little at a time..  When making figures..i usually crush the treats first.  I work with it while its still a little warm coating my hands in butter or crisco.  I like to use butter though.

you can always just add more marshmellow

AOMG....your cakes are amazing.....I'am thinking you are a artist !!!

AI think way too much! I am donating an Easter cake and a cake to a pitbull rescue for their fundraiser day. If I was going to make a bunny with big floppy ears, or pups like on the first page, do I make the whole thing, ears and all, out of RK treats, or just the body and add the ears, etc. with fondant or modeling chocolate? Thanks, Nancy

AAre you calling modeling chocolate ~~~ chocolate clay??

Hi there,

I am making a cake and covering it if mmf.  On top of the cake will be a figurine made out of RKT. I want to cover the rkt figurine with modelling chocolate made out of candy melts.

I want to to make this ahead of time and freeze the whole thing.  My question is, how will the modelling chocolate and mmf hold up if frozen for a week and a half?

Thanks in advance,

Kate

Hi Kate, 

I'am not sure I've never tried to freeze before, but I have made figures like that before, two weeks ahead of time, I just let them sit out at room temperature and they are fine.

I would be afraid that after freezing them ,that when they came down to room temperature that they would get moisture on them & the colors might run.

Hi Kate, 

I'am not sure I've never tried to freeze before, but I have made figures like that before, two weeks ahead of time, I just let them sit out at room temperature and they are fine.

I would be afraid that after freezing them ,that when they came down to room temperature that they would get moisture on them & the colors might run.

Hi Kate, 

I'am not sure I've never tried to freeze before, but I have made figures like that before, two weeks ahead of time, I just let them sit out at room temperature and they are fine.

I would be afraid that after freezing them ,that when they came down to room temperature that they would get moisture on them & the colors might run.

Thanks for sharing. I will try this out.

Here is how it turned out.  Everything is edible except for the handle of the plunger :)

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That looks good! Where you able to freeze figurine after all?