Can you make fondant moist again??

also we worked really fast but it still tore in a couple places..

I'm really starting to hate fondant alot! the cake looks awful in my eyes we had to do alot of repairing!

any fondant secrets out there??

I haven't made the MMF yet.....but did NOT like the Wilton pre-made. DID however really like the Satin Ice ready-made. It was super easy to work with. I'm new at this fondant too....and I was pretty careful not to roll it too thin. It stretches some as it hangs on the cake. I was pretty generous with my buttercream layer also. It was pretty easy.

Could you have rolled it too thin maybe???????

Don't know about adding moisture.....seems like I remember that you can. Was this homemade or purchased fondant?????? Might have been old if it was purchased. DON'T GIVE UP!!!!

I think with practice you may learn to love fondant. I prefer the Satin Ice...it has a real nice smooth texture. Make sure to knead the fondant until it has warmed up a bit and it is nice and pliable. For covering a cake, roll it to a 1/4" thickness...any thinner and it has a tendency to rip. Don't give up!!

In my wedding Cake Design class in culinary school we used very small anounts of glucose or clear corn syrup added and kneaded into the fondant to resurect some dry fondant. It worked pretty well, but be careful to add small amounts at a time, otherwise, you get into the sugar-syrup-sugar-syrup cycle. It is certainly worth trying as dry fonant is pretty useless.

Lera

I found that adding a very small amount of shortning helps. Ditto to the other tips: Be careful not to roll fondant used to cover the cake too thin. Hang tough! Once you get used to handling fondant you are going to love it.

I had some kinda dried out fondant that I had saved from a cake 2 weeks ago.

I microwaved it for 15 seconds to warm it, then I added about a teaspoon of water and kneaded the whole thing again and it was better then new. Seriously, it turned out better than any fondant I've ever made, it rolled beautifully and covered just great.[/code]