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How to make fondant dry faster! plz help me!

post #1 of 11
5/15/09 at 8:33am
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I broke the cowboy hat brim last night. I made another one out of only fondant and need it to dry ASAP so I can finish making the cake for a raffle tomorrow morning! any suggestions? icon_cry.gif
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post #2 of 11
5/15/09 at 8:39am
It's a little to late for this, but in the future mix in some gumpaste or tylose powder.
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post #3 of 11
5/15/09 at 8:40am
is there any way you can repair the broken one?? what was it made out of??
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post #4 of 11
5/15/09 at 8:44am
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I made the 1st one 50/50 gumpaste and fondant. I tossed it when I broke it!
Do you think I should make something else for the raffle? Call it a lesson learned and make another cake?
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post #5 of 11
5/15/09 at 8:44am
How about putting it in your oven with just the light bulb that lights the oven on. I've heard that will give off a little heat. Maybe enough to dry the fondant. If only you had added a little gumpaste it would dry more quickly. Any change you can redo?
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post #6 of 11
5/15/09 at 9:00am
I would use a little fan pointed directly on it ON HIGH! Things that are still dusted with corn starch dry much faster for me and I just brush it off later. If you can get air under and around it it will dry faster. Parchment paper will alow air to move more where wax paper will not. If it wouldn't stick I would even go as far as placing it on a peice of foam or a washcloth to help with air flow under it.
I wouldn't do the oven thing it needs more air to absorb the moisture from it. An oven is mostly sealed with vents and dosn't get good air flow.
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post #7 of 11
5/15/09 at 10:05am
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I dont have a box fan!! Ahh man!
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post #8 of 11
5/15/09 at 10:13am
What about a food dehydrator (sp?)
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post #9 of 11
5/15/09 at 10:14am
Put your cake under the air condition vent and lower the air so it keeps blowing on it.
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post #10 of 11
5/15/09 at 10:48am
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Originally Posted by JawdroppingCakes

Put your cake under the air condition vent and lower the air so it keeps blowing on it.



good idea! Trying that now!
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post #11 of 11
5/15/09 at 11:07am
yeah lowering your AC temp will help suck out more moisture in the air.
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