What In The World Is Going On????
Decorating By Lovemesomecake Updated 12 Dec 2009 , 2:25am by JenniferMI
WHAT is happening to my fondant on the frankenstein??? I covered it last night and everything loooked fine...then by this afternoon it looked like this!! 
did you put too much icing on underneath the fondant?
did you put too much icing on underneath the fondant?
No! Not at all. 
I put a VERY thin crumb coat.
GEEZ! This would be my second cake this weekend w/ settling issues!! (other one was buttercream) So, from now on how long should I wait to let the cake settle???
GEEZ! This would be my second cake this weekend w/ settling issues!! (other one was buttercream) So, from now on how long should I wait to let the cake settle???
a) overnight -- at least 12 hours
b) Leah's faster method -- put heavy ceramic tile on top (or other similar weighted smooth flat item) and let sit for 4 or so hours.
c) my I'm NOT waitin' method -- take large cookie sheet, place on top, spread hands apart and fingers wide --- PUSH gently but firmly until the edges "give birth" to a little ring of filling/icing all the way around the edge. Remove sheet and carry on. If done correctly cake will be in one piece and fully settled.
Yep, I'm a believer in the ceramic tile method. Only takes 2-3 hours. I give the tile a gentle push. Only use 1 tile, and it should be roughly the size of the cake. I have 8" tiles, 12" tiles and 1, 18" tile. Do not try to double up the tiles to speed up the process - voice of experience.
I never wait over night, unless of course I don't get to it until then, and never had this issue......maybe the fondant is too moist that its droopy? Either that or I have just been lucky.
I never wait over night, unless of course I don't get to it until then, and never had this issue......maybe the fondant is too moist that its droopy? Either that or I have just been lucky.
Me neither. I fill, squish a bit with my hand, look at it for a minute, wrap it up in saran wrap and wait about an hour. Frost, chill, and cover with fondant.
I never wait over night, unless of course I don't get to it until then, and never had this issue......maybe the fondant is too moist that its droopy? Either that or I have just been lucky.
I think this might be what it is. B/c I did use the cookie sheet method to squish the cake down until some of the filling came out. And when I was rolling my fondant I noticed it was very moist and I kept adding sugar and I stopped b/c I didn't want to add too much. AND the weather here has been terrible. Constant rain. I'm thinking the fondant was too moist and too stretchy.
I don't think so, I agree with the previous posters that said settling. I almost looks like there are small lines of bubbles under the fondant. I should think that if it were a fondant issue the fondant would have stretched and looked "pulled" with small veins of cracking like faultlines. Your fondant looks "smooshed".
don't worry about it...cake is cute and little goblins will love it I usually make MMF and never had a problem with the fondant sagging. Then I tried Satin Ice and I wouldn't make MMF again. Just recently, my fondant has been sagging so bad! I just had my first diaster with satin Ice sagging so much that the top tier fell even with 2 dowel sticks staked in the cake from the top down. So embarrased about that.
I've noticed a lot of people complaining about problems with fondant recently... Commercial fondant, which should not sag... Perhaps they changed something in the fondant?
I guess I'm seeing it a little bit differently because it looks like a LOT of air in the fondant. When I first saw the picture, my first thought was air bubbles. The fondant looks like it was 'over-worked' prior to putting it on the cake.
Cute cake idea BTW!
What do you mean "overworked" fondant....it has to be kneaded to make it smooth before rolling, and plus, if adding color to a large batch, a lot of kneading is required to mix in the color....so, what is considered overworked, and when do you know when to stop??
It settled-I let my cakes sit for 12-24 hours in the fridge and it helps a great deal.
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