I have been using home made MMF since doing cakes but wonder am I missing out on a better product with the Satin Ice brand or Wilton brand? Any brands that some of you swear by??

Definitely not the Wilton - yuck. The only time I use Wilton is when I need black or red because it's so hard to get that color made. I have just tried mixing half Fondarific and half Satin Ice and it was delish! I used the chocolate and everyone loved it. I am making a confirmation cake and am doing the same thing but with white buttercream 1/2 and 1/2.

I don't think you're missing out on anything, but it's always good to try the different fondants.

I have also mixed fonadrific and satin ice and was okay with the result. Alone fondarific was too soft and satin ice kept cracking.

The Wilton brand is disgusting, but thats what I was taught to use and I haven't tried anything else yet. The only thing to be said about it is, it is easy to use and doesn't seem to have the cracking problems I have read about. When I deliver a cake, I just tell them that though the fondant is edible I recommend peeling it off the slices of cake like that red wax on those mini cheeses. I want to try MMF but I really hate working with melted marshmallow. LOL.

Amygortoncakes - use Marshmallow fluff instead of melting marshmallows! I mixed up 3 batches last night for a lego cake this weekend and first time I tried it instead of melting mm and it was easy peasy!

Not attempting to highjack, but wondering if you use just one jar of fluff to one 10.5 bag of marshmallow? Or is there another recomendation?

Try making MFF, that is all I make and instead of white chocolate chips for white fondant, I use semi sweet when I need black fondant (just add a little black coloring)

I have been making my own--over and over and over again! I find it cheaper and easier to work with. I also hate melting marshmallows so I am trying the Fluff tip! Plus, I love Fluff so any leftovers can come right to me!

I used the dough blade on my KA to mix, then kneaded the rest in to get it pliable. Very easy with the fluff!

I used to make MMF when I first started out as well. I liked the taste, and the texture, and I loved how cheap it was.. but I HATED making it. Now I use Satin Ice and I love it. I would rather raise my prices a tiny bit, and serve something beautiful and delish, but not have to spend all the time kneading and kneading. I don't mind working with Wilton, but it is nasty. I usually buy Wilton in bulk with coupons, and use it to cover styrofoam, decorations, etc. to cut down on costs.

I love Michele Fosters fondant recipe.....easy to make and it tastes great.

Here's what I did last night and it worked perfectly. I buttered my mixing bowl of my KA and also buttered the dough hook, then put a jar of fluff in and added any flavoring, i.e., almond, and also food coloring and mixed a bit, then added about 4 cups of sifted p.sugar adding a cup at a time. Then I dumped this (was slightly dry) onto a greased mat and greased up my hands and kneaded abotu another cup or so of sifted ps in until pliable. It worked just great!

Fondarific. Not only do they have a wonderful flavors it is easy to work with and doesn't tear or give you elephant skin.

I'm confused. I haven't ever heard of chips of any kind in mmf. What is the recipe and also, please, what is the recipe using the fluff?

I've been using Jennifer Dontz semi-homemade fondant that is on her DVD. So far, it is the only fondant I use to cover my cakes.

I only use the mmf because it is so cheap to make and everyone likes the taste. I use Wiltons for making flowers and decorations because it gets so hard.

I keep most of the color (well the bright colors) of Satin Ice on hand all the time. Lately I've been buying PettinIce. It's quite soft, so you have to get used to working with it. Wilton Fondant does not quality as a food product, it's so disgusting. Although with a coupon, it's fine for covering dummy cakes.

I mix Pettinice (Jennifer Dontz recipe) with Fondx because I think Pettinice is a little too soft like Leahs said , it was a little hard to work with, so I mix the two and the texture and flavors are wonderful, in my opinion

I can't afford to buy my fondant - I always use MFF. Even if I charged I couldn't cover my costs with purchasing fondant - WAY too expensive for me!

I started off making MMF but with two young kids, a full time job and husband who works shift work it was just one more thing that took too much time. So I've started buying my own. I find FOndarific on it's own a little too soft and sickly sweet while Satin Ice is a pain to work with and tastes/smaells really fake. however when I mix the two it's great!

how long does the homemade stuff last? The shelf life I mean. A week?

I love Fondarific, but it tended to melt in our high summer temps. so I switch to Fondx. I Love - Love - Love Fondx and now they have nice bright colors that taste as good as Fondarific. If I had more time (which, I would like to point out is a 4 letter word) I would make the MMF with the jello added.

I to make my own fondant. I don't make a MMF but I do find it nice to know you have made EVERYTHING you can for the cake. I know for the sake of time it isn't always ideal but I actually enjoy making the fondant and everyone seems to think it taste pretty good. And a huge plus is that it cost a lot less.

CNCS, I usually use my homemade mmf right away to cover a cake but I know it will last for weeks if air sealed properly.