homemade fondant is too soft

I haven't used MMF in a long time, so I'm probably not much help, but I would take a small amount of the fondant and try kneading some SIFTED powdered sugar into it to see if it would stiffin it. I use tylose all the time to add to my fondant when making figures, but never to fondant when covering a cake so I'm not sure about that.

do you not have a store you can buy some at? either use it straight or mix it with your homemade.
dont think tylose will help. more ps might be the answer, or else more of whatever the ingredient is that makes it stretchy (i dont make mine, so i never remember whats what!)
good luck.
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i read where some add more p/s sugar. do not add tylose . that will make it into g/p. also i read that they add a few drops of glycerine. after adding more p/s. i do this when i make just regular fondant. not m/m fondant. it works. you got to stiffen it a little more with p/s , then add just a few drops of glycerine. are you rolling in on a mat with shortening on the mat to help get it to and on the cake. how are you rolling it out. maybe we can help more if we know that.

Knead in more powdered sugar and if you have some time to spare let it rest for and hour or so. MMF always has to rest to firm up after you have made it. Did you make this MMF this morning? If you did that is the problem. It has to rest preferably overnight. I make MMF all the time and I never use it freshly made because it is too soft and delicate. Hope this helps....

you put it in the freezer? is this something you do all the time? i've always heard not to put it in the freezer. in fact years ago when i tried using wiltons i had put it in the freezer on a cake.. took it out and it melted off the cake. that could also be whats happening here.

MMF keeps for a while on the counter. You are supposed to make it, let it sit out overnight, knead in more PS if needed and work with it. If you need to store it longer than a few days, you can refrigerate. Bring to room temp before using. I never put it in the freezer!

Hope you were able to get your cake completed. Good luck.

if your not planning on using it for quite a while then yes you can refrigerate it. i myself keep it nice and tightly wrapped and in a ziplock bag and in a cool place aka the pantry. i use mine up with in a month or two so it is still good. to soften yours up- place the amount you need in the microwave for bout ten second intervals unless its a very small amount.

when i make fondant for covering a cake i actually prefer to use mine as soon as its cool enough to go on a cake. its nice soft and pliable. if i use fondant thats been stored- i soften it up using the microwave. my hands couldnt take it if i didn't- plus it helps mix up better etc.

also for the fondant covering cakes- add a bit (tsp or two- you get to know how much you need- by feel after a time) by adding light corn syrup to it when you get ready to melt the marshmallows. after adding the melted marshmallow mix to the powdered sugar in your mixer-= with it being so soften and more moisture it most likely will use up the powdered sugar- more so then if you made your mmf w/o adding the syrup.

after mixing it will still be goopy and warm and almost unhandle-able (best word i could use to describe lol) so what i do is i pour it back in to the bowl i'd used to melt the marshmallows in since it still had plenty of melted crisco in it, to let the mmf cool down enough to handle/knead up.

the addition of corn syrup makes the fondant nice soft and pliable- and less tears and such to it when covering a cake. *

this method isn't preferable if your using fondant to make figurines with etc.

*edited to add: i've even added corn syrup to fondant made weeks/month ago and it helped soften it up quite nicely. i wasn't sure it would work till i tried it recently and was pleasantly surprised

Maybe it was still too hot when you started putting icing sugar in? The sugar will melt instead of thicken and then you'd end up with a soft, sticky mess. Letting it sit overnight also helps. Just for future attempts