And I Thought I Liked Duff....

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myheartsdesire Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 6:32pm
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So I needed to make red roses with fondant. Since red is so hard to acheive I decided to buy some already red fondant. I had a 50% off coupon for michaels so I bought the red duff fondant. The stuff tastes ok but it is so soft I can't make anything hold a shape. icon_confused.gif
Any ideas of how to modify the stuff to make it better for my roses or should I cut my losses and make some?

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kristiemarie Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 6:39pm
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Wouldn't adding powdered sugar help and maybe some tylose?

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Minstrelmiss Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 6:40pm
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I dd a little bit of a stronger fondant like the wilton or a bit of candy clay. The flowers on this cake were made with the Duff fondant

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idgalpal Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 6:40pm
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I use Duff's red fondant for roses also, with the coupon only of course!
I added tylose and they're just perfect.

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amygortoncakes Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 6:53pm
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I would try mixing it with gumpaste, that should make them hold up a bit better.

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myheartsdesire Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 6:59pm
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Thanks! I'm very much a beginner with the flowers. I'm wondering how well the stuff holds up when putting on a cake to cover....

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DaniNicole Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 7:03pm
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I like Duff's fondant; however, it is very soft. It does hold up well on a cake, and taste better than Satin Ice. The white fondant is not a true white, more of a ivory or cream...learned that the hard way...

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KJF1985 Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 8:19pm
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I second adding some gumpaste. I suppose you can but I never make flowers without it in there.

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myheartsdesire Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 9:17pm
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Thanks all! I'm headed to buy some gumpaste. I made some roses previously with mmf but i guess my mmf was a bit drier... They were great without gumpaste. Oh well, lesson learned. Is gum paste edible??

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KJF1985 Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 9:18pm
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Thanks all! I'm headed to buy some gumpaste. I made some roses previously with mmf but i guess my mmf was a bit drier... They were great without gumpaste. Oh well, lesson learned. Is gum paste edible??




Technically yes, but it smells (and probably tastes) like glue. I use a 50/50 mix but you can probably get away with less gumpaste. It dries harder and faster than fondant.

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carmijok Posted 16 Jun 2011 , 9:31pm
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Actually dry gumpaste tastes a lot like Necco wafers. I made a bunch of flowes for an annivesary cake and I actually had someone chowing on them. Yuck! But then, I don't like Necco wafers either!

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costumeczar Posted 17 Jun 2011 , 12:44am
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I think that the Duff label fondant is just Fondarific in a different box. It might be a different brand, but if I remember correctly that's what it is.

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yummy_in_my_tummy Posted 17 Jun 2011 , 12:52am
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Yeah, it's Fondariffic in a different package. Fondariffic won't dry out unless it's in really dry, hot conditions. It's got unlimited work time, so using it for modeling piece doesn't work very well. As a matter of fact, if you use it to decorate dummy cakes, you can sometimes pull the decorations off a completed dummy, and re-use the fondant because it's still not dry!

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costumeczar Posted 17 Jun 2011 , 12:53am
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Yeah, it's Fondariffic in a different package. Fondariffic won't dry out unless it's in really dry, hot conditions. It's got unlimited work time, so using it for modeling piece doesn't work very well. As a matter of fact, if you use it to decorate dummy cakes, you can sometimes pull the decorations off a completed dummy, and re-use the fondant because it's still not dry!




Oh gross! icon_confused.gif

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sweettooth101 Posted 17 Jun 2011 , 1:03am
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To make flowers out of fondant you have to add either tylose or gum tragacanth. PLace the fondant in a ziplock bag add the tylose or gum/trag and knead well. Use as desired but make sure you keep the paste wrapped in cling wrap and then air tight bag or it will dry rock hard.

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LindaF144a Posted 17 Jun 2011 , 1:20am
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Wow, that was not my experience with Duff fondant. The red cake in my photos was used for that cake. I remember it working out perfectly too. I don't recall it being too soft to work with.

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cakesdivine Posted 17 Jun 2011 , 3:42am
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Duff Fondant is actually Fondarific fondant and they have a Wedding white fondant that is perfectly white. I get the Buttercream flavor, it is amazing!

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myheartsdesire Posted 17 Jun 2011 , 4:26am
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Thanks everybody for the advice! I added the equal ratio of gum paste. The worked well. icon_smile.gif I'm gonna try to post a pic of them but we'll see. icon_redface.gif technically challenged sometimes.icon_smile.gif

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myheartsdesire Posted 17 Jun 2011 , 4:48am
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yep, didn't work. When I do the cake I'll post anyway.(:

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