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Homemade Rolled Fondant DRY!

post #1 of 8
9/15/11 at 7:40pm
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I tried 2 different recipes (both had powdered sugar, glucose, glycerine, water, shorthening. Only one had gelatin (Colette Peter's recipe). Both felt fine when I made them. They were wrapped tightly and placed in tupperware.
When I tried to use them the next day they were brittle and cracked easily. Could not cover a cake to save my life. Tried adding more shorthening - no good.
Any suggestions?
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post #2 of 8
9/15/11 at 7:57pm
Try placing some of it in the microwave for 10 second increments and knead it in between to see if it softens up.

I've had luck doing that.
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post #3 of 8
9/16/11 at 12:09pm
I usually use a marshmellow based recipe for my fondant and then when I am working it, I place gloves on and spray them down with pam. This keeps it from sticking to me or my counter when I working it, gives it a nice shine if you need a highgloss finish and keeps it from cracking on me. I usually do this technique if I am making cakes for my kids at school and have to make them a couple of days in advance.
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post #4 of 8
9/16/11 at 12:16pm
add glycerine, that will help
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post #5 of 8
9/16/11 at 1:08pm
I have had this happen so out of frustration I doused it with water since I figured "heck if it's dry then lets see what happens when I over saturate it with water". I figured I was going to trash it anyway so why not experiment a bit. Well, it gets all sticky and gummy and I was sure I ruined it but kept on kneading and kneading using shortening on my sticky hands and eventually it reconstituted and became usable fondant and was even better after resting for a day or so. It's a worth a try if you are just going to toss it anyway. If you do it though just know you will be certain it's a gooey hopeless mess before it starts to come together and be usable. Lots of shortening on your hands.

I should say I've done that with the homemade fondant recipe with NO glycerin. Just MM, PS Sugar and shortening. hth!!
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Cake disasters are like childbirth...you swear you'll NEVER make another cake but soon the pain is forgotten and you are elbow deep in BC again.
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post #6 of 8
9/16/11 at 1:29pm
It could be that you added too much powdered sugar. When I first made fondant from scratch I put way to much po.sugar and the next day it was impossible to work with. It also depends on the environment that you live, I just recently moved to a more humid climate and have noticed that I have to add more po. sugar to my recipe than when I lived in a drier climate. Also try kneading in some shortening to see if that would help some.
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post #7 of 8
9/16/11 at 1:51pm
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Thanks. Is marshmallow fondant good for covering a cake? I thought it was used for draping and bows.
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post #8 of 8
9/16/11 at 2:08pm
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Thanks. Is marshmallow fondant good for covering a cake? I thought it was used for draping and bows.



I use it for all my fondants.
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