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I am starting to HATE MMF

post #1 of 23
12/3/11 at 11:20am
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Don't you just love the video's that show nice MMF rolled out that looks soooo nice and it just perfectly covers a cake and looks great? NOT!!! I have had nothing but disasters with MMF! I am throwing the MM out! I even let it sit over night and it still is yucky, to sticky, way to stretchy, even crisco doesn't work long. I try to roll it out on the counter, sticks, I tried a little sugar, cornstarch, and crisco...nothing works. By the time I finally roll it out it would just feel like silly putty and break. I am tired of trying to get it right and wasting money!!! Does anyone have good luck with this? Please share your stories with me. I am willing to give it another shot or two but if it doesn't work I'm throwing those babies in a camp fire! LOL

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post #2 of 23
12/3/11 at 12:19pm
It just takes practice. I've been using it for years and it works fine for me.

Go to the fabric store and get a piece of thick clear vinyl. Cut it to fit your countertop or table, wherever you roll your fondant. When you're going to roll fondant on it, dust the vinyl with cornstarch. Put the fondant on, dust the top of the fondant with cornstarch. After you roll a little in all directions, dust the top and flip it. Then dust that side and roll it out a little more. Repeat until it's the size you need. (I use a basting brush for the cornstarch, if you use the bristle kind, then before you start using it each time, twist and tug the bristles so that any loose ones come out in your hand and not on your fondant). When the fondant is big enough, either slip your hands under it and lift it, or pick up your vinyl mat and flip the fondant onto the cake.
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post #3 of 23
12/3/11 at 1:55pm
Hi there klamb17, I am so sorry to hear that you are having so much trouble with the MMF. I use Buddy's recipe, which is on his web site. It is very easy to follow and so far so good i haven't had any problems with it and i am fairly new with working with fondant. Also the Mat from Sweetwise is wonderful. Good luck to you and I hope this helps.
Sabrina Radican
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post #4 of 23
12/3/11 at 2:48pm
Yeah, I made it a few times and got sick of it real quick. I switched to MFF and haven't looked back. I've tweaked the original version to what I have deemed the perfect fondant.
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post #5 of 23
12/3/11 at 3:54pm
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Maria, what's MFF?
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post #6 of 23
12/3/11 at 4:54pm
Michelle Foster Fondant. You cna do a Google search for it, and it will lead to a recipe here or other places. Good stuff. So was MMF, but it just wouldn't work for me.
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post #7 of 23
12/3/11 at 8:23pm
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Thanks, I will sure try it out. Now this fondant will not be sticky like MMF right? I am thinking that it won't be because it's not marshmallows.
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post #8 of 23
12/3/11 at 8:37pm
No, but it can be, need to find the balance of p/s that works for you. Sometimes I make it with more p/s to make the fondant harder, sometimes I make a little softer, depending on what I'm doing with it.
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post #9 of 23
12/4/11 at 4:42am
Michelle Foster's Fondant is great, but a little expensive and time consuming to make compared to MMF. I've never had problems with MMF as long as I knead in enough powdered sugar (about 2 pounds of sugar into 16 oz of melted marshmallows), and knead ALOT! The longer you knead it after ALL of the sugar is incorporated, the smoother it gets. Mac's Mom's recipe here on CC is the best, IMHO.
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post #10 of 23
12/4/11 at 7:25am
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Dani,
Maybe I am not putting enough p/s in my marshmallows. I guess that's why its so stretchy and like silly putty..lol. But I did keep adding p/s until it looked like the mm wouldn't take anymore. I had a 10oz bag of mm and used maybe 1.5 lbs of p/s.

Thanks for everyone's help!

Karen
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post #11 of 23
12/4/11 at 1:12pm
I use about one pound PS for a 10.5 ounce bag of mallows. It should not be sticky when you knead the PS in. If still sticky, you need more PS. But remember it will get harder after it sites, so don't put too much PS or it will become rock hard. I agree it does need a LOT of kneading after it cures.

Sharon

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Sharon

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post #12 of 23
12/8/11 at 5:45am
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Originally Posted by Texas_Rose

It just takes practice. I've been using it for years and it works fine for me.

Go to the fabric store and get a piece of thick clear vinyl. Cut it to fit your countertop or table, wherever you roll your fondant. When you're going to roll fondant on it, dust the vinyl with cornstarch. Put the fondant on, dust the top of the fondant with cornstarch. After you roll a little in all directions, dust the top and flip it. Then dust that side and roll it out a little more. Repeat until it's the size you need. (I use a basting brush for the cornstarch, if you use the bristle kind, then before you start using it each time, twist and tug the bristles so that any loose ones come out in your hand and not on your fondant). When the fondant is big enough, either slip your hands under it and lift it, or pick up your vinyl mat and flip the fondant onto the cake.



Many thanks for these very helpful and excellent instructions.
The thick clear vinyl mat is a brilliant idea.
Ingrid M. Smith

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post #13 of 23
12/8/11 at 12:24pm
fondant and I are NOT friends, that is until I got "THE MAT"!! Everyone needs it. You don't need to add anything to your fondant! You just put it between the plastic sheets and roll. They have the video on u tube. It works just like the video shows. I haven't had a problem since I bought my mat. The price may make you flinch, but sooooo worth it!
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post #14 of 23
12/8/11 at 1:36pm
I make homemade MMF and use a lot of powdered sugar, - one bag of marshmellows, and at least 2-3 lbs of powdered sugar. I haven't had any problems with it - I bought a large vinyl fondant mat for $26 on amazon.com and when it comes time to cover cakes, I rub shortening on the mat, roll out the fondant on the mat, then flip the mat onto my cakes - this method works wonderful every time for me. There was a you tube video I used to learn how to make the fondant- I don't remember whose it was, but it was one bag of marshmellows, 3 tbsp of water, heat til melted, then stir in 1 1/2 c. of sifted powdered sugar, then put it on a mat and kneed in about another cup and a half of powdered sugar - it starts out messy, but by the end of kneeding- I have perfect fondant. - and it's very yummy! Don't give up on it- I would definitly invest in a vinyl mat - mine is from NY cakes.
I've learned so much from my mistakes..... I'm thinking of making a few more!
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I've learned so much from my mistakes..... I'm thinking of making a few more!
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post #15 of 23
12/8/11 at 2:31pm
I looove MMF! its the only fondant i`ve used since i started decorating

I found out that the Kraft brand gives you the worst MMF fondant ever, It gets too sticky and with a yellowish color to it, I use store brand and the "Guandy" marshmallows in my country GUATEMALA.

Try with different brands until you get your perfect MMF, I use 1 bag of regular white marshmallows and 2 pounds of confectioners sugar or "azucar glass" as is called in Guatemala
put the marshmallow in a microwable container covered with shortening, add 3 spoons of water on top of the marshmallows and microwave almost 2 minutes stopping every 30 seconds to stir the marshmallows, stir with a wooden spoon covered in shortening. Then add little by little the sugar, stir and when its to thick knead the sugar and MMF in your countertop or on top of a thick vinil plastic mat. cover with a little shortening and a lot of plastic wrap.

there is no need to spend in "THE MAT" you can buy thick transparent vinyl to cover a regular table.

Do not heat too much the marshmallows or you will get a sticky and wet MMF,
do not use oil spray to cover the container or you will get a sticky MMF.

I make all my decorations with MMF with a little of CMC to harden and never had any problem icon_smile.gif
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