First -- thanks to ntertynme (sorry if I spelled that wrong) for the directions on how to make MMF as well as how to decorate with it. I made the MMF for the first time last night and finally had a chance to work with it tonight.

For the novice .. here is what i learned:

What they say is correct -- flaws in your cake or your frosting will show through the MMF (see picture in my gallery - the website wont let me upload it here). I personally need to figure out how to get the torted cake to line up better so that i don't have those bulges -- i think my BC dam is too far in ....

Make sure you put a little bit of shortening on your rolling pin and your hands as you start off ... otherwise its stuck to everything ....

When smoothing the fondant on the sides, be careful of pushing it too hard against the edge of the cake as you will end up with BC oozing out the bottom -- or at least I did!!!

Not 100% sure on this one yet -- but can MMF be used to make fondant roses? I tried it and it just didn't seem to want to hold up to form the petals.

For those who haven't tried to make MMF yet -- I say go for it! It wasn't hard to do and I am going to make another batch tomorrow for my class on Friday!!

Jay

I looked at your cake and I think it looks great. My bulge is always out, so my dam must be too big. Have you used Satin Ice fondant? If so, how would you compare it's ease of use with MMF?

Hi, Cindy --

Actually -- this was my first attempt at any kind of fondant. My plan is to try this one more time -- just so that i can get through this weeks class .. then i want to try the Wilton fondant and then I will try the Satin Ice ... I want to play around w/ each one a little before i move on, so that i can find out which one will work the best for me.

Thanks for your comments!! I think we are all our worst critics, because unfortunately, all I see is flaws ...

I will let you know what i think once I've tried the other two ...

I think it looks Great too Jay, How's it Taste? the MMF? hahaha. I havent gotten up the nerve to mess with any fondant yet.
Cindy, My Friend Leslie uses the Satin Ice and LOVES it.

~Sweet~=0)

Thanks,

I tried it on my Course III final cake and I found it really a lot harder to work with than the Wilton's, but it tastes much better. I'm not sure what I did wrong, but I made a huge mess and had to scrape it off the cake and start over.

Hi, Jay! Your fondant turned out well, and the cake looks great! In fact, all your cakes look really good! IMHO you could skip the Wilton's fondant, nobody will want to eat it at all! Janice

the cake looks very good for your first MMF

I made MMF for the second class of Course III and loved it. I thought it turned out great. I used it for that cake but am not using it for the final course cake. I am using it for the fondant roses needed for the final cake and they are turning out just fine even without added gumtex. I found nuking the MMF helps it to be more pliable if you're not using it fresh.

It does taste much better than wiltons but it still got picked off the cake. It just has a weird texture.

Here is a question that has been baffling me. When a decorator mentions making something with fondant and letting it dry, will people actually eat it then when it's on the cake? I'm too afraid of fondant so have never tried it yet.