Removing Fondant Letters From Cutters
Decorating By DeniseMarlaine Updated 18 May 2006 , 5:59pm by SLK
I bought a set of small Wilton letters to cut fondant letters for my granddaughter's birthday cake. I had a terrible time getting the fondant letters out of the cutters. The instructions just said to use a small spatula, but a spatula wouldn't fit in there. I also tried toothpicks--that worked a little better. I tried dipping them in cornstarch; that didn't help at all. Then I tried dipping them in vegetable oil. I even tried blowing air through from the back. That worked for some of them, but not all. The oil seemed to help the most, but it was still a struggle and some of the letters are all bumpy and warped 
. Do any of you use these things and, if so, any ideas for how to make this easier?
I have the same ones, the alphabet cut outs? I had the same problem; some of them would stick, and some of them wouldn't and the ones that did, I had to use a toothpick to get out. I don't have any tips, but here's a bump for you.
That's it--the alphabet cut outs. The really simple letters are fine. It's letters like 'a' 'r' and 'b' was the WORST! The big cut outs are too big for a small cake so I really want to be able to use these small ones.
I use the rounded tip on the back of my cake decorating paint brushes. it's small enough to fit, and the rounded part doesn't leave obvious marks ... especially if I'm patient!
I hear you all - I have the same problems - especially with the A letter. Here's what I've been doing. I've had better results when I roll the fondant out in the sheet and let it dry out a bit - like 5 minutes or so - then flip it over so that other side can dry a bit. Then turn it over again, dip the cutter in powder sugar, cut and use the back of your paint brush to push out if necessary (or the blowing it the cutter method - just don't tell those that are eating it you did that - ha). It's not always full proof - but it helps.
try rolling your fondant on a slightly greased surface, then letting the fondant dry to the touch, then using the cutter to cut the letters out. The greased board should hold on to the fondant so you don't have worry about getting it out of the cutter, also i would roll that fondant on the very thin side
I haven't even worked with fondant yet, but after reading about trying to "blow" the letters out I was wondering if compressed air might work. You know the cans you buy to do things like clean out your keyboard?
Interesting idea! At least with canned compressed air you wouldn't be blowing germs on them (lol). I only did the blowing thing on a cake for my immediate family--and none of them like fondant so no danger of them being eaten!
That's funny. I do the same thing with my family - they are not fans of fondant flavor either - so I blow away - haha. It would be interesting to see if the canned air works - let us know if you try it koolaidstains (nice name by the way). I also never though of using a Q-tip, I may try that too.
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