succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work." -Edison
That has been my Philosophy on the fondant. It is tricky and if I let myself get dispointed each time it flopped, I would have given up long ago. Like the Lightbulb was to Edison, the final product of the fondant is driving me to keep trying. I'll get there eventually. I haven't made HUGE screwups, but its not perfect yet.
My own findings from experimentation:
- Fondant is far stickier than you could ever anticipate. (it would be a good substitute for handcuffs it is that binding)
- Never add water to "unstick yourself". It just begins to run and stick to more things. I would have taken a picture of that moment.. but my hands were tied haha.
- for a marshmallow fondant, Crisco is your best friend.
- Cold fondant is better than squishy warm stuff. To passify a fussy batch of fondant, pop it into the fridge for a few minutes.
Here are some pictures of my sticky free moments when I could get at my camera!
4 comments:
Love the polka dotted ones! They are pretty. You have SO much more patience than me!
Haha Well i have a lot of time to kill, and once in my frustration I hurled a lump at the kitchen floor. (after struggling to clean the mess I decided on the "Edison" approach)
I love watching the baking challenge shows where they put fondant on the special cakes. They roll out the icing so big and then lift it with both arms on to the cake.. then smooth. Even the professionals have problems. These look sweet. Dots and swirls are so in!
Hey Michelle,
I need to talk to you re:invitations before you go to Tom's. If you get a chance, email me your phone number and I will give you a call. jillmacd@ns.sympatico.ca
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