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Topic Title: How to get Powdered Sugar off of Colored Fondant?
Created On Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:23 PM

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susiedragonfly
Posts: 2

Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:27 PM

Help!
I've just started using fondant, and when I roll out colored fondant, I find that the powdered sugar I put down to roll on- DOESN'T come off the cakeeeeeeee....... And if I roll out fondant without the powered sugar, the fondant sticks to my rolling (Wilton) mat.

How do you wonderful experienced fondant workers deal with this???

Using a brush, only brushes off the excess powdered sugar but not all of it.

Leaves a dull look on my colored fondant!

Please, any advice much appreciated!

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lugoshi
Posts: 6

Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2008 9:24 AM

I ran into the same problem with my coloured fondant cakes. I haven't taken any classes and have learned on my own what works. I gently polish the cake with my hands and then I use a very lightly damp paper towel (one that doesn't leave a lot of lint) and gently pat the whole cake with it. You can check out the guitar hero cake I made that was totally black. Don't worry if it looks really glossy at first - it will dry and leave a nice porcelain look in an hour or so. I’ve also heard that cornstarch works better then icing sugar and I’m going to try it next time – doesn’t dry out the fondant as much.

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danasflowers
Posts: 193

Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2008 8:58 AM

Alcohol!!!

That is the trick by the professionals!!! Clear alcohol like vodka

For me, I have an air brush and I put the alcohol in my air brush and go to town. You could do the same thing by putting it in some sort of a fine mist sprayer. Like the spritzer from Pamered Chef, or a fine sprayer from a spray bottle.

Good luck!

Dana B
Wilton Instructor

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CSparks318
Posts: 17

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 8:25 AM

When you roll out the fondant, grease your counter or mat and rolling pin with a very thin layer of shortening. The shortening will prevent the fondant from sticking and you won't have to deal with powdered sugar residue.

Cindy

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erikadee
Posts: 166

Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:39 PM

those are all great tips, but i have never needed them. all i do is use the brush to get off as much as possible and then i just use my crisco-hands and rub the cake thoroughly to get the rest off. when that's done i use the fondant smoother to make it all smooth.

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susiedragonfly
Posts: 2

Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 12:23 PM

thanks so much for all your advice! Will definitely be trying all of them!

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