im making my friend a cheetah cake out of fondant and i don’t want the fondant to get dry and crack before she receives it. what should i use to keep the fondant flexible and easy to work with. Also any suggestions as to how to make a good cheetah pattern? Thanks!
How di I keep fondant flexible?
Posted: 21st August 2010 by admin in "flexible working"Tags: Flexible, fondant, keep
If you are storing just the fondant. . . before applying it to the cake. . just grease the fondant with some Crisco and store in an airtight bag or wrap it in plastic wrap.
If you are wanting to go ahead and put the fondant on the cake. . . . and then need to know how long it will last. . . .
Storage of a Fondant covered cake depends on the type and the fillings and frostings. In general, a Rolled or Poured Fondant covered cake does NOT need to be refrigerated, unless necessary.
A fondant covered cake will keep for about 5 days in a cardboard box, with a cover, in a cool dry place. If it contains perishable fillings, frostings or decorations, it MUST be refrigerated. Keep it loosely covered or in a cardboard box with a cover. In general, refrigerating a cake will dry it out, but less so if covered with Fondant. The fondant covering will harden if stored at room temperature, but it takes about a week or so, depending on the humidity. A fondant covered cake stored in the refrigerator will have its covering remain
somewhat pliable from the moisture in the refrigerator. However, if you have decorations on the cake, you have to be careful whether or not the cake can be refrigerated with the decorations on the cake; if you are using gumpaste or sugar designs they will completely droop.
To make the Cheetah print I would just paint it on. Here is a pic of a cake where a decorator did it that way.
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