Take all of your leftover fondant from previous cakes and mix them together until you have a pliable piece – you will probably end up with a grayish or taupy color; add a generous amount of Tylose because you want the mold to harden rock solid. Once you have thoroughly mixed the Tylose into the fondant, pat it on the table and cut a round or square piece using one of your cutters. The size of the cutter will depend on the size of the piece you want to mold.

You are now ready to press your piece onto the fondant to make an impression – you can leave your piece inside the mold for a few minutes, or take it out right away if you are very careful. Once you are satisfied with the impression on the mold, allow it to dry overnight. Voila, you now have a mold you can use several times.

Obviously, fondant molds will not keep like the silicone ones because they are made out of sugar, but you can get quite a few uses out of it. Verusca mentioned that refrigerator magnets make great pieces for molding because they are usually very detailed. You can also use buttons, mini-purses, scrapbooking items, wooden little figures, keys, etc.

Hope this helps, and thank you Verusca for sharing your method of making disposable fondant molds!

If you have this feature already – please, tell me where I can find it. I love so many of these tutorials, but find myself copying and pasting them onto a Word document so I can refer to them while making these great cakes.

I’m so happy that I found this website – it rocks!!!!

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I just got a big order for vanilla cupcakes for a baby shower. I have a recipe, but I was wondering if anybody had a great recipe for vanilla cupcakes – I’ve been trying to get my foot in the door at this community and this is my big chance – so I want to wow them with my cupcakes.

I need to have them all baked by this Thursday – so your quick response would be appreciated!

Many thanks,

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The classes are usually $39.99, but they are running a special at $19.99 – once you purchase a class, you can sign in as many times as you want, watch the videos over and over, download materials lists, instructions, etc.

I purchased the class on “Handcrafted Sugar Flowers” by Jacqueline Butler and “Advanced Fondant Techniques” by Marina Sousa. I’m really enjoying it – While many of you may be familiar with some of the topics they discuss, these videos would be an excellent tool for newer designers – if you only get one important tip out of these videos, it’s well worth a $20 bill.

Thought I’d share this information with all of you.

I’m trying to make him a beer mug, which will require stacking several 6” cakes – your “quick” help will be very appreciated.

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Materials: drying rack; styrofoam glass

Cut two slits on the styrofoam glass and insert it onto the drying rack – it fits nice and snuggly. Then place your gumpaste tiara on top of the glass and let it dry. It will hold a beautiful shape and the glass won’t move at all. This can be used for other figures.

Try it… you’ll like it :))))

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I’ve never done this combination – but I would think that a cherry filling is quite sweet and maybe a chocolate cake might be better… but since I’m not sure, I will welcome your recipes!

Thank you…
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I’m making a two-tier cake for a baby’s first birthday using the Disney Car 2 theme. As a added bonus, I’d like to make a small “smash cake” for the baby. I’ve seen the tutorials for the large car, but if anybody has any tips on making a mini-version – I would appreciate it.

I rolled out the gumpaste on the textured mat; peeled it off; cut the cactus with Exacto knife following template; let it dry and then painted it using color dust. Here are some pictures of the steps I took – sometimes you just have to improvise – :)))

P.S. The rocks are also made out of gumpaste – I was on a roll – LOL!

Ingredients:

• 1 Tbsp. gelatin (Knox can be used, but it tends to lump)
• 6 Tbsp. Water at room temperature

Sprinkle the gelatin over water and mix right away – if bubbles form, skim them off the top. Allow mixture to rest for 2-3 minutes until it reaches a sponge-like consistency. Take hardened gelatin and place in microwave oven for 10 seconds intervals – do a set of 10, 10, 5 – stirring after each set. This process will melt the gelatin – make sure that before you dip your flower and/or petals that gelatin is at room temperature.

In the meantime, prepare a shallow bowl filled with superfine sugar. If you don’t have superfine sugar, place regular granulated sugar into a food processor and pulse until very fine.

Make sure your flowers/petals are clean and pesticide-free. To crystallize, hold a flower (or leaf) by its stem and very carefully paint it with the gelatin mixture on both sides – try not to coat it too heavily. You could also dip the flower, but it won’t be as delicate.

Hold the wet flower over the bowl of sugar and (using a teaspoon) sprinkle it evenly. Turn it over and do the back side, too. Shake off excess sugar (tap your hand on the side of the bowl) and then place the coated flower on the wax-covered tray. Allow to dry for a minimum of 24 hours.

After the flowers or leaves are dry, clip off their stems and place them in an airtight container. if you store them away from light and heat, they should be usable and will retain their color for a year. Handle flowers/petals with care as they are very fragile.

I learned this method at a class I attended and it works beautifully every time.

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