One of the biggest issues with cake decorating is watermarks on fondant or stains on fondant. This simple, easy and effortless trick for how to remove watermarks and stains on fondant will save u heartache the next time you need a quick fix. You won't believe how effective this method is. A tip every cake maker must save for future use.
If you have been decorating for a while you probably come across this issue unless of course you are luckier than me. One is stains on fondant and the second is watermark on fondant.
Well this has saved me on a few occasions and especially on cakes that have my hand painting work.
How do you avoid watermarks on the fondant? (pin)
- Always use only a damp not wet brush. A little water goes a long way.
- Unless necessary do not apply water to a big area of the cake. Instead apply water/alcohol to the piece of fondant attachment.
- If your attachment is large apply water in smaller sections to the cake, and only to places you know ;will be covered. You can always add more.
- When attaching small flowers to larger areas of a cake such as when using a plunger cutter, have a wet sponge near us.. Dip the plunger in powder sugar, dust off any excess. Cut out your flower and before you apply the flower to you cake. Lightly touch it to the wet sponge , then apply to the cake. This will help stick the flower with any water marks around it.
- Never put your buttercream cakes in the freezer to chill before applying fondant. The small ice crystals that melt between the buttercream and fondant leave marks of small water droplets.
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Now for the second problem - How to remove stains on fondant?
I learned this tip from the sugar teachers blog a long time ago and have been using it since. Recently, I had someone ask me and realized I must share this with you.
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Dotty
Thank you for this trick. I splashed color and I thought that was it. But this saved me. Thanks
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Dotty. happy to hear this tutorial worked out well for you. Sure is a cool trick. Thanks for coming back to write this feedback. Love to hear from people who try my recipes. Have a nice day. Thanks
Debra
OMG, that vodka worked!! I splashed a big cup of coffee near the birthday cake I ordered for my daughter. in a panic I found this one. Thank you. It was all gone before she came home.
Veena Azmanov
Thank you, Cookie. So happy to hear you found this post useful and it worked for your cake. Oh my, I can only imagine how scary that must have been to have coffee splashes. Thanks for coming back to write this feedback. Have a lovely day.
Patrick Gitau
Hi Veena. I used your fondant recipe and I have
to say thank you, it's the best Fondant
Recipe ever! My only concern is that when I mix yellow into the fondant and leave it overnight it discolors to green. This also happens to grey 🙁 What would be the most likely reason?
Veena Azmanov
Thank you Patrick. Glad to here that you liked the fondant. All colors are made using a combination of color pigments so depending on the brand of the color you use it may tend to give you the color is most prominent to make that color. I would highly recommend trying a different brand of edible gel colors. I have used colors on the countless times with good results. My brand of choice is Magic Colours
Sangeeta Rai
great work Veena