I used MMF fondant for making these Strawberries, but you can use gum paste or any modelling dough.
Colour your fondant with red food colour, I used the wilton no taste christmas red. It will take a lot of colour for the amount of fondant as the size of your fist. So I suggest the best way is to colour the fondant when you are making the receipe if it is a huge batch needed. Also you will need some green coloured fondant for making the tops of the strawberries.
Materials needed:
Red & Green food colour
Small Star shaped cookie cutter
Tooth pick or any pointed tool
Brush
Cornstarch
Rolling pin
Step 1
Roll the green fondant and using a star cookie cutter that is smallest about an inch or so, cut a star shape. Smooth the edges wih your fingers and keep aside.
Step 2
Now take the red coloured fondant as much as the size you want the strawberry to look. Roll it in the palm of your hands so that you have a smooth finish with no crack lines on the fondant ball. If the cracks are still visible then grease your hands with crisco or any shortening that you are using and roll the ball with your palm.
Step 3
Now try to slowly get a tapered end to the ball, retaining one end to still look like a ball
Now make small dent inside the rounded edge so we can fix the calyx . You can a use a clean end of a paint brush if you dont have a round edged tool.
Step 5
Take a pointed item like a tooth pick and apply cornstarch to it, now prick holes so you can give the look of the seeds
Step 6
Take a tiny piece of fondant and make a little stem head
Step 7
Brush a little water at the dent hole on the strawberry and fix the star shape and the tiny stem head
wow ! you have your strawberry!
