this stuff is so good, can't believe it. if its too hard, just put it into the micro wave for a few seconds and go to town. i was able to add it to my cakes while it was warm and guess what, on one of the cakes, i didn't add icing first and it adhere to the cake with not problem. the other cake i added frosting to the cake prior to and you could not tell the difference, people love the cakes. remember just add it slightly warm to your cakes. I will buy more because I use it often.