Introduction: Fondant!
Step 1: Ingredients
You're gonna need a 16 oz bag of mini marshmallows, 2 tblspsn of water, and a 2 lb bag of powdered sugar.
Step 2: Combine and Microwave
In a large microwave safe bowl, add your water to the bag of mini marshmallows. Microwave on hight for 2 minutes.
Step 3: Stir
Stir the microwaved mixture until smooth.
Step 4: Add and Knead
Introduce the entire bag of sugar to your marshmallow blob. Knead until the dough most closely resembles play dough.
Step 5: Cool and Color
Once your fondant is the desired consistency, refrigerate to firm. Take a few sections and add food coloring, store separately.
Step 6: Add to Cake
Roll out your fondant onto a well oiled of powdered sugared work space until it's a 1/4 of an inch thick, and as long and as wide as your cakes chosen dimensions. Make sure there's a thin layer of buttercream in between the fondant and your cake.
Step 7: Present
Present and eat!
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25 Comments
6 years ago
this recipe was very good and it tasted amazing
7 years ago
really good instructable
10 years ago on Introduction
I've been on a baking craze lately, I can't wait to try this out :)
12 years ago on Step 1
maybe if you cut the large marshmallows up into smaller pieces...
13 years ago on Introduction
This recipe is AWESOME! I am a dude with no previous baking experience at all and I used this recipe to make my first cake. It turned out fantastic.
Thanks!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
I've made a couple cakes using this recipe since making my heart cake. Thanks again SOO much for this recipe... it's opened up a whole new artistic outlet for me.
13 years ago on Introduction
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
You could sub cornstarch for the sugar. Results may vary.
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
13 years ago on Introduction
This is great. Plus i love your retro video, so cute!
13 years ago on Step 1
do large marshmellows work?
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
they should, but it's better to use mini marshmallows because they are easier to melt
13 years ago on Introduction
Thou art my hero. Love the video. Gonna try this out in the next two weeks. How long can I keep it in the fridge for? I have a few birthday cakes to make, because I know and love tooo many Pisces.
13 years ago on Introduction
The first time I made MMF was a horrible experience because I used my hands (I didn't have a good mixer at the time) to knead and eventually ended up with "super glued" hands! Haha! Anyways, this recipe is pretty much the same one I follow, but if I could make a few suggestions?
1. Before melting, I like to add about 3/4 C. white chocolate chips to the MM (for white MMF).
2. Just before the MM is completely melted, I usually stir in the food coloring so I won't have to worry about kneading it in later, but ONLY if I'm making a base color fondant. If only a small amount of a certain color is needed, then I would just knead it in afterwards, like this recipe suggests.
13 years ago on Introduction
I made a chocolate version of this. I substituted 1 cup cocoa powder for the equivalent amount of powdered sugar. Then I mixed the cocoa powder and powdered sugar completely before adding it to the hot marshmallow mixture. The end result was a nice chocolate brown and the consistency was still good.
13 years ago on Introduction
Could i use the marshmallows creme? Like jet puffed? or does it have to be bagged ones? Just still heat it a bit and then use your sugar?
13 years ago on Introduction
i have tried to make the other fondants and well it didnt work to well. but this one works great and it is very tasty. thank you so much for putting this one on here.
14 years ago on Introduction
so cool but here in France we can only find normal marshmallows(in my town tthe minis are like 5$ the 200grams -_- ) ...do I have to change the recipe or will it work anyway? thank you for the recipe
Reply 13 years ago on Introduction
I bet you could cut up regular marchmallows into mini size chunks. Yum Yum. Fondant.
14 years ago on Introduction
Can you freeze fondant? This is ten times easier than the other recipes I've seen...