Homemade Fondant

(from adhornbeck’s recipe box)

Source: Ginger Adams

Categories: Cake Decorating

Ingredients

  • 2 Tablespoons butter to grease bowl for melted marshmallows
  • 8 cups mini marshmallows, loosely packed
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons clear vanilla flavor
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons clear butter flavor
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 3 Tablespoons water
  • 1 Tablespoon corn syrup, helps with pliability
  • 2 lbs powdered sugar
  • 2 Tablespoon dream whip, dry
  • 1/4 cup crisco used for kneading the dough

Directions

  1. Grease the inside of a large microwavable bowl with butter.

  2. Put marshmallows, vanilla, butter flavor and water into bowl.

  3. Microwave on high for 60 seconds. If marshmallows are completely melted than you are ready, if not stir and return to the microwave in 30 second intervals until completely melted.

  4. Add corn syrup.

  5. Fit mixer with the dough hook and pour in powdered sugar, dream whip and salt and mix well.

  6. Carefully add in the liquefied marshmallow mixture to powdered sugar mixture.

  7. Mix at low speed until incorporated.

  8. Turn mixer up to low/medium speed to knead until majority of sugar is blended in. **There may be a little that will not mix in-that’s ok. You can hand knead that in, if the dough is to soft.

  9. Turn fondant onto a flat surface that has been lightly dusted with powdered sugar.

  10. Knead fondant until smooth and pliable.

  11. Wrap in plastic wrap than a ziplock bag.

  12. Let the dough rest for at least an hour until it has cooled.

  13. If fondant has become to stiff to work with place in the microwave for 10-15 seconds than rub your hands with shortening and knead until pliable again.

  14. Fondant can be made up to 2 weeks in advance as long as it is wrapped and sealed up tightly.

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