A Yummy Way To Put Icing On Your Cake

Making a fondant out of marshmallow is the best choice especially when you’re at home and you’d want to achieve that fondant covering for your lovely cakes. Learning and making this not only looks really simple, but it’s also really easy to perform and definitely tastes delicious too.

This entire recipe can yield up to 2 pounds of marshmallow fondant. This is so simple that anyone can do it; perhaps you wouldn’t expect and never imagine making your own fondant, because it felt so challenging. But not with this recipe.

Ingredients:

8 ozs bag marshmallows
2 lbs powdered-sugar (icing-sugar or sugar confectioner; not all will be used)
2 lbs water
Vegetable shortening (Crisco) used in greasing your hands & tools

Steps in Making the Special Fondant

Place water & marshmallows inside one bowl that is microwave safe. Heat it using high level for 2 minutes. Once done your marshmallows would look puffy although it would still have its shape. Completely stir till you reach a smooth consistency.

Then add in about one and a half pounds of powdered-sugar and then stir using a clean spoon that is greased using some oil. Within this moment your fondant would appear as a dough that is quite sticky.

Completely grease the work area surface and your hands too with the use of your shortening. then knead fondant, while constantly adding in a bit of powdered-sugar till it no longer feels sticky. When it’s tearing and dry, simply add one teaspoon or perhaps two teaspoons water then knead them again. It is done once dough attains that elastic feel and is stretchy and no longer tears.

When not using this mixture immediately, cover them by sprinkling some Crisco then wrap them really well using plastic-wrap. Then seal inside a bag and store in refrigerator, Fondant could be stored for over few weeks.

Steps in Adding Flavors and Colors to your Fondant

To achieve a flavorful and colorful fondant, it is wise to utilize icing colorings & candy-oils. Since they are very concentrated, which means you will need just some little drops; its results are a lot better compared to using regular food colorings or those flavor-extracts that are usually suggested when making fondant.

Only place the colorings and flavorings once the special fondant will used on the cake. When this is stored inside your fridge, allow it a bit of time to warm or place it inside a microwave then heat up for some seconds. Begin coloring by separating fondants into parts or sections when using different flavors and color combinations, and then keep each separated by wrapping the special fondant using a plastic-wrap when working.

Your special fondant needs to be kneaded until it reaches an elastic and soft feel, then form it into one ball. Just put little drops of flavor or color in different areas or spots within the ball’s top. You need to be wearing gloves in order to prevent your hands by being stained when you go through the kneading process so that the colors will surely be completely blended.

Repeat whole process by putting some drops & knead again until you’d finally achieve desired results. Working slowly is essential when coloring the special fondant, because as you go along slowly you are able to control the addition of those flavors and colorings, so that you wouldn’t be disappointed with its colorings.

Making Fondant

When thinking it’s a lot simpler to purchase those prepared fondant, think again, this recipe definitely is far easier when making it yourself, making this special homemade great tasting fondant is relatively effortless to perform, all worth your time as well as your effort.

Perhaps you have not attempted to create this special homemade special fondant for your delectable cake decorations. Give this recipe a try and surely you’ll get surprised and amazed at how easy it is to produce a fondant, and gives you a touch of added creativity, unique style plus putting flavors in one’s own cake decorations.