Fondant - Marshmallow

 

My daughter wanted an Olaf cake for her Birthday, so I decided to try my hand at making Fondant.  It was actually pretty easy to make.  I'm not the best at decorating with it yet, I guess practice will make perfect.

This makes 2 Cups of Fondant:

2 Cups of Marshmallow's

2-5 Tablespoons of Water

8 Cups Powdered Sugar (sifted)

1 stick of butter

Place the marshmallows and 2 tablespoons of water in a double boiler.  I used a metal bowl that I set on top of a pot of boiling water.  Stir the marshmallows and water until the marshmallows are completely melted.

Place 5 cups of powdered sugar on top of the melted marshmallow mixture and gently fold it into the marshmallows. Grease your hands and your counter-top generously with butter.  Turn the marshmallow mixture onto counter and start kneading it like you would dough. Add more powdered sugar as needed and re-grease your hands the counter-top as needed.  If the marshmallow fondant is tearing easily, it is too dry; add water (about 1/2 tablespoon at a time) kneading until fondant forms a firm, smooth elastic ball that will stretch without tearing, about 8 minutes.

Roll the fondant out about 1/8 inch thick with a rolling pin and lay it over your cake.  This is my attempt at an Olaf cake made with Fondant.  The carrot nose, teeth and hair are all shaped out of fondant.  I used food coloring and a paint brush to "paint" the fondant.

I bought my marshmallows at Fantu.  The packages I bought had pink and white marshmallows.  I wanted to make white icing, so I only used the white marshmallows in the package.  If you use the pink marshmallows, your entire fondant will come out with a pink color.  That is fine if you are going to use food coloring to color the fondant, but if you want white fondant then you need to use white marshmallows.

To store the fondant, coat it with a thin layer of butter, wrap it tightly with plastic wrap, and then place it in a resealable bag with all the air squeezed out. It will keep well in refrigerator for several weeks.  When ready to use, knead the fondant until smooth and roll it out.