Marshmallow Fondant Cake

My first attempt at making a Marshmallow Fondant! I have no cake decorating experience aside from using regular old frosting and sprinkles. I do have experience rolling pie crust, which came in handy here.

I'm totally impressed with how well the cake turned out, how easy the fondant is to work with, and how inexpensive it is compared to commercially available fondant.

Ingredients:
16 oz mini-marshmallows (name brand)
32 oz powdered sugar
2 1/2 tablespoons water
Some Crisco

Put marshmallows in a microwave safe bowl and sprinkle the water over them. Microwave in 30 second intervals, mixing with a spatula between, until marshmallows melt and become smooth (the mixture should not be hot enough to burn you). Dump melted mixture out onto a surface greased well with Crisco (it will spread out), use the spatula to scrape it off the sides of the bowl. Pour most of the powdered sugar over the mixture (it will spread out even more). Grease your hands thoroughly with Crisco and start to knead the sugar into the mixture. Knead until smooth (maybe 5 minutes). If you want to color the fondant, now is the time to do so. I used regular water-based food coloring and it worked fine. Knead the coloring in (the Crisco on your hands should keep the coloring from dying you) until there are no color streaks (maybe 2 or 3 minutes). Pat the fondant into a ball and coat lightly with Crisco. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 3 hours (overnight is fine). When you are ready to work with the fondant, zap it in the microwave for 10 to 20 seconds to soften it up. It's now ready to be rolled out, cut, and shaped. If you're covering a cake, the cake should be frosted first using a buttercream frosting so that the fondant has something to stick to. Don't roll the fondant too thin, 1/6 of an inch seems about right.

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[cacuna0221]

I love this cake I want to make one for my daughters 2nd birthday can you tell me how you color it? Do you use food coloring and if so how much? Beautiful job I love it!!!

[canadiancricket]

I used gel food coloring (it's a liquid food coloring despite the name, but look specifically for "gel"). I'm not sure how many drops I used, but I started with 2 or 3, worked it in, and added more if it wasn't dark enough.

[cacuna0221]

So you added it while you were mixing the mm or when you were mixing the mm with the sugar?

[canadiancricket]

You add the coloring after you have completely mixed and kneaded the fondant. You'll have a smooth ball of fondant, stick a hole in it with your finger, and put in the drops of food coloring, then knead it (press and fold) until the color is even.

[CURIOUS0111]

WOW beautiful!

[cece39581]

Looks very nice!

[MGShortcake]

@canadiancricket

I was wondering do you make one batch of MMF and estimate how much you need for each piece of decoration, or do you make one batch for the decoration and then one batch for the cake. I am making a 13X9 cake and then need some extra for a bat and ball or whatever I choose to decorate the cake with.

Thanks so much!

[southerncomfert101]

it looks like you were ment to make cakes. great job

[SellieSierra1]

I went to the store to get food coloring for my fondant an i could only find the basic primary colors of food coloring . If i put jus a little drop of red will that help me get pink fondant?

[92Ramya]

wow thank you so much for posting the steps on how to make it! your cake turned out amazing!

[chaosthunder]

errrr... can u stop spinig it and give me soime to eat???? lol i joke its pretty =D

[justmisskasik]

This was your first attempt at fondant?? You have a gift.

[1991babyjessy]

HOW DO I MAKE A BOW??!?!!?

[Audi104]

@ghag3 Once it is already made and kneaded into a ball then you add the color and knead some more until combined.

[AspiringPolyglot22]

does marshmallow fondant taste any better than regular fondant?

[nintendogrl0603]

...MUST NOM CAIK O.O