Fondant For The Future
This video was inspired by the fact that I had a birthday cake order with fondant and had never made fondant before. That is all. Oh, and did I mention you will never buy store bought fondant again?
Yield: 4.5lbs - 5lbs
INGREDIENTS:
Fondant:
2 lbs (907g) powdered sugar sifted (plus extra if thicker fondant desired)
1 lb (454g) marshmallows
2 tbsp warm water (For dark colors, 1 tbsp warm water and 1 tbsp food safe coloring)
2 cup (113g) coconut/vegetable shortening
INSTRUCTIONS:
Generously coat a pot with non-stick spray and melt marshmallows over medium heat until gooey.
Pour water into pot melted marshmallows, gently stir, and pour mix into the bowl of a stand mixer with the dough hook attachment.
Add in your shortening and start mixing on stir/speed 1.
One cup at a time, or spoonful, add in your powdered sugar and save one cup for kneading.
Mix fondant on low until smooth and malleable
With a dough card or spatula, scrape fondant into a bowl with remaining powdered sugar
Knead the mixture until remaining powdered sugar is incorporated
Turn fondant out onto a *CLEAN* lightly powder sugared surface and knead until stretchable like taffy without tearing