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How to Make Fondant Color Fondant Apply Fondant and Store Fondant

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Here are the how to make fondant recipes and instructions, as well as, how to apply fondant and store fondant. My passion is the fondant cake. Creating a delicious, unique, and beautiful fondant cake is a great joy.

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We do not use pre-made cake fondant, instead we hand make all of our fondants. We share our recipes so our clients know exactly what they are getting.

There are three types of fondant icing that I have discovered through my journey of cake decorating. Marshmallow, Rolled, and Butter-cream.


Marshmallow Fondant

Our first how to make fondant recipe is the marshmallow fondant. This is a very easy fondant to make and is our most popular.

Its ingredients are:

  • 1 16oz bag of mini marshmallows
  • 3 tablespoons of water
  • 2 lbs. powdered sugar and optional flavoring

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How to make fondant very easy, all you do is put the marshmallows in a microwave safe bowl, add the water, and put it into the microwave for 2 minutes.

Stir marshmallows making sure it’s all melted, then add your flavoring and powdered sugar to your liking. Knead dough on a powdered sugar surface and keep adding powdered sugar to make dough less sticky and more workable. There you have it!

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Matching the unique style, color and taste is a new adventure with each of our clients. By using fondant, we can integrate art into your cake creating that special look limited only by your imagination.

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Rolled Fondant

Our second how to make fondant recipe is the rolled fondant. Its ingredients are:

  • 1 package .25 oz of unflavored gelatin
  • ¼ cup cold water
  • ½ cup of clear glucose (corn syrup)
  • 1 tablespoon glycerin
  • 2 tablespoons of shortening
  • 1 teaspoon any flavoring
  • 8 cups (2lbs.) sifted powered sugar

Mix water and gelatin and let stand for 5 minutes. Heat in microwave about 30 seconds. Add shortening and stir until melted. Pour into glycerin and glucose mixture.

Add flavoring. Pour into the powdered sugar and fold until blended. Knead the fondant until smooth and workable. When kneading and rolling fondant, be sure to use a powdered sugar work surface to keep fondant from sticking.

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This type of rolled fondant is the most time consuming but it tastes great! My kids love eating it without it being on a cake.

It also makes great dough for children to play with as mine do. It tastes great and works just like edible play dough for kids. This is how to make fondant fun!


Buttercream Fondant

Our third how to make fondant recipe is the rolled butter-cream fondant. Its ingredients are:

  • 1 cup of shortening or butter
  • 1 cup of clear corn syrup
  • ½ tsp fine salt
  • 1 tsp clear vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp any flavoring
  • 2lbs of powdered sugar

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Mix shortening, syrup and flavorings together. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time.

If you want to make a chocolate rolled butter cream fondant just add ½ cup of cocoa to sugar before mixing.

My favorite tasting fondant would be the regular rolled fondant just because it has a more buttery flavor because I use butter flavored shortening and butter flavoring.

The buttercream fondant is shinier and is used mostly for wedding cakes. The Marshmallow is easier to make. I like using all 3, but when I make your custom cake, it will be to your liking, you choose the fondant cake decorating type we will use.

We appreciate input from our visitors and welcome new ideas, pictures and special recipes. Comment on how to make fondant here.


How to Color Fondant

Coloring fondant is always fun to me. I love to paint and see color go on a wall. Fondant is just the same. I love to see a colorful cake.

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I’ve been taught to use gel coloring for fondant but I have experimented with regular coloring, as you would use for icing or dying eggs.

You don’t have to use a lot, just a few drops. When coloring, you will have to knead the dough for several minutes to get just the color your looking for and even adding more if needed.

This procedure is the most fun to me; I get an arm work out along with getting out my frustrations, LOL. I call it my stress therapy.
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How to Apply Fondant

In the example below, we are using the marshmallow fondant, which is the most difficult to work with, but taste great. It is our most requested fondant.

How to Store Fondant

Fondant dries out quickly if left unprotected. I have found that a vacuum-sealed container works best.

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I usually store fondant no more than a week because I make it fresh weekly and use during that same week.

My secret of how to store fondant is the Genysis vacuum fondant storage container

Each Monday I make enough fondant to last me for the entire week. I then place it in the Genysis containers and vacuum seal.

Even after a week, the fondant is as moist as if I had just prepared it. The vacuum container keeps it fresh so I can make enough fondant to last all week.

You can also store fondant cakes in the freezer safely for a full year if properly prepared.


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