Hats off to the person who thought of marshamallow fondant , I just love using it to decorate my cakes and it tastes absolutely yummy too and above all very easy to make because it's just marshmallows and icing sugar . This is good for people like me who can never get a smooth finish with butter cream , fondant is surely the way to go and not the sugar fondant , but marshmallow fondant . You can even get ready made fondant at the supermarket but believe me they don't taste good at all and since this is so easy to make and inexpensive too , then why waste your money .
Many of them have asked me the recipe for this and the best thing there is no certain recipe , it is just melting the marshmallows and adding icing sugar till you get a nice pliable dough but I have decided to measure what I use for you guys .
The amount of icing sugar also depends on where you live , if you live in a hot and humid place like me then you will need a bit more than those who live in a cooler place . It's just that easy .
INGREDIENTS
150 gms marshmallow
500 gms icing sugar
oil for greasing
METHOD
Lightly grease a bowl and add the marshmallows with a little sprinkling of water .
Microwave this for 30 sec.
The marshmallows will puff up .
Now with a greased wooden spoon beat the puffed up marshmallows and then you get a sticky paste.
Add the icing sugar bit by bit and knead it till it no longer sticks to your hand .
Grease the dough and store it in an airtight container .
You can add whatever color you want .
You can use this straight away but it is always better to use it after a day .
You can also store it in an airtight container for about 2-3 weeks .
TIP
You can also make chocolate fondant by adding 2-3 tbsp of cocoa powder to the melted marshmallow and then proceed to knead it to a smooth dough by adding icing sugar , it's quite yummy .
Another tip is that if the stored fondant seems dry , cover it tightly in a cling wrap or plastic and immerse in hot water for a while just to soften it ,taking care that none of the water gets in . Do not microwave it coz then you will land up with one hot gooey mess .
Many of them have asked me the recipe for this and the best thing there is no certain recipe , it is just melting the marshmallows and adding icing sugar till you get a nice pliable dough but I have decided to measure what I use for you guys .
The amount of icing sugar also depends on where you live , if you live in a hot and humid place like me then you will need a bit more than those who live in a cooler place . It's just that easy .
INGREDIENTS
150 gms marshmallow
500 gms icing sugar
oil for greasing
METHOD
Lightly grease a bowl and add the marshmallows with a little sprinkling of water .
Microwave this for 30 sec.
The marshmallows will puff up .
Now with a greased wooden spoon beat the puffed up marshmallows and then you get a sticky paste.
Add the icing sugar bit by bit and knead it till it no longer sticks to your hand .
Grease the dough and store it in an airtight container .
You can add whatever color you want .
You can use this straight away but it is always better to use it after a day .
You can also store it in an airtight container for about 2-3 weeks .
TIP
You can also make chocolate fondant by adding 2-3 tbsp of cocoa powder to the melted marshmallow and then proceed to knead it to a smooth dough by adding icing sugar , it's quite yummy .
Another tip is that if the stored fondant seems dry , cover it tightly in a cling wrap or plastic and immerse in hot water for a while just to soften it ,taking care that none of the water gets in . Do not microwave it coz then you will land up with one hot gooey mess .
