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01-25-2012, 09:00 AM | #1 |
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Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
DH wants a Superman cake...seems like it lends itself well to marshmallow fondant if I stick to the logo and red, blue, yellow only.
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01-25-2012, 09:02 AM | #2 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
Use rubber gloves when mixing in the colors.
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01-25-2012, 09:03 AM | #3 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
Marshmallow fondant is so much fun to work with.
I'm not sure which recipe you are working with, but I highly recommend this one: http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Fondant.htm Lots and lots of crisco, lots and lots of kneading, lots and lots of powdered sugar. Just keep adding the sugar and crisco and work it...it *will* get nice and smooth and flexible. Gel colors work the best for tint-ing as they don't add so much moisture and get richer colors (especially important for red).
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01-25-2012, 09:07 AM | #4 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
Can my KitchenAid mixer dough hook knead for me?
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01-25-2012, 09:08 AM | #5 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
Push up on the fondant rather than down when forming it around the sides of the cake. Pushing it down will create cracks.
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01-25-2012, 09:09 AM | #6 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
I've never tried it in my Kitchenaid. I always just do it by hand. You really need to get a "feel" for it, to know when to add more crisco/sugar.
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01-26-2012, 02:46 PM | #7 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
After I apply it to the cake, what is the best tool to use to cut it?
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01-26-2012, 02:58 PM | #8 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
A pizza cutter worked well for me.
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01-26-2012, 03:03 PM | #9 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
I have absolutely no tips for you, but using marshmallow fondant with my dc was SO much fun! Wow, we had a blast!
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01-26-2012, 03:17 PM | #10 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
I'm nervous and excited! I sorta want to do it all by myself this first time...not with my little helper.
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01-26-2012, 03:20 PM | #11 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
If I'm doing a nice cake, I *only* work on it at night when the kids are in bed.
You can make the fondant up ahead of time and it stays fresh in the fridge (well greased with crisco then wrapped in Saran wrap) for a looooong time. Just let it warm back up to room tempurature to start working with it.
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01-26-2012, 05:16 PM | #12 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
So you know what I will be doing tonight.
Do you crumb coat with buttercream before putting the fondant on? |
01-26-2012, 06:26 PM | #13 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
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01-26-2012, 08:37 PM | #14 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
Yep!
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01-26-2012, 09:12 PM | #15 |
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Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?
Well...it's done! In exactly an hour I made the buttercream and fondant. And cleaned up!
Now I have to bake the cake. And can I say that having been sugar free for the past 29 days...I felt like Reynaud on Easter Morning in Chocolat when I tasted it....oh.my.word. |
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