Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?

ncsweetpea · 01-25-2012, 09:00 AM

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.

Any tips you've gleaned that you can pass along before I roll up my sleeves?

easygoinmomma · 01-25-2012, 09:02 AM

Use rubber gloves when mixing in the colors.

backtobasicsmum · 01-25-2012, 09:03 AM

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).

ncsweetpea · 01-25-2012, 09:07 AM

Can my KitchenAid mixer dough hook knead for me?

Calliope · 01-25-2012, 09:08 AM

Push up on the fondant rather than down when forming it around the sides of the cake. Pushing it down will create cracks.

backtobasicsmum · 01-25-2012, 09:09 AM

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.

ncsweetpea · 01-26-2012, 02:46 PM

After I apply it to the cake, what is the best tool to use to cut it?

backtobasicsmum · 01-26-2012, 02:58 PM

A pizza cutter worked well for me.

cindergretta · 01-26-2012, 03:03 PM

I have absolutely no tips for you, but using marshmallow fondant with my dc was SO much fun! Wow, we had a blast!

ncsweetpea · 01-26-2012, 03:17 PM

I'm nervous and excited! I sorta want to do it all by myself this first time...not with my little helper.

backtobasicsmum · 01-26-2012, 03:20 PM

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.

ncsweetpea · 01-26-2012, 05:16 PM

So you know what I will be doing tonight.

Do you crumb coat with buttercream before putting the fondant on?

easygoinmomma · 01-26-2012, 06:26 PM

Calliope · 01-26-2012, 08:37 PM

Yep!

ncsweetpea · 01-26-2012, 09:12 PM

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.

01-25-2012, 09:00 AM	#1
ncsweetpea Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,374	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. Any tips you've gleaned that you can pass along before I roll up my sleeves?

01-25-2012, 09:02 AM	#2
easygoinmomma Rose Garden Silence is golden unless you have boys. Then it means they're into something! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 11,564	Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time? Use rubber gloves when mixing in the colors. __________________ ~Normajean~ (isfj) wife to Hubby Hotwheels and momma to all boys The Manatee Lishy Doodles Goose and Charlie the litter trained Chihuahua

01-25-2012, 09:03 AM	#3
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	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). __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

01-25-2012, 09:07 AM	#4
ncsweetpea Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,374	Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time? Can my KitchenAid mixer dough hook knead for me?

01-25-2012, 09:08 AM	#5
Calliope Rose Garden Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 11,078	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. __________________ ~Grace~ Blessed mommy to The Dread Pirate R - 6!!! and BabyG homebirth'd homeboy - 3 Awaiting reunion with Ruby Elizabeth born 17w 6d - 1/28/10 Agent Romance Saving the world, one bedroom at a time!!

01-25-2012, 09:09 AM	#6
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	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. __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

01-26-2012, 02:46 PM	#7
ncsweetpea Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,374	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?

01-26-2012, 02:58 PM	#8
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time? A pizza cutter worked well for me. __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

01-26-2012, 03:03 PM	#9
cindergretta Deactivated My miracle blessing who brings tears to my eyes! Join Date: May 2005 Location: In Constant Confusion Posts: 22,110	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!

01-26-2012, 03:17 PM	#10
ncsweetpea Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,374	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.

01-26-2012, 03:20 PM	#11
backtobasicsmum Rose Garden Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 29,784	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. __________________ Karisa W -17 My talking boy E - 16 My doing boy J - 14 My sparkly girl L - 11 My funny boy O - 9 My snuggly boy

01-26-2012, 05:16 PM	#12
ncsweetpea Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,374	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
easygoinmomma Rose Garden Silence is golden unless you have boys. Then it means they're into something! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 11,564	Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time? __________________ ~Normajean~ (isfj) wife to Hubby Hotwheels and momma to all boys The Manatee Lishy Doodles Goose and Charlie the litter trained Chihuahua

01-26-2012, 08:37 PM	#14
Calliope Rose Garden Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 11,078	Re: Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time? Yep! __________________ ~Grace~ Blessed mommy to The Dread Pirate R - 6!!! and BabyG homebirth'd homeboy - 3 Awaiting reunion with Ruby Elizabeth born 17w 6d - 1/28/10 Agent Romance Saving the world, one bedroom at a time!!

01-26-2012, 09:12 PM	#15
ncsweetpea Deactivated Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 6,374	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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