Fondant is a sugar mixture elastic can be colored, rolled, molded, stretched and cut to any shape or design you can imagine. Think of it as a baker's dough. You can buy premade fondant, but the homemade version is relatively simple and can be custom colored or -flavored to suit your needs.
Step 1
Gather the Ingredients
All you need is some mini marshmallows, confectioners’ sugar and food coloring.
Step 2
Melt the Marshmallows
Start by placing 4 cups (8 oz) of mini marshmallows in a large bowl with 2 tablespoons water. They microwave on high for 1 minute. After 1 minute marshmallows may look the same, but stir and realize that they are cast. Stir until all the bowl is an even smooth. If the marshmallows are completely melted after stirring, return to microwave for 30 seconds ..
Step 3
Add the Powdered Sugar
Begin to stir powdered sugar into the melted marshmallows, 1 cup at a time, until it becomes too thick to stir with a spatula.
Step 4
Move from Stirring to Kneading
When the mixture becomes too thick to stir, liberally dust your work surface and your hands with powdered sugar. Turn the fondant mixture out onto the work surface and began to knead in more powdered sugar.
Step 5
Keep Kneading
Continue kneading in more powdered sugar until the fondant has the texture of salt water taffy and doesn't stick to your work surface. You'll use approximately 4 cups, or 1 pound, of powdered sugar in total.
At this point the fondant is finished and ready to use.
Step 6
Add Color
To color your fondant, flatten it into a disk and add a few drops of food coloring. Knead the fondant until the color is completely worked in.
Step 7
Mold Into Shapes
Your fondant can be molded and sculpted like clay, or rolled into thin sheets and draped over cakes and cupcakes for a smooth, icing-like finish.
Step 8
Make Designs
Try using cookie cutters or a sharp paring knife to cut designs and shapes into the rolled fondant. To make fondant stick to itself, simply dab a drop of water between the two pieces.
