Homemade Fondant Recipe
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A Better Tasting Homemade Fondant Recipe
Let's face it, most boxed fondant tastes terrible. Fondant makes the most beautiful cakes but takes away from the overall flavor. Making your own homemade fondant is the perfect solution for horrible tasting fondant. You can add colors or flavors to this homemade fondant recipe to give it more personality. Making your own fondant at home is the best way to get a professional looking cake that doesn't break the bank and tastes great.
Picture courtesy of cjmartin on Creative Commons.
Picture courtesy of cjmartin on Creative Commons.
Fondant Table of Contents
Feel Free To Jump Ahead
- Fondant Photos
- How To Make Fondant
- Make Gold Fondant
- Quick Tip #1
- The Cake Decorator's Motif Bible:
- Rolled Fondant Recipes
- This Hello Kitty Cake was made using Marshmallow Fondant
- How To Make Marshmallow Fondant
- StickyNote
- Wilton Certified-Kosher Icing Colors
- Fondant Making Tips
- Helpful Fondant Tools
- More Delicious Icing Lenses
- Themed Cakes
- Have You Ever Made Fondant?
How To Make Fondant
Easy Fondant Recipe
Ingredients
1 (.25 ounce) package unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
1/2 cup corn syrup
1 tablespoon glycerin 2 tablespoons shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
*Note: The vanilla may be substituted for a clear flavoring is desired.
Directions
Combine gelatin and cold water; let stand until thick. Place gelatin mixture in top of double boiler and heat until dissolved.
Add glucose and corn syrup, mix well. Stir in shortening and just before completely melted, remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Mixture should cool until lukewarm.
Place 4 cups confectioners' sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and using a wooden spoon, stir in the lukewarm gelatin mixture. Mix in sugar and add more a little at a time, until stickiness disappears. Knead in remaining sugar. Knead until the fondant is smooth, pliable and does not stick to your hands. If fondant is too soft, add more sugar; if too stiff, add water (a drop at a time). Use fondant immediately or store in airtight container in fridge. When ready to use, bring to room temperature and knead again until soft.
Make Gold Fondant
A very special color of fondant
The allure of gold will never fade. Gold is always special and gold fondant is no exception. It is also easy to make as explained in this lens.
Quick Tip #1
Coat your hands, rolling pin and rolling surface in a thin layer of Crisco to keep the fondant from sticking.
The Cake Decorator's Motif Bible:
150 Fabulous Fondant Designs with Easy-to-Follow Charts and Photographs
The Cake Decorator's Motif Bible presents 150 foolproof motifs to create that special cake for any occasion, from simple and fun to elegant and elaborate. Using easy-to-follow instructions and illustrated templates, the book takes the home baker through all the steps: from making the right amount of fondant or marzipan, to choosing and sizing a design and transferring it to the cake.
The book includes icing and fondant recipes, seasonal designs, patterns and borders, 3-D models, marzipan fruits and figures, and sugar flowers.
The book includes icing and fondant recipes, seasonal designs, patterns and borders, 3-D models, marzipan fruits and figures, and sugar flowers.
The Cake Decorator's Motif Bible: 150 Fabulous Fondant Designs with Easy-to-Follow Charts and Photographs
Amazon Price: $19.23 (as of 05/31/2012)
Features include:
188-page design directory
Large full-color photograph of the finished motif
Black-line template size guides
Dough gauge showing how much fondant to make
At-a-glance color listing in recipes
Flat, low-relief, three-dimensional and piped motifs
Tips on application
Mixing and matching motifs
Designs graded for difficulty.
Rolled Fondant Recipes
The best fondant recipes on the web!
- Rolled Fondant Recipe - Allrecipes.com
- Makes a perfectly smooth coating for cakes. Roll it out to 1/4 inch thickness for best results. Glucose can be found at most cake decorating supply stores.
- Rolled Buttercream Fondant Recipe - Allrecipes.com
- Great rolled fondant recipe for cakes or cookies. Tastes like buttercream frosting.
- Rolled Fondant Recipe : : Food Network
- Food Network invites you to try this Rolled Fondant recipe.
- Rolled Fondant
- There is no icing that is easier to smooth on a cake than Rolled Fondant. Its dough-like consistency makes it perfect for hand-shaping flowers, ...
- Fondant Recipe Guide - How to make Fondant Icing
- Looking for a fondant recipe? We have two kinds here. A rolled fondant recipe and a fondant icing recipe. Learning how to make fondant by following a simple ...
- How to Make an Easy Rolled Fondant
- How to Make an Easy Rolled Fondant. This is a simple yet tasty Rolled Fondant recipe, even if you're a beginner.
This Hello Kitty Cake was made using Marshmallow Fondant
How To Make Marshmallow Fondant
Marshmallow Fondant Recipe Videos
Marshmallow Fondant is another easy fondant recipe. All you need is a microwave and space for kneading. You can learn how to make white and chocolate marshmallow fondant by watching the videos I have selected.
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StickyNote
Use gel food coloring to color your fondant icing. It will not change the consistency of your fondant like liquid food coloring.
Wilton Certified-Kosher Icing Colors
12 Fondant Coloring Gels
Great for beginning and veteran cake decorators alike, this set of 12 1/2-ounce icing colors makes it simple to tint buttercream, Royal Icing, fondant, and even cake batter to the perfect shade for any occasion. The vivid collection spans the spectrum of bright colors, including Kelly Green, Violet, Pink, Lemon Yellow, Royal Blue, Golden Yellow, Burgundy, and Teal. It also provides a jar of no-taste red coloring for beautifully rich icing without the aftertaste, as well as Black, Brown, and Copper shades for creating skin tones, shadows, and other dark accents.
Wilton 601-5580 1/2-Ounce Certified-Kosher Icing Colors, Set of 12
Amazon Price: $9.50 (as of 05/31/2012)
Product Features:
Set of 12 1/2-ounce icing colors for tinting buttercream, Royal Icing, fondant, and more
Spectrum of primary colors plus Teal, Burgundy, Black, Brown, and Copper
Icing colors can be mixed to create beautifully customized shades
Great for beginning and experience cake decorators alike; certified kosher
Measures approximately 3 by 3 by 3-4/5 inches each
Fondant Making Tips
Fondant Tips And Tricks
- Top tips for kids' birthday cakes
- You can use pre-coloured and rolled fondant icing, ganache or buttercream to cover a cake. If you are using fondant icing, Jones recommends putting an initial layer of buttercream or ganache on the cake first to create a smooth surface.
- Tell Me About It: It's a piece of cake
- Well, the typical pastry bags and tips. I have at least 150 different decorating tips. I also have 70 to 80 different shaped pans down in the basement. I've got everything from Raggedy Ann to ?Star Wars? pans. I even have Popple pans.
- Intermediate Cake Decorating Workshop
- Advantage of completing our Beginners Workshop is you get to learn the main fundamentals of cake decorating with loads of hits and tips. Learn the correct procedure to cover a square cake & how to control the icing without cracking or not knowing how ...
- Electus Builds a YouTube Channel with Celebrity Chefs and Video Stars
- He'll be assisted by celebrity chef and fondant's biggest fan Duff Goldman (Ace of Cakes, Sugar High) in the capacity of talent and programming consultant. ?What once may have been considered too over the top for TV is now funny, fresh programming on ...
Helpful Fondant Tools
Use these tools to help make the perfectly covered fondant cake
More Delicious Icing Lenses
And they're all on Squidoo!
Themed Cakes
Themed birthday cakes can help to make a birthday perfect. The most instricate of designs are best made in either royal icing or fondant, whether that is a large book for a Twilight themed birthday cake or dainty little pink crowns for princess cupcakes. You will find some great ideas in these lenses.
Have You Ever Made Fondant?
What is the easiest way to make fondant?
Please leave your comments below.
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Waz
Oct 13, 2011 @ 3:14 pm | delete
- OMG thankyousomuch i always wanted to know how tomake fondant and nowi know thanks its going to handy as i am making a cake for my dads surprise birthday thanks
Love WAZ
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fionamckay9
Oct 5, 2011 @ 9:39 am | delete
- Nope, never used it either but I may just give it a shot - this lens makes it seem really simple. blessed.
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Magstoll
Sep 7, 2011 @ 10:47 pm | delete
- Can't wait to try these recipes out!
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kab
Aug 12, 2011 @ 9:13 am | delete
- This I have to try, because I HATE the taste of fondant. (I also hate the name of it.)
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blanckj
Jun 2, 2011 @ 6:36 am | delete
- Always wanted to know how to make fondant.
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Cumberland
May 30, 2011 @ 7:55 am | delete
- My daughter makes cakes and I have heard her complain about using fondant. I saw this lens, looked and now I will forward her the link. Thanks.
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Pinkchic18
Nov 5, 2010 @ 9:20 am | delete
- Very helpful! Thanks for the recipes :)
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Roll the Perfect Fondant
Wilton Fondant 9 Inch Rolling Pin
Amazon Price: $3.50 (as of 05/31/2012)
This clever rolling pin is designed to help you roll fondant to the perfect thickness of 1/8" or 1/16".
