http://www.recipelink.com/ch/2002/december/joc1.html

http://www.recipelink.com/ch/2002/december/joc2.html

Good info. Thanks!

Fascinating!!! This is the first time Iâm actually thinking to myself âI can make my own fondant!!!ââ¦

I hate marshmallows, so no MMF here, and all the other fondant recipes Iâve seen are heavy on gelatin, a substance I donât really consider edible, or other bizarre additives⦠(My first two cakes were Wilton, then I graduated to Choco-Pan, then ended up buying 20LB of 3 different kinds of SatinIce based on the great feedback about it â yuk!!!, especially the black one, stunk up my pantry so bad, I had to store the pail double-bagged in the garage â so Iâm now back to Choco-Panâ¦None of that stuff ever gets eaten, in fact I often consider how easy it would be to pull it off the cake before serving, itâs just there for the sake of prettyâ¦)

But hey, cooking sugar to a soft ball stage â now THAT I can try â and I can live with the cream of tartar addition⦠Maybe the end result would actually be edible! Thanks a ton!!!

I won't put meat in a cake either. Gelatin is just so gross.

Not all fondant brands contain gelatin. The brand I use is vegan. I don't make my own because its too time-consuming (and all homemade recipes I've seen contain meat).

I use about 800 pounds of fondant per year, so that would be just way too much time wasted mixing and kneading. I can't afford to spend that time on making it....or the wear and tear on my hands, arms, shoulders and back.

These recipes are generally not the same as 'rolled fondant'. Both of these are a LOT of work. If you don't like gelatin, the vegan version is much better.

Jacques Torres has a good recipe for rolled fondant on Foodnetwork. It does have gelatin (if you arent vegan) but not a lot.

I won't put meat in a cake either. Gelatin is just so gross.

Not all fondant brands contain gelatin. The brand I use is vegan. I don't make my own because its too time-consuming (and all homemade recipes I've seen contain meat).

I use about 800 pounds of fondant per year, so that would be just way too much time wasted mixing and kneading. I can't afford to spend that time on making it....or the wear and tear on my hands, arms, shoulders and back.


where do you get vegan?

never mind lol I so got it now...sorry it is late

There is also the possibility of making fondant with tylose instead of gelatin.

Also interesting about "meat products"...some may surprise you...

http://www.stephen-knapp.com/ingredients_and_chemicals_that_may_contain_meat.htm

Thank you very much..that was very informative..

Just want to reiterate what JoAnnB said above.

These two references are NOT referring to the "rolled fondant" we use for cakes. These are for "poured fondant" a very much different substance that is used for pouring over or dipping petit fours, for chocolate candy centers and others things of that nature. The two are alike in name only!!!!!!

need recipe for rolled fondant using mini marshmallows - any help here ?