Do you buy your fondant, or make it yourself? I'm new at this and have never used fondant before. I've had a pre made box of colored fondant that I have yet to use, but need fondant for the base of the cake. I know Walmart sells a small box of white rolled fondant but doubt everyone uses that. The cakes on here are amazing and use so much fondant that I wonder where everyone gets their fondant. Please let me know!

I get mines at a wholesale company over here. What area do you live in?


Sometimes when you just can't find a place, you'd have to get it online.

I almost always make my own. I've had great luck with Toba Garrett's recipe, it's in the recipe section here on cake central. Good Luck!

I have bought the walmart wilton fondant once. It was okay. but high.
So I decided to make the 'kitchen aid fondant' here on the website. Its with marshmellows. I have a sunbeam mixer and it made up great.

Matter of fact, my 9 year old -opps he turned 10 a few days ago-, makes it for me. Its easy, and they LOVE it. It rolls out great, is wonderful for a beginner (which I am!!) AND costs next to nothing to make. Plus it keeps for EVER. unless your kids know where you store it and come by and get a pinch all the time... It also takes color like a dream, and can be painted on.

Both of which I have done.

I make my own. I use Michele Foster's Fondant receipe. It's very high quality and doesn't break the bank. I love the white chocolate version.

I buy Satin Ice. Whatever you decide to do I recommend NOT using the wilton stuff (which is what is at wal-mart) I think the texture is good to learn with, expecially if you plan on making your own, so then you have a good idea of what texture you're after. But not to put on a cake and eat.

I make my own and use Debbie Brown's fondant recipe. I tried Wilton (hated it!), and Satin Ice (dried too fast for me). Her fondant is very soft but dries firm and is great if you're just starting to work with fondant:

1 egg white made up from meringue powder
2 tbsp liquid glucose
4 1/2 cups powdered sugar
a little Crisco

Put the egg white and glucose in a bowl, using a warm spoon for the glucose.

Sift the powdered sugar into the bowl, adding a little at a time and stirring until the mixture thickens.

Turn out on to a work surface dusted with powdered sugar and knead the paste until soft, smooth and pliable. If the paste is a little dry and cracked, fold in a little vegetable fat and knead again.

Store in a ziplock bag.

If you have never used fondant before, I would recommend to first buy a good brand so you get familiar with the texture, the way it feels and the way it acts when you use it.
Then make your own (now you know the consistency it should have) and practice with that. Making your own fondant is a lot cheaper than buying it (at least where I live). I use Michele Foster Fondant and I think it tastes much better than store bought fondant.

I agree with mireillea that if you've not worked with fondant before you should buy a good brand to see what the texture should be. I also agree with her on Michele Foster's Fondant. That stuff is hands down the winner for taste and workability. It's also very afforadable and will come out perfect everytime IF you follow the receipe just as it's written.

Thank you everyone! I didnt think anyone replied so I almost didnt even check back. I will do that then. I just dont know where to buy it because Michaels and Walmart only have the Wilton brand. I watched videos on youtube of people making the MMF...it looks so messy but eventually I want to try it when I know what I'm doing.

Here is Michelles Recipe http://cakecentral.com/recipes/7446/michele-fosters-fondant

Go to the top page here on recipes and there will pop up a page and on the right side click on what you want I went to fondant and marzipan I believe. Have fun!!!!

Oh, and I LOVE the dough hook on my Kitchen Aid!! It does pretty much all the messy work for me! I just add all the ingredients and let the hook do it's job and take out my ball of fondant and knead a bit of crisco into it and voila I have perfect fondant.

Thanks. i read it. when she say cream do she mean whipping cream and gelatin what is gelatin and where do Ibuy it. thanks sorry to hijack forum

Gelatin is found in grocery store baking aisle it's called knox gelatin usually. Says clear gelatin on the box.

Wish we had an off brand here that stuff isn't cheap by no means. I was just at Wal-Mart last night and didn't even think to look for it there. Duh

I bet I got a 4pack at our regular grocery and it was 1.89 Rip off I'm off sure.

This is a questions about Michelle Foster's Fondant. Can it be made without a stand mixer. I don't have one. Can I mix it by hand like I do for the MMF? Also, the recipe says "Cream" but the instructions say "Milk". What kind of cream/milk do you use?

I would like to thank all of my fellow cakers. You guys are awesome

mamawrobin........I have a bulk food store by me and they sell it I found out by the pound, I have to go check now and see how much it comes out to be if it's a deal or not.