I would like to try making some colored fondant to make characters, flowers, etc. I find the prices of premade fondant outragious and it just doesn't taste that great!

It is probably posted somewhere, but does anyone have a recipe for colored fondant, that you can mold with your hands, etc?

Thanks!

Try this article....it's a great alternative to buying that yucky stuff off the shelf. Works great....

http://www.cakecentral.com/article47-How-to-Make-and-Decorate-with-Marshmallow-Fondant-MMF.html?osCsid=0a67f05d8be565f208a030196e1736aa

Good luck!

I can't put my hands on it at the moment, but Food TV has one, Rolling Fondant-Jacques Torres. I found it easy to make, great to work with and tasty, too.

JoAnn

I felt the same, about the cost of the ready to use fondant. I went to the website that lilscakes suggested, and checked out the recipe it's great! I've seen some other ones, but most of them I thought involved to much, like buying glycerin and such, but this recipe is just as easy as making the buttercream icing, the same ingredients almost, except the marshmallows. I can't wait to try it out now!! Gale

Yes, I saw the Marshmellow recipe..can you dye it? (It does look pretty easy!)

you should be able to just knead in the coloring, same as with the ready to use fondant. I use the same coloring that I use in my buttercream icings.

making regular fondant (with the glycerine and gelatin) is no harder than making a cake...and I prefer it to the MMF for texture. Check the recipe section here - I think that's where mine is from

loriemoms said

chyna said

Yes you can color it. It is as easy as kneading in the color. I would use Americolor. You get a much better color and you don't have to use as much as Wilton.

It is so easy to make that I made 3 batches within 30 minutes this afternoon.

you can definately color it, though it wasn't me that said the quote above!

Anyone know if there is an Americolor distributer in Canada?