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if by pre-made icing you mean that stuff you roll out like pie dough and then cover the cake w/ it so you get a very smooth finish ---
well, this is the main recipe everyone raves about:
http://www.cakecentral.com/article47-How-to-Make-and-Decorate-with-Marshmallow-Fondant-MMF.html
and this is the other one that is getting rave reviews:http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-3183-1-Rhondas-Ultimate-MMF.html
easy to make, easy to flavor and so much better than Wilton's
MMF can be used for pretty much any kind of cake -- so long as the cake has enough "body" -- a firm cake is best.
yep, knead it, roll it out and then have at it.
some more help:
http://atecousa.net//learn/ <<< click on the Satin Ice tutorials.
Satin Ice is a commercial fondant that is very good. The techniques for it and MMF are the same.
can also color MMF and then cut out all kinds of shapes, etc. and put them on the cake too as decorations.
if you browse through the galleries you will see many cakes made this way.
the galleries of some of the gals who do wonders in fondant:
aine2: http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-photos-by-aine2.html
boonenati:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-photos-by-boonenati.html
adven68:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-photos-by-adven68.html
emmascakes:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-photos-by-emmascakes.html
and that's just the TIP of the proverbial iceberg.
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