I made some last night for a cake for my a woman at my DH's office and it was the first fondant I ever said.. "mmmm.. I could actually eat this on a cake" after I tasted it. I didn't have the princess flavoring so I used the lemon extract and it was really good.

I have to practice applying it to cakes more.. I am okay with the fondant.. I get a lot of air bubbles in it though.. it was soft, but I only had time to let it sit for an hour or so before using it.. I had to bake and decorate a cake in a few hours time (NOT a fun experience and I hope that it came out okay).. it wasn't a paid cake though so I am not too worried about it. It was much easier to work with this morning when I made the cut out stars to put on it so I think all of my issues were from using it too soon.

Anyway.. after this long, rambly, semi-venting post.. LOL.. I give this recipe a BIG . It's the best tasting fondant I have tried. I made plain old MMF and I didn't like it like I thought I would.. but this stuff is great.. even my DH liked it.

I totally agree! Her ultimate chocolate fondant is equally delicious. I have always thought MMF was too sickly sweet, and I love marshmallows, but these recipes make it just right.

where is the recipe that you have? I would like to try it.

recipe please?! thanks!

After making it, do you leave it in an air tight container until you use it? when do you add food coloring?

Quick question - did you roll out your MMF in cornstarch and if so, how do you remove the cornstarch from the MMF once you have placed it on the cake - I tried dusting it off with a small paintbrush but some areas still had the cornstarch showing. Thanks much.

i have never done MMF....But want to do it. I just bought marsmallows this week....so i will try this fondant. Any other tips while making it?

Thanks, I've been wanting to make MMF to use on cookies. This will be a first for me. I've never liked fondant but decided I'd give the MMF a try.

I just tried this recipe, too, for the first time. I had posted something about it last week. My kids and I were jumping for joy when we tasted it. I will never use anything else, ever again! I used it for Mother's day (made my mom a Siamese cat ). I had read something Wendgoer had posted about rolling it out w/ shortening. It's wonderful. No sticking, no dust and it prevented the fondant from cracking! Thanks for that tip, Wendgoer, wherever you are! I only had to color the pink and just added the paste color; it was fine. The rest of the color on my cake is painted on. I have to experiment w/ MMF more; I read somewhere on CC that for lots of color it should be added in after melting the marshmallows. I haven't tried it yet, though...

Do you spead the crisco all over the MMF before you roll it out, and it doesn't stick? How much cake does the MMF cover with one batch?

I used shortening to roll it out and had stickig issues, but I am positive that it was due to not letting it rest long enough. I am going to get a large piece of vinyl from WalMart.. I have heard that it doesn't stick to the fondant at all.

As for coloring.. I colored my fondant when I was making it since I was making the whole cake violet. But I also kneaded more color into some of it to make some darker and it was really easy to do. It really is great to work with and cheap to make.

I still want to try SatinIce anf Fondex fondant, but for now this works wonderfully and fits my non-existant budget.. LOL.

I also use shortening to roll out my fondant, but recently purchased the vinyl from Walmart. I haven't tried it yet though.

I knead my color in after the fact. I did add some while the marshmallows were hot once, I didn't think it made that big a difference.

Someone also asked how many cakes it will cover. I can get a single batch to cover a 10"round with some left over for decorations. I roll mine fairly thick though, a little less than 1/4." I think it's easier to work with that way.

What kind of vinyl from Wal-Mart? What department do you get it at?

i have tried the choc mmf recipe i found it to get quite stiff and it needed alot of tweaking before i could cover a cake with it but the recipe is fab i also love michelle fosters fondant recipe it had soo much stretch

You can get the vinyl in the fabric department. I also went to the dollar store and bought plastic placemats for smaller projects. Vinyl/plastic tablecloths work great too and you can cut them as well.

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-3663-27-Michele-Fosters-Delicious-Fondant.html

This is the link for Michelle Foster's Fondant.. I want to try this one too.. LOL.. thsi is the good (and bad) thing about this site.. SO many things to try.

Would anyone be willing to pass the Rhondas Ultimate Chocolate Fondant recipe to me? I tried looking under the recipe page but to no avail. But I did find her MMF. Does this fondant type work well for making accent pieces? ie maybe a baby head and feet?? I'd appreciate ANY feedback. Thx!!!

Do you think that using the MMF is a safe thing for a newbie to try? I've only covered one cake in fondant and it was a so/so experience. Is the MMF as easy to use as the Wilton premade?

Thank you!! I will try this one, hopefully it will turn out better than my last attempt to make it!!

I adore MMF. before I started using fondant to cover cakes I researched to find the best tasting one and ran across the MMF recipe on 911.com so have been using that and haven't yet tried the pre-made kind. I too thought it was too sweet so I have been putting in about a half teaspoon of citric acid granules and that gives it a little tang to cut the sweetness a bit. You can also add flavors and use the citric acid to taste. I add these with the water when melting the marshmallows.

Good tip, KylesMom! I'm going to start using the freezer paper

i think homemade tastes a bit better then store bought because you can kind of adjust it it to suit your tastes... but to be fair fondant isnt a fav but i love working with it...

I made Rhonda's Ultimate MMF yesterday, let it rest over night and then used it on Penny't Butter Cookies this afternoon. I flavored it with Creme Bouquet and butter flavoring and is it good! I'll be trying it on a small cake soon.

No, I don't think it's too hard for a Newbie to try. After you put in the first few cups of powdered sugar go slow so you don't get it too heavy. I didn't use quite all the 2# bag. I kneaded and colored it on a greased mat and then used cornstarch to roll it out. So some of you say rolling it out on a greased surface is better than the cornstarch?