I make marhmallow fondant for my cakes, when I knead it, it's perfect, then after like 5 minutes sometimes it turns super dry, like play dough, what causes this?? It normally happens after color is added to it NEVER before. Does the color dry it out? 
Are you using gel or paste food coloring?
Gel colors tend to make fondant too wet, so I can only imagine paste coloring may dry the fondant. Try kneading in shortening to help soften the fondant after you've colored it.
You have to keep it covered with plastic wrap. Air dries it out quickly.
Are you using gel or paste food coloring?
Gel colors tend to make fondant too wet, so I can only imagine paste coloring may dry the fondant. Try kneading in shortening to help soften the fondant after you've colored it.
??? Gel-paste food coloring is ONE kind of food color. The others are liquid (like at the grocery store) and powdered (which is a dry powder).
Anyway, yeah, you need to keep fondant covered at all times, just like playdough, it dries quickly in the airy.
??? Gel-paste food coloring is ONE kind of food color. The others are liquid (like at the grocery store) and powdered (which is a dry powder).
Sorry, that's what I meant 
I only use gel so I wasn't quite sure what the dry ones were called
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