How To Make Marshmallow Fondant - Baking Basics

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Today we are making a baking video .

This video has been very requested .

Every time I'm making a cake using Fondant .

I'm always using my marshmallow fondant recipe and I mentioned that and you all were like , bro , please make a video showing us how to make your marshmallow fondant because you use it all the time for those of you out there who don't know what Fondant is .

It is a very thick icing , it has a dough like consistency , you can mold it and it into any shape you'd like just like a play dough or molding clay .

It's also often used on fancy extravagantly decorated cakes like wedding cakes or some of the cakes .

You've seen me make like the Finding Nemo themed cake , the my little pony cake and so many others .

You can roll it out thin and cover cakes to look very smooth and make cute little characters and designs .

Here is the tea on Fondant .

I made this marshmallow fondant recipe because I don't like the taste of regular fondant .

I kind of think it's just thick and bland and kind of gross .

It's just whenever I was at weddings , I'd always get a piece of cake and I would peel off the outside fondant and then just eat the cake underneath because I was not a big fan .

So throughout the years I have been playing with a lot of different fondant recipes and I developed this one , the Marshmallow Fondant recipe .

You can find it in my very first book , The Nerdy Cookbook on page 37 .

Let's take a look .

The recipe is so easy , but I thought it would be cool to show you how to make it in a video .

Boom .

There it is .

This recipe is so easy .

It only has three ingredients .

I'm gonna be putting all the ingredients down below .

Ingredients are marshmallows .

We powdered sugar and water .

Literally , you microwave it .

That's how easy this is .

You can also Dion in any color .

So I'm gonna show you how to do that as well .

It's very , very easy and this recipe is delicious .

The fondant actually tastes like light marshmallow fluff and it's amazing .

All right , let's get started .

Let's make some marshmallow fondant .

As I mentioned before .

You only need three ingredients to make marshmallow fondant .

You'll need six cups of powdered sugar .

I've just divided it into two bowls to make it a little bit easier to work with one bag of mini marshmallows .

This is 10 ounces of a bunch of mini right here and three tablespoons of water .

Step one .

We're gonna pour all of the water over the marshmallows and give them a good coat .

Then using a spatula mix the marshmallows around .

You want to make sure that the water is evenly coated over the marshmallows .

This next part is amazing .

Ready for this .

Take your bowl of marshmallows .

Make sure you've got a heat safe bowl .

We're gonna pop it in the microwave for three minutes .

We're gonna heat the marshmallows in 32nd intervals .

So heat for 30 then give it a mix heat for another 30 .

Give it a mix .

30 mix .

Take a scoop and you can still see the marshmallow lumps .

So we gotta keep heating until those little lumps are completely smooth .

So just a few more times still , just a couple more lumps , just a tip .

Every microwave is different .

So just keep an eye on it .

We want the marshmallows to be melted and fully creamy .

All right , one more time .

Give it one more mix and then take this back to the baking station .

Ok ?

And this is what it should look like .

Check that out next up .

We're gonna sift the powdered sugar .

This is so it's nice and smooth and there's no big chunks in a big bowl .

We're gonna sift three cups at a time .

I have six cups .

So I'm just gonna start with half .

This is the sifter that I'm using .

There's a whole bunch of different kinds of these , but I really like these ones with the little hand crank .

So use whatever one you've got at home .

I'm just using a measuring .

Have to scoop it in here .

Trying not to be messy then sip , sip , sip , just keep sifting .

It's really important to do this because it helps separate your powdered sugar .

It makes it very fine , which will make making your fondant very smooth .

You don't want clunky fondant .

You want a nice smooth fondant .

See , look what's left in there .

The clumps and chunks you wanna toss that ?

We don't want that right ?

Clumps and chunks .

That is my kind of mount it .

This is Sugar Mountain then using a spatula .

I'm gonna make a little well in the middle of our bowl .

Sorry mountain , I'm sorry .

Just make a little hole here .

Oh , this is the fun part .

We're gonna pour all of the melted marshmallow into the center of the bowl .

Be careful .

The marshmallow is warm .

I don't want to burn your fingers before we get in there and mix this together with our hands .

We're gonna sift in the second half of the powdered sugar right on top .

I like to break up the measurement because it's a lot of powdered sugar .

And I like to place the marshmallow right in the middle .

It makes it easier to mix together .

It's kind of like making a marshmallow sandwich , powdered sugar , marshmallow , powdered sugar .

You don't have to do it this way , but it makes it a lot easier .

Also , powdered sugar is really messy .

It's light , it moves around a lot .

So if you make a little bit of a mess , don't worry , that's fine .

It cleans up really easy .

Crank that wheel .

Oh , look what we got left over hard lumps and chunks .

Get out of here .

Everything is in the bowl now , roll up those sleeves .

It's time to get a little bit messy .

We're gonna be using our hands and K need everything together .

It should take about five minutes .

Keep kneading together until you get a taffy like consistency .

If you're fond is still sticky , add a little bit more powdered sugar .

You might need to , depending on where you live , what climate you're in .

If you're in a more humid place , the temperature of the room does matter .

I like to start needing this in the bowl because it's very messy .

Look at all of this , but as it starts coming together , I'll move to the counter .

This is starting to stick together .

Look at this , we've got solid .

It's a little crumbly .

This is the perfect time to move to the countertop .

So I'm just gonna pour the bowl out .

Do do do do do there we go .

And then so it won't stick to my hands .

I'm gonna use a little bit of baking grease .

You rub it on my hands .

It's the same thing that you put on your hands when you're dying fondant and you're just gonna keep kneading right here on top of the table .

If it's easier , you can work in small amounts , like cut it in half oop , like soap and work in a smaller amount .

I love me , do and things .

It's one of the most relaxing things in the world for me .

I really enjoy this .

I get a little workout .

I get to get my hands messy .

If your fondant is too dry , you can add a little bit of water and if your fondant is too sticky , you can add a little bit more powdered sugar , whatever you need .

And as soon as it reaches this consistency , it's kind of like a thick taffy , but it's not too sticky .

It's perfect .

Oh , we've made marshmallow fondant .

It is delicious and it is so fun to work with .

It's my favorite recipe ever .

Before we end the video , I'm gonna show you how to color fondant so you can make it any color you'd like .

This is a lot of fondant .

So I think I want to make rainbow colors .

I'm gonna divide this into six pieces .

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Ok .

Not perfectly even , but that's ok .

But in fact , Fondant is also sensitive to heat .

So the more you play with it with warm hands as it heats up , it becomes softer and more squishy , then if you let it sit and cool , it will harden to color fondant .

You're gonna need to use gel color , not a water based color .

Put a little drop just like .

So then you have some options .

When it comes to working with your hands , you can coat your hands in a thick shortening .

This grease is great .

You rub it into your hands just like lotion so that the food coloring doesn't absorb into your skin .

I like to get around my nails , then you can just start working it in .

This is beautiful .

Well , it's one of my favorite things to look at .

It almost looks marbled .

When you first start mixing the dye in , you can twist together like this just looks really neat .

Look at that .

This is so beautiful .

Look at that blue marble .

I've even seen cakes dye their fondant just a little bit and then wrap the cake .

So it has that colored marble effect .

The other option if you don't have any shortening or grease at your house , you can use gloves like food safe gloves , just put them on like soap and continue to work the fondant together .

Oh Look at that beautiful .

And you just keep working the fondant together like a dough until it's evenly combined .

The color is mixed in now .

And as you can see , this was only one drop and it got to this beautiful , vibrant blue color .

So when dying Fondant a little bit goes a long way , you can see what one drop does .

So I would start with very little and then work your way up This is beautiful .

I'm gonna keep dying these ones because I have a cute little project that I want to make with them to do .

So .

There you have it homemade marshmallow fondant .

I really hope you guys enjoyed this recipe and enjoyed this video .

I really wanted to show you how easy this stuff was to make at home .

Not only did we make marshmallow fondant , but we dated a bunch of different colors .

Easy peasy even after you color fondant , it's still the perfect texture , easy to work with .

It looks amazing and it tastes good .

Great .

Actually tastes like marshmallow fluff .

It is so good to store fondant .

If you want to keep it for a later date , make sure it's wrapped up nice and tight in a food safe plastic wrap .

This stuff is so fun even just to play with it and the more you need fondant with your hands , the more sticky it will get the more tacky and that's normal .

So if it gets too tacky and too warm , you can just set it down and let it chill for a little bit and it will harden again .

Ok .

That does it for this video .

This was so fun .

Please let me know in the comments below if there are any other baking basic videos that you'd like to see or any simple recipes that I haven't gone over on my channel , but you would like to know how does one make that All right , thanks again .

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