How to make LMF Fondant (marshmallow fondant)
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
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A lot of people have been asking me how I make my marshmallow fondant so here it is! My secret recipe revealed. If you've ever made marshmallow fondant and hated the results, or if you hate the taste of store bought fondant, you'll understand why this recipe works so well.
MOST ASKED QUESTIONS: These questions have been asked so many times, I've stopped answering them because well, my hands hurt and my brain hurts from re-typing the same thing over and over so here they are
1. Why are you using fondant to make fondant?
This question is usually asked in a very snarky way and to be honest it annoys me but I will answer it anyway and try to keep the snark out of it. Cheap store bought fondant (like the one we use in this recipe) is not pleasant to eat. It is stiff, it cracks and tastes like feet and cardboard. Store-bought fondant that tastes great starts at about $40 for 5 lbs which is pretty dang expensive. This recipe is the best of both worlds. Great taste, works great, costs about $12 for 4.25 lbs and takes about 25 minutes to make. If you don't like the recipe, you don't have to make it. Simple as that.
2. How do I store the fondant? I store my fondant in ziplock bags at room temp. They last a long time that way. Mine have never gone bad so I don't know exactly how long.
3. How do I make black fondant or a dark color? Substitute 1 Tablespoon of water for food coloring and add during the water step.
4. How do I color the fondant in batches? Add a small amount of gel food color to white fondant and knead until even in color
5. Can I make a half batch? Yes
6. Can you taste the wilton fondant? No. It's a very small amount.
7. How many cakes does one batch cover? I have been able to cover a 10" - 8" - 6" cake many times because I roll the fondant very thin. Your results will depend on how thin you roll out the fondant.
8. How Long can I make this in advance? Weeks. Re-heat and knead until smooth before each use.
9. What if I can't find Wilton fondant? You can use any sort of pre-made fondant
10. What is the powder you add to make figures? It is called tylose but you can all use CMC powder. Google it.
11. Can I use Jet puff, Marshmallow fluff, colored marshmallows, flavored marshmallows etc instead of the brand you recommend? Some people have had success with Jet Puff but it doesnt work for me. I have heard that walmart store brand and haribo marshmallows work great as well.
12. What if I can't find crisco? You can use Trex
13. Can I make this without a mixer? Yes, just mix by hand in a large bowl
14. What if the mixture is crumbly? Then you may not have used the right amount (1 lb) of marshmallows or the right brand. If the marshmallows do not puff or dont mix well with the sugar then you have the wrong kind.
15. What happens if I don't add the extra fondant? This recipe on it's own will be soft and will crack when you try to put it over a cake because it will lack elasticity.
16. Can you make it chocolate flavored? Yes I mix equal parts modeling chocolate and fondant together.
17. Do I have to use a hook on my mixer? Yes, or you have to make it by hand. If you use a hand-mixer or the paddle attachment, you'll most likely break your mixer.
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Elizabeth Marek's Fondant Recipe
2 lbs sifted powdered sugar
1 lb mini marshmallows (hy-top, walmart brand or haribo brand if you can find it. Jet puff, kraft or marshmallow fluff will not work) Make sure your bag says 1 lb or weigh out 1 full lb from two bags
2 Tablespoons water (or one if its really humid in your area) *new water amount for use with new wilton
1/2 cup Shortening (or trex)
1.25 lbs of Wilton fondant or any other brand pre-made fondant (if you buy the 5 lb box, use one half of one of the packages, if you buy the 1.5 lb box, use the whole package)
Extra powdered sugar for kneading 
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So I tried this technique/recipe expecting a huge mess and failure.
WRONG!!!!
THIS WAS AWESOME!!
It was quick and painless!
Thank you so much for this! I am always gonna do this always!
Tip for shortening put plastic wrap inside the cup before using the cup. It helps for the shortening not to stick inside the cup. This can also be done with peanut butter
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Hello Everyone. Just wanted to share that I just finished making this fondant which took me total 45min including cleaning up dishes. This fondant taste really good and you can feel the quality is awesome. It makes about 4.48lb of fondant. I follow the EXACT recipe & today was the 1st time I made this. I did rolled my fondant out thin as possible and covered on my plate to see if it start tearing. I didn't tear. I love this recipe and I am soooo thankful to Elizabeth that she share with us.
My hands are still covered in confectioners sugar, that's how fast I wanted to comment and tell you how great this recipe is. I followed it to a tee!
This is the BEST looking semi-homemade fondant recipe I've ever seen! Thanks so much for sharing!
I have been making my own marshmallow fondant for a while. I've just tried your recipe/technique. WOW. Absolutely brilliant. Easy, no sticky hands and worktop and my kitchen doesn't look like a snow storm has hit. Thank you for putting this video up.
Teresa Winter a
Finally worked up the courage to make this, wow, by the second batch I had it down and it is beautiful, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience. Can't tell you how much I appreciate your tutorials!!
Er mer gawd! Just made my first batch of this and I'm so thrilled to work with it later this week. Have been making my gelatin-based fondant from scratch from day one since I never cared for the texture of pure MMF nor the taste and lack of elasticity of pre-made fondant. Love that this combines the best of those two worlds. Thank you so very much for sharing this, Liz. You are truly an inspiration.
Made my first batch of LMF, and I just love it. Tastes delicious too!
First off, I cracked up at your use of "sploosh". Secondly, I appreciate you posting this. I made my very first cake last October for my daughter's 5th birthday. Since our son has food allergies, I had to learn to bake things especially with his needs in mind. This means all future birthday cakes are gonna be homemade. But I hated the idea of sacrificing flavor and appearance so started checking youtube tutorials and yours are my favorite. I have now made this fondant recipe twice, plus followed your chocolate ganache tutorial and I just have to say thanks because without your tutes, I would have been lost.
By the way, no one could believe I had never made a cake before when I revealed my daughters birthday cake. Not trying to brag, but it looked amazing! I credited you every chance I could haha.
Now I am working on making my sons birthday cake for this upcoming Sunday and just picked up CMC to make figurines for the cake out of fondant. I am excited to model with it since I have been sculpting with polymer clay for years (and while it isn't edible, the textures are nearly the same).
Seriously just watched this video again as a throw back. I saw it years ago and it helped me so much! I love your channel and I have your book. It’s so nice to see how far you’ve come. Thank you for sharing.
Love it, Love it, Love it, I have never made fondant of any kind until today, it turned out perfect with no problems at all. Your tutorials are great
Just tried 2 recipes. One that entailed corn syrup and this one. This one was definitely better. The one with corn syrup wasn't pliable and didn't stretch at all. But this one worked great. Thanks!!!
I love how positive you are! :)
This ia my go to recipe everyone loves it and alsways get complements. Thank you so much using it for 4 yrs now
Thank you so much for this. My son wants a very elaborate bday cake that will need to be covered in fondant but he and I both absolutely hate the taste of regular fondant so this will be a wonderful treat.
I love it I'm gone to make my sons 1 st birthday cake and I'm learning I have a month to get it together your video is very helpful
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Just an idea for anyone having issues with no elasticity in their fondant even after doing it this brilliant way. I've found that if I add Wilton Fondant as you kneed it right before using it instead of when you first make it, works best for me. I also find that I don't have to use so much. I didn't used to have issues, but products change and I had to learn to adapt to it. Unless you have a better suggestion, Liz. I use Great Value marshmallows as you suggested, but what is the best powdered sugar brand to use that can be found all over the US? Plus, now Wilton fondant has changed too, it seems to work a little different. Would you consider making a new video? Or add to it? This recipe is what saved me from giving up on fondant and so I do really appreciate all your hard work.
Thanks for sharing this Liz! You are awesome and generous to share the recipe and make a video! I wish people were more appreciative of your efforts. Thank you again!
Thank you so much!!!
Just tried it and it looks awesome! Just like yours!
This was my second time trying to do MSM fondant and your recipe is much easier and better than the first one I did!
Just tried the fondant oh my what a fantastic stuff . Have a lot left over how do you store it ? All I did was put it in a zip lock bag with a little powder sugar the seal it with getting as much air out . I really don't like putting it in the fridge.
Hi Liz. I was wondering that now it seems like Wilton has changed their recipe for fondant do we have to make any adjustments? Also i just bought your book...super geeked and it says to pull the fondant like taffy but this video doesn't mention it. Is that step a must?
...and thank you so much for all your tutorials! I've been a cake decorator for 15 years and never used fondant until recently. I've gotten numerous orders since posting a few cakes. Thank you!
I tried this recipe exactly your way and it came out absolutely perfect in the end! Halfway through the kneading the fondant became too dry and it started tearing slightly, I guess I added too much powdered sugar. But I added a bit water to it and it became much more softer and it was not tearing at all! Thank you so much for sharing your recipe, saves a lot of money!
Your have a good fondant technique and I made a cake with fondant by u and my family love it by the way,I'm only 10 years old : - D
how long can you story this fondant so i can keep it long? Artisan cake company!
I am very impressed with the mixing and added ingredient technique. I can see already where it is less messy and easier than the standard MMF recipe that I use. Thank you very much!
I used this recipe on my friends wedding cake which was my first cake ever to make! I use this for all my cakes now =)
I've gotten so many compliments on how good it tastes and they asked how I learned to make it, they were amazed when I told them your video on RUclips taught me!
I finally got around to trying out your wonderful recipe tonight, but had several problems, and was hoping you might have solutions. I made sure to study the video first, and can assure you I got the steps and ingredients correct. But, as my hook kneading concluded, my nice clump of fondant suddenly mushed and adhered to my mixing bowl. This then made it ridiculously hard to remove for the next step, and I ended up with quite a gooey mess. Do you have any idea why this might have happened?
After mixing the Wilton fondant and the remainder of the powdered sugar, the fondant was still a gooey mess. I moved it to the counter top and kneaded in about a 1/2 cup more of powdered sugar, and ended up finally with non-gooey fondant. Yay! However, it's extremely stretchy and seems to tear quite easily. How do I fix this? Should I just warm it and add more powdered sugar? But again, since I followed the recipe, do you have any idea why this happened? Or is it actually the correct consistency? It seems like I wouldn't be able to roll it thin and put in on a cake like you do, without it tearing. Thanks!!
isn't it always harder than they make it look? Sorry it didn't work out. Is it better this morning?
Ive tried it too and ended up a real mess, then it was too dry, just couldnt get the right consistency
Melanie Marinucci It's a touch firmer, but really smooshy. I would have to add lots of tylose to model with it, but maybe it would work for covering a cake? I haven't rolled it out yet, but I'm not convinced.
gail knapton add less powdered sugar if it's too firm. Keep kneading until when you pull it like taffy, it does not break in the middle. THat is how you know it is done. Sticking to the bowl is normal, you have to scrape it out and finish it in the bowl and then on the table. You'll get cleaner and faster with practice.
add less powdered sugar if it's too firm. Keep kneading until when you pull it like taffy, it does not break in the middle. THat is how you know it is done. Sticking to the bowl is normal, you have to scrape it out and finish it in the bowl and then on the table. You'll get cleaner and faster with practice. It's really not that hard. You just might have to try more than once depending on your area it might be a dryer climate or more humid or you may have mixed it longer or shorter than I did. It's like any recipe.
Hi! how long can i store this fondant?
and where do i store it? Refrigerator?
I just made your fondant following step by step your recipe and it came out just beautiful. Thank you so much for teaching us the good stuff! Covering my cake was easier than ever.
you can tell you've been doing this for a long time just the way you handle the fondant. its amazing!
why would you use storebought fondant to make fondant
I guess she wanted to do a "marshmallow fondant"....I don't know the difference personally, but besides this theory, I have no idea either.
She said it added flexibility.
I gave this my first attempt last night for a customer's cake and it was perfect! I am so happy I found this recipe, thank you a million times over! I love that it doesn't dry as quick as store bought and definitely tastes better but I still get the stretch and thickness of store bought. This is great, thanks for posting!
you're very welcome!
I made mmf for the first time last week and it was very dry, I made your recipe today and Success! It worked beautifully. Thank you for sharing your expertise =)
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I was hesitant to try making my own fondant for so long, but your video inspired me to try- your step by step instructions made it easy to accomplish what seemed like a daunting task. I'm going to use it tonight! Thank you so much for your videos!
I just tried your fondant, and it's great: soft, easy to make, even without the dough hook, it tastes quite good, and it's great to work it, plus, it's cheap. THANK YOU
I just wanted to say I love this recipe. I have done numerous cakes since finding this on RUclips, and my nephews' love the taste of it. I use it every chance I get. Thank you for posting it!
This is such an EXCELLENT recipe! I watched this video many years ago, and have been using it ever since! You can add flavoring to the melted marshmallows too, as she said, which blends it well into your flavor profile. So delicious as is however. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe!
I love how this tastes!! I live in South Africa where hydrogenation is illegal due to the health damage it causes so we don’t get shortening but we do have products close to it! I found I don’t need the water and I used a lot more than 2kgs (1lb) of powdered sugar. I love how this tasted and how it behaved benign a ton more elastic which is a godsend seeing as our hot and dry climate makes fondant here dry out instantly causing unsightly elephant skin! Thank you Liz your techniques and tips are a life saver!!!
Thank you Liz!!! I just made your LMF and it turned out beautifully! Can’t wait to use it!
Thank you for this recipe! This is all I use now!! I LOVE it!! I use my spiral dough attachment and it has worked great for me :)
Liz, just a personal message to tell you how much I appreciate your talent and all of the information you share with us. I have learned so much from your videos. You are like the only major cake person I follow. Don't know what's up with Juan but personally think he should keep moving. We don't need people like that on a site like this, too creative apparently, for his beanie brain. Don't you ever, ever, ever, apologize to anyone like that again. You are way beyond a person like that. You a beautiful person, both inside and out, and without the info you provide, the rest of us couldn't afford to improve. So thank you, Liz. Thanks for putting yourself "out there" for us.
I made this for the first time and it turned out beautifully. I had no trouble getting it nice and thin and transferred onto 2 round cakes. I was never able to do this before without alot of trouble. I will never do it any other way. I'm not a professional and I make cakes for our family special occasions. I wish I knew about this recipe a few years ago... it would have saved me a ton of grief. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Liz,
Just wanted to thank you for sharing this recipe. I love it even more now that you showed us that you add regular fondant as well. The elasticity is so much better now than with just the regular MMF. The best part is it still tastes like marshmallow even with the other fondant mixed in with it. Thank you again.
thanks for sharing. For Amy Grace, use a measuring cup that the bottom is rounded and not flat and your shortening or other ingredients, such as you peanut butter, will scoop right out in one piece if your use a flexible spatula to scoop it right out in one clump. Works beautifully.
Thank you for posting this video! I tried this once without a Kitchenaid mixer.... it didn’t work but I also didn’t have the right marshmallows! Other day I tried it after buying a kitchenaid mixer and I was skeptical that it would work but it all came together! I can’t tell you how accomplished I felt! Lol! Yday I tried the fondant on a dummy cake and yayyyyy it worked! It tasted so good too! So soft and better to work with than Wilton reg fondant. Thank you again for sharing!
Thanks for sharing your recipe. Dont think my first attempt at fondant would have come out so well without watching you make it. I made a snow white doll cake and it was pretty good for my first one. The fondant was very easy to work with.
THIS IS AMAZIIIIIING!! 😍😍 Thank you soo much for sharing! I haven't covered a cake with this yet but I have made figurines and other types of decorations using this and they all turned out amazing. I will come back to comment once I have actually covered a cake with it ☺️.
Made for the first time and covered a 6 inch high cake. Lovely and stretchy and any flaws rubbed out instantly. I have made another marshmallow fondant and found it too stretchy. This is a perfect balance. Living in Canada, I could not find your marshmallows but just used Walmart brand. I think my fondant was a little stiffer than yours but a few seconds in the microwave solved that. I ordered your book based on how useful I find all if your videos. It is getting amazing reviews on Amazon.
Made my first batch and love how it turned out. I will never buy again just what I need for the recipe. Thanks
Thank you so much for this recipe, it has saved me so much money, and I love it more than the expensive kind I was buying before, and everyone loves the taste of it!!!!
Liz, thank you, thank you, thank you! I've made your fondant using this video on 3 separate occasions. The video makes it so easy and it is actually DELICIOUS!!
Thanks Liz, I really appreciate you taking time out of your day to reply to me so quickly. By the way, I made a teacup last night with just straight LMF (no added CMC) and I am now making some roses with your LMF recipe (with no added CMC). I live in the UK and use Waitrose fondant instead of Wilton, and it already has a little CMC in it but they have all turned out REALLY well!
That is good to know!
I did it! Thank you! My non-kitchen aid stand mixer couldn't handle it so I had to do it by hand much sooner, but with crisco'd hands all went well! Thank you!
I just tried this recipe out yesterday and it worked out amazing...thank you sooo much for sharing ur recipe ❤❤❤
cathy17 hi did you add the wilton fondant also..?
Hi Liz, thanx a lot this recipe works perfectly for me, i had been searching for a recipe like this for years. I really appreciate that you share it with us, thaks from the bottom of my heart.
I just made my first batch and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! No more Satin Ice for Me! Thanks soooooo much for sharing.
hi. did u added satin ice fondant in it or wilton fondant?
Have made this many, many times….it has never failed!! Love this and love Liz!!
Thanks for this. I tried it today and apart for a kitchen covered in a cloud of icing sugar the fondant turned out really well. I wasn't as neat as you but I am really pleased with the end product. Thank you very much for sharing your special recipe and method.
You just fixed my procrastination. I have a truck made of rice crispies for 3 days too scared to try and cover it. I just watched the car tutorial and had find your fondant. Thank you so much for sharing. Feeling very confident to start tomorrow.
I love this fondant! It's the only one I use. Besides its easy, affordable and most importantly, very tasty! Thank you for sharing this, Liz!
I usually don't comment on post but,this looks unique.
I followed your step,although i used my hands to do the whole job because, i don't have stand mixer, and i came out great.
I am using it for my baby birthday. I will update you when i finished the deco.
Thanks lizzy
I've never touched fondant in my life and I think this is the first thing I'm going to try. Thanks for the great tutorial c:
expensive stuff is still hard to work with. Your recipe is so amazing!
I have just made this for the first time and it turned out FAB. I would love to see a bride and groom topper and a baby :)
Made my first batch of MMF tonight following your recipe exactly and it was a success. Thank you for your time posting this. It is strong, I can roll it thin, and it tastes great! I was skeptical of the taste adding the Wilton fondant because it tastes so terrible, but you cannot taste anything but deliciousness. This will be my go to fondant recipe from now on.
Thank you so much Liz for sharing your recipe! Just made it, love it, won't use anything else now! Bakels has changed their recipe here in Oz and it's too soft now, so I was looking for something better. Perfect timing! Thanks again!
the recipe is more than great !! I am working with it since I've seen this video .Thanks for sharing so much Liz
Best fondant recipe ever easy to follow instructions taste amazing and best of all easy to work with no creasing no elephant skin highly recommended
Oh my gosh!!! Just did a test cake with this recipe, I'm in heaven!!! Covering a cake in fondant is always my most stressful part when making my cakes...no more!!! This did not have ANY elephant skin and did not tear at all!!! This is life changing, lol. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!!! If anyone is in doubt, I'm telling you it's the best fondant ever!!! Just FYI - Target Market Pantry brand works great. Raley's brand does not. Try it, you'll love it!!!
And for the WIN... my first go at making my own fondant and it was easy, awesome great in every way. I had to colour it but added colour after is was made because I only needed small amounts of some colours and it was way faster and easier to knead colour gel into this that into store bought fondant. Thank you thank you thank you.
Amazing!!!! I don't have a mixer so I used the dough cycle on my bread machine!! It turned out great!
thank you for your detailed video tutorial. I followed your instructions but couldn't source the exact same ingredients in Australia so used items as close as possible. Everything was going great until I got to the part of getting it out of the bowl the work with. It kept sticking terribly to my hands and the bench. I ended up looking online for ways to fix this problem and slot more powdered sugar helped plus letting it rest in the fridge to form up more. It turned out great in the end on my daughters birthday cake, thankfully I didn't give up and throw it all out when it started looking different from your video.
i am going to try this! looks much easier than other recipes i have found! wish me luck!
This is a lifesaver...thank you Liz!
Tried this and it came together SO well and so easy. Love love love it
I haven't made this yet and am already in love!
Thanks so much for sharing your recipe and all the little tips and tricks you do!! That's incredibly nice of you!!!!!
Great video! You have definitely taken away my fear of making and using fondant on my cakes! Thanks!
Thank you so much for sharing this! This is exactly what I needed. My homemade fondant just never worked out right.
I, just love this cake and you make it look so simple! I'm just getting into baking and I think this will be the very first cake I attempt. Loved your video.... Thanks!
I did it on the first try! Thanks, Liz, it was easy to follow and make.
Just the best video Liz. I've made your fondant before and it was amazing!! Everyone loved my cakes
I can't say thank you enough for this! I've been decorating cakes for 20 years and have NEVER worked with fondant for two reasons: 1. It tastes horrible, and 2. It ain't cheap. I'm not sure how I came across your video, but I watched it twice before attempting to try it myself. Couldn't find the marshmallows you recommended, so I just made sure NOT to use Kraft. lol. Anyway, it turned out absolutely PERFECT on my very first try. It's cost efficient AND TASTES GOOD! You rock! Thank you so much!
I just purchased your book Liz and I love it.
Thank you for the video .
Hello Liz, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for this recipe...i will try it out this weekend!
Thank you to give us your secret recipe. I can't wait to try it!
thank you sooooo much liz because my birthday is soon and i needed a fondont recipe this is really helpful!!!
Thank you for the tutorial!!!! So helpful! I read the FAQ and they answered every question I would have had :):) my kids who like "nerdy nummies" are so excited!
I can't wait to try this.. I have moved up in the baking world and this is my first fondant cake i will be making..
This was wonderful. I am new to using fondant and this tutorial was immensely helpful. Thank you.
wow! you put that fondant on fast! I really appreciate you sharing your secret ❤
OMG! I made this for the first time. It came out perfect, and tasted soooooooooooooo yummy!
Thanks a million for a wonderful recipe!!! Just finished it up; it looks fantastic and went on great :)
Hi Liz, I don't usually comment on videos, but I just had to say thank you! I'm from Western Australia, where US ingredients are hard to find. I have this a shot with copha & some cheap marshmallows from the reject shop.. total disaster! But I wasn't going to give up. I discovered that my favorite cake supply store sold Crisco (yay!) and I made a trip into the city centre to a US food Mart for campfire brand marshmallows, the giant ones. I used a generic fondant. It turned out perfectly, and I'm on to my second batch for a wedding cake I'm delivering this Saturday. Even my mum, the seasoned cake decorator was hugely imprisoned, having tried and disliked marshmallow fondants in the past. This is my new go to. Thank you Thank you!!
impressed! not imprisoned 😵
Awesome video! Very informative and easy to follow. Will be trying this for my next project!
Thank you so much I am going to try this I started to order the old Wilton from their website but you have to spend about 50.00 to get it. I like hobby lobby fondant because it is not quite as soft as the new Wilton fondant. I started to mix them half and half and it was working out OK. I am very excited to try your way so it is not as expensive and it looks like it works very well. I really enjoy what you take the time to show us. I feel like I am learning so much from you.
Hi Liz! I LOVE your tutorials, you are a great teacher! I just donated $50 to your IVF fund, I wish I could do more. Hang in there, I too have suffered infertility troubles but do have one miracle baby. Now, you're teaching me how to make her birthday cakes more memorable than ever. It WILL happen for you. Don't lose faith. Thanks again for the tutorials, you are an amazing person!
Hey Liz
Really appreciate you sharing, your MMF recipe.
This will now be my preferred, fondant.
Very cost effective, for a newbie like me. X