How to make the best fondant recipe ever!
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Hey guys! I'm starting a new series all on fondant! Let's start this off by showing you how I make my famous LMF fondant, why it tastes amazing and why you should give it a try if you've been struggling with fondant!
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Marshmallow Fondant Recipe (LMF) ►
2 lbs/907 g powdered sugar sifted (also called icing sugar, confectionary sugar)
1 lb/454 g marshmallows WinCo, Hy-Top, Aldi, and Campfire brands work best
1.25 lbs/567 g Wilton fondant Satin Ice fondant will also work
2 tbsp warm water For dark colors, use 1 tbsp warm water and 1 tbsp food color gel
1/2 cup/113 g vegetable shortening Also called white vegetable fat, trex, copha
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What I like to do is grease my bowl I use to melt the marshmallows with Crisco and then melt them down. It helps the marshmallows slide out really easy and you don't waste product either.
That’s smart!
Good 💡
Thank you, that is what I was thinking as well as greasing the Bread hook too...FYI< Wearing gloves while kneading this would help big time I think in not sticking to you :D However, I could be wrong on that??? I have no problem using bare hands, and you have to have bare hands when you are decorating to not get the little wrinkles from the gloves :D
thanks for the tip! :)
@@SugarGeekShowHi can I do this recipe with Renshaw fondant instead of Wilton or Satin Ice?
I used this recipe for my very first attempt of decorating a cake with fondant and it was THE BEST! Thank you so much!!!!!!!
Did you add the store bought fondant when you made it?
Thank you so much! My fist attempt at making fondant using another recipe wasn’t to successful. But today I made the most beautiful, soft, and stretchy fondant. I am just starting out with decorating cakes although I have been baking for years and this recipe will be my go to fondant recipe. And again, thank you!
Hi Pat! Did u use the store bought fondant as well?
Liz, thank you for the refresher. I have used your fondant recipe for the past few years and it never fails. And, everyone loves the taste.
Trish P b b. K no llklolppl
Hi Trish, it doesn't tear or dries out?
I always use your fondant recipe and recommend it to others.
Do you have any recommendations? Mines doesn’t stretch as much like she does at the end.
How does it taste?
I LOVE your fondant!! I have been using your recipe for years so easy and makes decorating that much better, and my family loves to just eat it LOL
OH my goodness! just made this fondant and it tastes like the filling of an oreo cookie!!!!!! thank you Liz!!!
I’m new to fondant, this is a great tutorial. Thank you so much!
Lucky you! You're going to miss all the crappy pitfalls with regular fondant! This is a great recipe!
Super excited to try this recipe. My daughter's first birthday is this Friday and with all that is going on with COVID-19 my Husband and I have decided to make her cake ourselves. This is going to be fun! Thanks for sharing! :)
How'd the cake go?! 🍰 I hope she had an awesome Birthday! 😄
@@MacAndCheeseMasterOfficial It was AWESOME!! So good!! Her birthday was Amazing 😀!
@@BrandyMaxwell Yaayyyy! That is so great to hear!! 😁🎉
This is my go to recipe. Many thanks. I grease my black ceramic bowl, inside the mixer as well as the dough hook for easier workability.
Excellent, excellent, excellent tutorial. One of the best I’ve found.
Been using your recipe for years! It's perfection. And the kids love the fondant!
It looks like a fantastic blend of stretchy fondant that tastes a little better than the standard type. When I see you push and pull on the fondant at the end like taffy ,and then over lap it , it remind me of making hard candy in pastry school and we had pull and stretch and fold the candy until it was glossy and shiny. (but with very heavy gloves to keep from burning !!!!. I don't make fondant but most store bought I don't like (except Carmen massa (but very expensive.) Does this hold up well to high heat temper
re? I love your shows and send many people your say especially with your Swiss Meringue Buttercream and your Easy Buttercream. I taught culinary and baking classes until my dad became very ill. And I miss it. Your recipes are spot on.!! Thanks for taking the time to make them. Most people don't realize how much time trouble and money it takes to do this. We appreciate your recipes so much.!!
Everytime you say "it actually taste amazing " you weren't lying 😅thank you
I stand by ths fondant recipe! Been using it since 2014 :)
Have you ever used colored Wilton fondant in place of the white?
Hi Liz, I tried your recipe today. I have to laugh at myself because I accidently purchased butter flavored vegetable shortening instead of unflavored. My cat, who loves butter, was fooled by the fragrance. She came running into the kitchen when I opened the package, but turned tail when I let her get a closer sniff. Due to Covid, I decided to make due with the butter-flavored ingredient. The fondant turned out pretty tasty. It reminded me of Rice Krispy treats. I look forward to decorating with it tomorrow to see what the texture is like. The fondant I made was drier than yours so I left out about 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar. My batch didn't stretch as much either. I used the Wilton fondant, so maybe that is why.
WIlton fondant, ( in my humble opinion ) is nowhere near as good as Satin Ice. Satin ice use to only be sold in cake decorating stores or direct. I was shocked to see it at a michaels. If you are in a climate that you need more moisture, you might want to consider the "Fat Daddios" Fondant. You can not get it in a Michaels or craft store. It has a great taste and is softer and has a lot of stretch compared to a lot of fondants. It is not a really expensive fondant either. I always liked it better than Satin Ice and I really loved Satin Ice, however, b/c it was a really soft Fondant, & I do a LOT of sculpture cakes, I could not always use it when making certain things...>I hope this helps. I do think you are onto something with the Butter SHortening and I think that is brilliant. ( Smell is half the battle of taste. Thank you for that :D No matter how long or how many cakes I make, there is always a little trick you can learn to bump up your work a notch! Brilliant!
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This is my go to fondant recipe 🙌🏻 I’ve made it countless amount of times and it never fails. Aside from the taste, just the way it performs is so much better than store bought.
have you ever added in a extract for extra flavor instead of the water?
I am getting ready to work with fondant for the first time and I just watched all your videos and I just finished making the fondant! It is so so good! I can't wait to work with it! I am going to attempt to make a Nintendo Switch Cake....sheesh!
Lovely recipe x
I need to make fondant because I don't have it and she says now you need fondant.........lol
she did?
She did!!!!!!! I'm having the same problem.
This is great for stretching what fondant I already have. No running to Michael’s right now.... thank you Liz!
Making a TP cake as a belated Happy Birthday for my son. We can’t get together but his family will appreciate the dropped off cake.
do you have to add the premade fondant?
Worked great for my first and second time making it!
What is your countertop?
It is gorgeous! Thanks so much for this video.
First time watching it and will try this for a cake this weekend, I hope it works!!!!! Thanks a lot
Best fondant everrrrr! Thank you
Thank you gintele!
Thank you so much! I am just beginning to make cakes and this is perfect for me to try.
Beautiful tutorial... Can we make the same avoiding store bought fondant by adding glycerin... Please advice... Thank you 😊
Hi Liz 🌸.... Thank you for this lovely tutorial. Could you please tell me if your fondant dries and hardens so that i can decorate and work with the cake without damaging the fondant? Thank you so much. xxx 🌸
I will totally try this recipe, I think it is quite brilliant. Has anyone ever tried the Fat Daddios with this recipe or other fondants? I love satin Ice but, I would be just fine spending more on the pre-made fondant to give this homemade fondant a even better taste.
Also has anyone ever added Any real extracts or compound flavor or emulsions instead of water? Would love to know what brands of fondant you have used and if you have added in any flavoring and what your thoughts are..
Also in the comments someone said butter flavored Crisco and I thought that was Smart, all the extra flavor you can add in, helps with fondants. Homemade always is so much better...This makes a lot, and I love that!
Liz you always knock it out of the ball park Girl. Thank you :D
I love love love your channel. God bless you for sharing your wealth of information when it comes to cake and cake decorating. I hope you get to answer my question. Please!!!! When you cover your cake with buttercream and it's hard to touch do you put it in the freezer? Does it sweat and if it does does it affect your fondant after you cover it? Thank you so much
A little sweat on the fondant does not hurt the fondant. I don't freeze my cakes, they only need to be chilled in the fridge to make the butter harden up and then cover in fondant quickly. A little bit of cornstarch on the surface of the fondant can help with stickiness or working in a cold room.
@@SugarGeekShow thank you so much. How long do you leave it in the fridge. Mine never gets hard enough. Maybe I am not leaving it long enough. Thank you
Hi Liz I’m new to this and want to try your recipe do I need to add any CMC powder to this fondant I have only ever used store bought now I want to try my own. Thank for any advice you can give.
Can you make this the night before and use it later the next day?
Hi Liz again love your tutorial!! They are 🔥! As you say at the end of how fresh fondant is better to cover a cake , would like to know the difference on that a bit more in detail , im betting its because its more elastic perhaps and less breakage as of using an old batch🤔 , if anyone has already tested this and can further explain a personal experience please😁
my friend and my grandson eats this fondant recipe like it's a candy!
Liz, I’ve never done a fondant cake before but have just been asked to make my soon to be seven-year-old grandson in law, if that’s how you say it lol, a small birthday cake and I’m thinking to try my hand making your fondant for it. I’m excited!
I love using your fondant recipe .....you are right. This is a delicious recipe. It taste delish. Thanks for refresher.
Thx u! Great instructions!
I love this fondant recipe ! I saw your video a few years ago and have been using it ever since . I use it to cover cakes and make figures . ( I’m not a talented artist like you but I do enjoy trying )
Hi, can i use this recipe in the hot weather? i'm from the philippines. thanks😊
Great video. What do I use if I want to add color to my fondant?
I’m going to try this recipe I’ll let you know how it came out
Please is this fondant good in hot weather and humidity? Thanks 😊
Hi thank you for this video
Please can I use this to mold?
I Love it recipe, Congratulations
Hi Liz, I would like to make this fondant and cut out fondant pieces. Is that something that can be done with this marshmallow fondant? Also how long does it take to dry? Thanks
Hey Liz i am def going to make this but can i ask how much vegetable shortening do i use please
I’m soooo excited to make this! I have no luck with store bought fondant. Do you have any suggestions on dying it pure black and red? Those seem to be the hardest colors to get at full color. Thank you!
Maida Cz use one tablespoon of water and then one tablespoon of the gel color you wish to color the fondant. I’ve used her recipes for years. Black really is a pure black and red is a pure red.
If you search LMF fondant (Liz Marek Fondant) you can find her old videos under her cake company Artisan Cake Company. There’s a video for Black Fondant, a video for Red Fondant and Dark Purple Fondant
jsek1221 thank you!!!
Question! First, thank you for such an effective recipe! This will save me money and time if I have to run to the craft store because I ran out! Noting that you used pre-made fondant because it contains glycerin, if I'm going to be making fondant this way from now on and don't want to keep buying $5 premade fondant, will vegetable glycerin (like the one from LorAnn) work as well? If so, how much would be needed in this recipe? Thank you!
Hi Liz, thanks for sharing your marshmallow recipe, I have started making my own marshmallows.
I will appreciate if you will do a tutorial on a rolled stretchy fondant that you mixed with the marshmallow that give it that stretchy consistency.
I'm living in West Africa, Liberia, where Wilton's fondant is not sold any and it's a new thing to those of us in Liberia.
I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon or seeing the tutorial of a stretchy rolled fondant.
Thanks
She used a very common brand called "Satin Ice" you can find this at "Michaels Craft stores" Amazon as well. She buys a 5pd box on sale. It comes with 2 packages of fondant in the box, she then cuts one of those packages in half, heats up just a little goes a long ways. You could use other brands, but I think Satin Ice has a really good taste and is a good product for something that you now can get in a craft store. It use to be that you could only get Satin Ice at a Cake Supply store. I hope this helps :D
If I make a cake using this recipe for fondant, can I freeze the cake? Will this fondant freeze well?
Hello again! Let me start by saying I love love love your recipe! There's a little problem... I'm trying to use an acrylic stamp however the fondant keeps sticking to I've added cornstarch however it's still sticking
Should I be using more cornstarch or more powdered sugar I heard somewhere that adding more powdered sugar expands the water in the fondant something like that
Maybe you can help me thank you in advance!
This is an awesome video. So far I am only planning to make decorations for a cake. Is it possible to buy a small batch of pre-made fondant to add to your marshmallow
fondant? I'm looking at the Michael's sweetshop fondant since it already comes in colors. Would that work? I appreciate your time and expertise.
Will good and gather brand marshmallows from target work for this fondant? 😋
I did make it over the weekend. Haven’t used it yet. I’m assuming that I condition it the same way I would any other fondant? And to stiffen it use tylose powder? Loving the baby bump btw!!!!!!
Hi Clairressa! Yes just heat and pull like taffy until stretchy with shortening on your hands to condition it. Yes to adding tylose to stiffen it for toppers and such. I'll be making another video going over that in the next few weeks as well :)
Can you make the fondant and them fold in coloring? Or do you have to color it before?
Brilliant recipe I love it thank you x
Hello Liz, do you have a Vegan marshmallow brand that can be used to replace the pre-made Wilton Fondant & the Winco Marshmallows? Thank you...
I can't find store-bought fondant in the country I live in. I do have glycerine, can I add few drops or as needed, will this work?
Thank you so much for this! Do you think a Ziplock vacuum is a good place to store this?
Can you make decorating flowers or is this fondant to soft?
Yep nice making Fondant with Fondant yep that’s proper logic 🤣
i had the same idea, but then i thought about it and she said , so technically, for the best recipe she can use another type of fondant to make her final product;)
😂😂ikr
It's not yep it's yup.
I live in South Africa and in a very dry part and the store fondant here dries so quickly so I tried this recipe and the fondant quality is amazing and the taste is a million times nicer because it tastes like marshmallows. It doesn't dry out so I have time to work on my cake properly.
@@Stephdk-k4x yess
If all I have is jet puff marsh mellows will they still work
do yiou have a video how to clor your marshmallow fondant @Sugar Geek Show ?
Have you tried using this for decorations, like with a fondant extruder? Should it be stiffer?
I have been following you for a while now and I love your recipes. I will appreciate it, if you could make a tutorial on how to make fondant without marshmallow. I look forward to seeing the the tutorial. Thanks.
Hi Sugar Geek! I want to make cakes with fondant icing. What tools do I need as a beginner and where do you suggest I buy them from (not too pricey but lasting) 😄
Question. If you're looking to have the final product a certain color, should the store bought fondant be colored in some way out of the packet? Or will it take to the color of the marshmallow fondant when mixed?
I'd make the marshmallow fondant slightly darker than you want the finished product and then adding more white pre-made fondant will lighten it up. Easier than trying to dye two different fondants the same shade.
Hello. I love your videos. Can you tell me how much that batch covers? I need fondant for a 10 and 8 and 6 round. 6inch tall cakes. Would I be ok with 2 batches? Thank you so much. 🌷
This would be the perfect amount! Cover the biggest cake first and then work your way to the smallest. You'll have a little left over but make sure you roll it 1/16" of an inch or you wont have enough
@@SugarGeekShow thank you so much 🌹🥀🌺🌸🌻🌼
Hello Liz! I am new here, I have a few questions for you. can I use Big marshmallows or do they have to be mini? I checked all my local stores but they only have their own brands and jumbo campfire brand marshmallows. Second is store bought fondant better for beginners or is homemade?
Thank you!!!!
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Hi
I used the big marshmallow and they still came out fine
Mary,не имеет значение размер зефира.Состав один и тот же.
Could I use sweetex shortening instead of crisco?
Hi Liz, just wanted to know what we can add instead of Vegetable shortning .
Thank you 🙂
nice, this is great
keep sharing them good job
thanks for this
Hi Liz, Can I use renshaw fondant for this recipe?
Tanveer Banu Kureshi for sure!
@@SugarGeekShow Thank you for quick reply
Hi Liz! Can you color the homemade fondant after it's finished?
Deirdre Mebane absolutely :)
@@SugarGeekShow fantastic! Thanks! I love your videos!!!
Guess im the only gambian here❤️Thanks for the video🥰🥰
This was mad good!! Gonna try and will let you know my results!!!
Hi, have you tried th recipe?
@@cnehndlela6536 Unfortunately I haven't yet...
Hie Sugar Geek can I make it without the store bought fondant ?
Thank you so much!!! So excited to try. ❤
Really good tutorial. Thank you.
Thank you Liz, I just made the fondant I hope works 🥴, was going to tell you if you go to amazon the 5lb of Wilton is only 11.00 and I don’t pay for shipping 🥰
Yes, you do pay for shipping. It's your $125 membership fee.
@@marysuccess2690 if you apply for their rewards credit card and pay before your grace period. You get “credit” to buy Amazon items. The membership more than pays for itself.
The Wilton Brand is NoWHere as good as Satin Ice. have you tried working with satin Ice and then with Wilton? Taste and product Satin Ice is way better..Not trying to be negative at all...If I am adding in a -pre-bought fondant ( and I think this is brillant ) I would spend a little extra to make sure it is a really good fondant with amazing stretch and taste and last a long time without turning into a rock.. Another good fondant, I am going to look at amazon for is Fat Daddios, normally not to spendy and is on the softer side with amazing flavor and stretch..
All I ever use. Thanks Liz!
Hi Liz can you please teach us how many cups of buttercream do we need for a cake to cover with fondant thank you
omg you are not only asorable, but a real pro. thank you foe the clear instructions! mine came out great❤️.. definately got a new sub
Can you add glycerine instead of store bought fondant?
I think so
Can you use wilton colored fondant in place of the white fondant?
@Sugargreek I tried out your fondant recipe and it worked out so welll!!!! Wow! My question: if I was to colour the fondant navy blue, should I leave the fondant to settle in over night so the colour can become darker before using it to cover my cake?
Hi there, is it okay or safe to leave my covered cake fondant and dummy cake fondant in a room temp and turn on the fan? Or should I place it in the fridge? Its gonna sweat for sure. I live in a humid hot country, . Please help. First time making fondant cake here. Thanks
Liz, I tried to make this without the added store bought fondant because I cannot buy any right now due to covid19. I added butter flavored crisco instead of regular and I had a hard dry lumpy mess. I added some light corn syrup and it helped at least bring it together but it will still break apart if I try to roll it. Is there anything I can do to save it? I do have glycerin I could use.
Glycerin and gelatin might help
I made this with satin ice today and it still had the weird chemical taste. Is Wilton the best option for taste?
Could I use lard instead of shortening?
Hello @sugar geek I am back again. So I tried your fondant recipe and it did not stretch like yours did at the end, it was breaking and looking like elephant skin. I made sure I followed each step. The only difference is that I used Hobby lobby fondant. Do you think that is why it did stretch? What do you recommend I do? Thank you so much.
Dromonijoy11 yes, that’s probably the issue
@@SugarGeekShow thank you so much for the reply. Do you know if I can remedy the situation or I should just go get wilton brand? Thank you
Question: Do you cover a cake with fondant when the cake is at room temperature or when it’s hard cold? I’m speaking of a buttercream icing cake. Also, how much buttercream to cover a cake with that’s going to then be covered with Fondant? Thanks!!!
Best results is when a cake is chill cold you could have your cake ready a day before keep it in the fridge covered in buttercrean then cover in fondant next day .
How do I fix it if it gets crumbly. Not sure where I went wrong
Thank you for helping
Is there a viable sugar replacement so i don't use so much sugar?? For insulin resistant family members.
Instead of vegetable shortening can i use butter or vegetable oil?
Not recommended.
Can you use cornstarch instead of using the rest of the 1 lb of sugar into the marshmallow mix?
This looks like a great recipe. I have been wanting to try making my own fondant. I saw in the video that you state when you add the water before you mix it is when you can add the food color. I was wondering if with this fondant I can add the color after I make it. So if I need a bunch of different colors can I color this fondant the same way I would color premade fondant. Also, I was wondering, can I add flavoring like extracts or oils when I add the water? Thank you so much for sharing!
Kimberly Heenan yes but if you try to make super dark colors it’s very hard to do afterwards. Yes you can add flavor
I need 7 different colors of fondant. Can I make this and then separate it and color it?
Have you by any chance tried this with vegan/vegetable gelatin marshmallows?
No I havent