Recently I made a unicorn-themed cake for a dear friend. I wanted to use fondant on the whole thing but it was 3 layers and pretty huge. I decided to use store bought frosting, flavored with cotton candy, and this cool new stuff I found called marshmallow fondant....hmmm. Lo and behold it was super easy to make, tasted delicious, was easy to use, and stored well for a full month (after which I tossed it just because).
First I picked some super flavors: pink lemonade and funfetti are always favorites! I also found this new stuff from Duncan Hines that flavors frosting....its cheap so I tried it. Really tasty! I got cotton candy.
I used pink lemonade for the big sheet cake and my little hearts. The rounds were made from the funfetti.
Awww, aren't they cute.
Flavor crystals. Kind of weird but super tasty.
MARSHMALLOW FONDANT:
Super easy. Take 2 handfuls of marshmallows and wet them just a bit. Micro until super fluffy. If adding color, do it now. Mix the color into the goo. Dump it out onto a big pile of confectioner sugar and knead until soft and pliable. About 2 minutes.
This is a picture of the goo before I started kneading. Very sticky so have plenty of powder sugar available.
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| My sweet baby girl kneading fondant. |
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| My other little helper.....what technique! |
Finished product. I made 4 colors. I rolled it out and cut shapes to add on top of the cotton candy frosting.
My bare cakes. I use a sheet cake and 2-9 inch rounds.
I trimmed all the hearts (and the rounds) so they would be flat. Yummy extras for the employees (my kids).
Flavor crystals in!
I warmed the frosting to pouring consistency to make a smoother finish on my cake. Micro for 30 secs does the trick.
Fondant shapes on!
Finished product. I have a My Little Pony unicorn for the top but she is MIA in this shot:)
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