How to Make True Black Marshmallow Fondant

A true black marshmallow fondant that is easy to make, and tastes great!

Ingredients

  • 6 oz. (170 g; 2 cups) of semi sweet chocolate chips (white for light colors, milk choc. for dark) (about half of a bag)
  • 1 x 16 oz. (454 g) bag of mini marshmallows
  • 3 tbsp. of light corn syrup
  • 3 tbsp. water
  • 1 x 1lb. bag of powdered sugar + 1-2 cups (total 570-700 g; 1.25-1.6 lb or 4 1/2-5 1/2 cups)
  • Gel black (or other dark) food coloring and paste
  • Butter or butter substitute

Steps

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    Put the marshmallows in a microwave safe bowl, add the water, and microwave on high for 1 minute.
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    Stir mixture, and microwave for another minute.
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    Take the marshmallow mixture out of the microwave.
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    Stir again, scraping the sides with a scraper. Careful: the marshmallow mixture is hot!
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    Add the chocolate chips, and stir until the chips are completely melted.
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    Add the corn syrup and stir again, this time with a butter knife, until all of the syrup is incorporated.
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    Add 1-2 tsp. of black gel food coloring, and stir again with the knife. Make sure to scrape around the edges.
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    Add about half of the bag of powdered sugar, once the mixture is the blackest black that you can get.
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    Stir with the knife until the mixture is thick.
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    Grease your hands liberally with butter or butter substitute and add the rest of the powdered sugar to the bowl.
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    Knead the fondant until all of the powdered sugar is gone.

Community Q&A

  • Question
    Does fondant cake not need to be baked or anything?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Before applying fondant to a cake, remember to bake the cake and let it cool on a cooling rack until completely cooled.
  • Question
    What is earth balance?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    It is a dairy free butter substitute. If you can have dairy, feel free to use butter instead.
  • Question
    Can this be frozen? How long will it stay in the fridge?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Yes, it can be frozen. In the fridge it will probably last a week or so.
  • Question
    Can we put fondant cake outside for 4 hours?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    The first thing you can expect with normal fondant is that it will slide down the sides of your cake and all your figures will wilt! One thing I usually do is add a little more powdered sugar. Another is to add about 1 tsp of CMC for every pound of fondant. The third thing I do is to work a little more shortening into the fondant than the recipe calls for (or 1-2 tablespoons of shortening per pound of fondant, if the recipe doesn't call for any or if you're using ready-made fondant). In conclusion, if outside is cold, don't worry about it; if it is hot outside then work fast, or it will melt or wilt.
  • Question
    After making this fondant, it tears whenever I roll it out. Did I add too much powder sugar?
    Allison Schick
    Allison Schick
    Top Answerer
    You might have added too much powdered sugar, but you could also just heat it in your microwave for 10 seconds.

Things You'll Need

  • Microwave safe bowl
  • Scraper
  • Butter knife
  • Teaspoon


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References

  1. this recipe was taken from Cakecentral.com, a very good site for anything cake related!

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