Recipe
Servings: 10 lbs
Calories: 1763kcal
Ingredients
- 6 lbs Powdered sugar sifted
- 3 lb Mini marshmallows (Hy-Top, Walmart, Haribo brand if you can find it. Jet-Puff, Kraft or Marshmallow Fluff will not work) Make sure you get 1 lb or weight out 1 lb from 2 bags.
- 4 ½ tablespoon Water (1 ½ tablespoon per color batch, or 1 tablespoon per batch if it's really humid)
- 1 ½ cups Shortening or Trex
- 3 ¾ lbs Wilton Fondant (1 ¼ lbs per color batch. If you buy the 5 lb box, use ½ of one of the packages per batch; if you buy the 1 ½ lb box, use the whole package per batch)
- Extra Powdered sugar for kneading
Instructions
Yellow Fondant
- Melt 1lb marshmallows in microwave, cooking for 1 minute, then mixing, then 40 seconds, then mix, then 30 seconds, until marshmallows are melted together.
- Add 1 ½ tablespoon water to release marshmallows from bowl.
- Place ½ cup shortening in mixing bowl.
- Add marshmallows to mixing bowl and attach hook attachment to mixer.
- Add in food coloring (1 teaspoon Electric Yellow food color gel).
- Slowly add in 2lbs powdered sugar while mixing. Reserve about 1 cup of powdered sugar for later.
- Mix on low until smooth and fondant sticks to the sides of the bowl (about 3 minutes).
- Add in remaining 1 cup of powdered sugar and mix.
- Wear gloves or put shortening on your hands to help get the fondant out of the mixing bowl and onto the table.
- Add in 1 ¼ lbs of premade Wilton fondant and knead. Pull like taffy until smooth. Divide fondant in half.
Orange Fondant
- Using ½ of the divided yellow fondant, add in approximately ½ teaspoon Orange food color gel.
- Pull fondant like taffy until smooth. Add more powdered sugar if it's too sticky.
Pink Fondant
- Melt 1lb marshmallows in microwave, cooking for 1 minute, then mixing, then 40 seconds, then mix, then 30 seconds, until marshmallows are melted together.
- Add 1 ½ tablespoon water to release marshmallows from bowl.
- Place ½ cup shortening in mixing bowl.
- Add marshmallows to mixing bowl and attach hook attachment to mixer.
- Add in food coloring (1 teaspoon Electric Pink food color gel).
- Slowly add in 2lbs powdered sugar while mixing. Reserve about 1 cup of powdered sugar for later.
- Mix on low until smooth and fondant sticks to the sides of the bowl (about 3 minutes).
- Add in remaining 1 cup of powdered sugar and mix.
- Wear gloves or put shortening on your hands to help get the fondant out of the mixing bowl and onto the table.
- Add in 1 ¼ lbs of premade Wilton fondant and knead. Pull like taffy until smooth. Divide fondant in half.
Purple Fondant
- Using ½ of the divided pink fondant, add in approximately ½ teaspoon Electric Purple food color gel (Optionally add ½ teaspoon Regal Purple for darker purple).
- Pull fondant like taffy until smooth. Add more powdered sugar if it's too sticky.
Blue Fondant
- Melt 1lb marshmallows in microwave, cooking for 1 minute, then mixing, then 40 seconds, then mix, then 30 seconds, until marshmallows are melted together.
- Add 1 ½ tablespoon water to release marshmallows from bowl.
- Place ½ cup shortening in mixing bowl.
- Add marshmallows to mixing bowl and attach hook attachment to mixer.
- Slowly add in 2lbs powdered sugar while mixing. Reserve about 1 cup of powdered sugar for later.
- Mix on low until smooth and fondant sticks to the sides of the bowl (about 3 minutes).
- Add in remaining 1 cup of powdered sugar and mix.
- Wear gloves or put shortening on your hands to help get the fondant out of the mixing bowl and onto the table.
- Add in 1 ¼ lbs of premade Wilton fondant and knead. Pull like taffy until smooth. Divide fondant in half.
- Add 1 teaspoon Electric Blue and knead into fondant until color is fully incorporated.
Green Fondant.
- Using ½ of the divided white fondant, add in approximately 1 teaspoon Electric Green food color gel (Optionally add ¼ teaspoon yellow for a more vibrant green).
- Knead into fondant until color is fully incorporated.
Video
Notes
How to make a rainbow of fondant colors!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 1763kcal | Carbohydrates: 382g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 12mg | Sugar: 344g | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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Jen says
Just a note - it looks like some of the ingredients were increased (marshmallows, powdered sugar, shortening), but the water and pre-made fondant are only for one batch and should be 3x that!
Liz Marek says
You're right, thank you! The water and Wilton fondant totals were only for one color batch. I've updated the recipe card to 4 1/2 Tbsp water and 3 3/4 lbs Wilton fondant total (1 1/2 Tbsp and 1 1/4 lbs per batch).
Paula says
Can marshmallow fluff be used instead of marshmallows in this recipe? I don't eat lard and marshmallows have lard in them, marshmallow fluff doesn't have lard. Thank you!
The Sugar Geek Show says
Yes it can but you'll need to follow the DKF recipe for kosher fondant http://artisancakecompany.com/2014/10/kosher-marshmallow-fondant-recipe/
Stephanie says
Thank you! I always have such a hard time with red though - and I need to make a Lego cake for my son! =/ Any ideas?
The Sugar Geek Show says
Same exact process but use red food coloring 🙂
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