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Updated: Mar 12, 2020 · Published: Jun 28, 2017 by Elizabeth Marek · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments

Electric Rainbow Fondant Recipe

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Recipe

Rainbow Fondant

Electric Rainbow Fondant Recipe

Looking to get a vivid rainbow of fondant colors? Look no further! This recipe will get you those electric Lisa Frank colors you're looking for!
Print Recipe Rate Recipe
Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10 lbs
Calories: 1763kcal
Author: Elizabeth Marek

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.
  • 1 ½ tablespoon Water (or 1 if it's really humid in your area)
  • 1 ½ cups Shortening or Trex
  • 1 ¼ lbs Wilton Fondant (if you buy the 5lb box, use ½ of one of the packages, if you buy the 1 ½ box, use the whole package)
  • 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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Comments

  1. Nahid A says

    July 25, 2018 at 7:31 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for wonderful tutorials I loved the details especially on how to upscale size on the wolf Cake amazing

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    • The Sugar Geek Show says

      July 27, 2018 at 8:55 am

      Yay I'm so glad!

      Reply
  2. Stephanie says

    August 29, 2018 at 1:29 pm

    5 stars
    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?

    Reply
    • The Sugar Geek Show says

      September 01, 2018 at 9:42 pm

      Same exact process but use red food coloring 🙂

      Reply
  3. Paula says

    November 07, 2018 at 9:15 am

    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!

    Reply
    • The Sugar Geek Show says

      November 07, 2018 at 10:16 am

      Yes it can but you'll need to follow the DKF recipe for kosher fondant http://artisancakecompany.com/2014/10/kosher-marshmallow-fondant-recipe/

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