Tips on working with marshmallow fondant for the first time?

[ncsweetpea]

DH wants a Superman cake...seems like it lends itself well to marshmallow fondant if I stick to the logo and red, blue, yellow only.

Any tips you've gleaned that you can pass along before I roll up my sleeves?

[easygoinmomma]

Use rubber gloves when mixing in the colors. ;)

[backtobasicsmum]

Marshmallow fondant is so much fun to work with. :yes

I'm not sure which recipe you are working with, but I highly recommend this one: http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Fondant.htm

Lots and lots of crisco, lots and lots of kneading, lots and lots of powdered sugar. Just keep adding the sugar and crisco and work it...it *will* get nice and smooth and flexible.

Gel colors work the best for tint-ing as they don't add so much moisture and get richer colors (especially important for red).

[ncsweetpea]

Can my KitchenAid mixer dough hook knead for me?

[Calliope]

Push up on the fondant rather than down when forming it around the sides of the cake. Pushing it down will create cracks.

[backtobasicsmum]

I've never tried it in my Kitchenaid. I always just do it by hand. You really need to get a "feel" for it, to know when to add more crisco/sugar.

[ncsweetpea]

After I apply it to the cake, what is the best tool to use to cut it?

[backtobasicsmum]

A pizza cutter worked well for me.

[cindergretta]

I have absolutely no tips for you, but using marshmallow fondant with my dc was SO much fun! Wow, we had a blast! :D

[ncsweetpea]

I'm nervous and excited! I sorta want to do it all by myself this first time...not with my little helper. :shifty

[backtobasicsmum]

If I'm doing a nice cake, I *only* work on it at night when the kids are in bed. :shifty

You can make the fondant up ahead of time and it stays fresh in the fridge (well greased with crisco then wrapped in Saran wrap) for a looooong time. Just let it warm back up to room tempurature to start working with it.

[ncsweetpea]

So you know what I will be doing tonight.

Do you crumb coat with buttercream before putting the fondant on?

[easygoinmomma]

:yes

[Calliope]

Yep!

[ncsweetpea]

Well...it's done! In exactly an hour I made the buttercream and fondant. :rockon And cleaned up! :rockon:rockon

Now I have to bake the cake.

And can I say that having been sugar free for the past 29 days...I felt like Reynaud on Easter Morning in Chocolat when I tasted it....oh.my.word. :jawdrop