Amateur cake decorators

Comment by Erin Klingberg on August 4, 2010 at 6:10am

I would like suggestions on the best way to make black fondant. When I make it myself I use a liquid black colouring which im told is designed for colouring fondant, but you need to use ALOT to get it to black and by then the fondant has turned super sticky. I know you can buy it ready made but thats not always possible to get where I am.

Comment by Melissa on August 4, 2010 at 7:08am

Erin,
Have you tried making brown fondant first then adding black to it? I make my own fondant but when it comes to the red, black, or purple I buy it premade. It last along time if kept properly.

Comment by Melissa on August 4, 2010 at 7:21am

Andrea,
I have to buy the Wilton premade colors in my area. Wilton makes a box that is a 4-pack of neon colors (I find the colors are bright and cheery). I use the purple in that box & if its to dark I lighten it up white.

Comment by Erin Klingberg on August 4, 2010 at 8:07pm

Is there a black powder or something else? It just ends up a total mess, black gets everywhere! what about wilton Gel?

Comment by annehannon on August 6, 2010 at 5:39pm

Hello everyone im knew to cake baking,have been on cwb for a few wks now ,I think i should have come to this side first,eager to learn as much as i can hope i can pick up a lot o help and tips from all of you,

Comment by annehannon on August 6, 2010 at 5:42pm

Sorry i forgot to say im from london,lived here a lot of years I was born in glasgow still go home to visit my relatives.

Comment by Carmelo Ricarde on August 6, 2010 at 7:48pm

Tina, what did you end up doing?

Comment by shoney goebel on August 7, 2010 at 6:42am

Hi I'm from Colorado and am wanting to start making cakes to earn some income. I am 19 and have an infant son so I am wanting to stay at home and work. I spent 3 years doing cake decorating in the 4-H program and always received top awards in county and state competitions. I have never used fondant and would like to know if there are any homemade recipes out there. Thank you!

Comment by Melissa on August 7, 2010 at 7:25am

Shoney,
Yes, there is a recipe for homemade fondant. Its called marshmallow fondant (mmf). It tastes so much better than premade fondant & you can add your own extracts to it. Here is the recipe:
16oz bag of marshmallows, 2 TBSP water, 2lb bag of powder sugar.
Place marshmallows & water in a microwave safe bowl; microwave for about 20-30 seconds just until marshmallows puff up & soften; using a Crisco greased spoon, stir the marshmallows. The mixture should be sort of soupy. Add powdered sugar & stir with greased spoon. (Using greased utensils helps with the stickiness). Once the sugar is almost stirred in use your hands (put a little Crisco on your hands) and the need the mmf. If the mixture is to sticky add a little bit of powdered sugar; if its to dry add a little bit of water. Work & store it like you do premade fondant.

Comment by Melissa on August 7, 2010 at 7:56am

Shoney,
I forgot to mention use mini marshmallows. Also, I just seen on the site their is MMF info under recipe section. I am new to this site so I am still trying to navigate around!

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