Wedding Cake Decorating With Marshmallow Fondant: A Step-By-Step Guide

Decorating a wedding cake with marshmallow fondant is a fun and creative way to add a personal touch to your big day. Marshmallow fondant is an improvement on boxed fondant, both in taste and usability. It's also cheap and easy to make, and can be stored for months. When decorating a wedding cake with marshmallow fondant, it's important to work with a chilled cake and to work quickly to avoid sweating on the fondant. You'll also want to use fondant smoothers to get out any wrinkles and imperfections.

How to make marshmallow fondant

To make marshmallow fondant, you will need a mixing bowl, a Pyrex or glass bowl, shortening, marshmallows, water, flavouring, and powdered sugar. Grease your mixing bowl and Pyrex or glass bowl with shortening. Place 16 oz of marshmallows, 2 tablespoons of water, and 2 teaspoons of flavouring of your choice into the bowl. Microwave on high for 60 seconds.

Once the marshmallows have melted, add in more powdered sugar than the recipe calls for, especially at the end during the kneading process. Knead the fondant well until it is stretchy and ready to use. Store any leftover fondant in an airtight bag at room temperature; it will keep for months. To use again, reheat and knead the fondant well until it is stretchy before each use.

When decorating a wedding cake, it is important to chill the cake before and after crumb coating the sides. Don't frost beneath the fondant too thickly as it will make the sides too soft. Work with a chilled cake and work quickly. If there is too much sweating on the fondant, use a cornstarch poof to lightly dust the surface. Use fondant smoothers to get out wrinkles and imperfections. Always condition your fondant before rolling it out to reduce tearing and elephant skin.

How to crumb coat a cake

To decorate a wedding cake with marshmallow fondant, you can follow a recipe such as the one provided by CakeCentral.com. This involves melting marshmallows with water and flavouring in a microwave, before using the mixture to decorate the cake.

Before applying fondant, it is important to crumb coat the cake. This involves spreading a thin layer of frosting or buttercream on the sides and top of the cake. This layer seals in crumbs and creates a smooth surface for the next layer of frosting. You can use a bench scraper or offset spatula to achieve a clean finish.

When crumb coating a cake with marshmallow fondant, it is important not to frost too thickly. The cake should be chilled before and after crumb coating.

To decorate a wedding cake with marshmallow fondant, you can use styrofoam for some of the tiers to reduce baking time and cost. You can also hand-paint the fondant with pastel watercolour stripes and add fresh flowers.

How to store marshmallow fondant

To store marshmallow fondant, place it in an airtight bag at room temperature. It will keep for months. To use again, reheat and knead the fondant well until it's stretchy before each use.

To make marshmallow fondant, grease a mixing bowl and a Pyrex or glass bowl that can be used to melt marshmallows in the microwave. Place a 16 oz bag of marshmallows, 2 tablespoons of water and 2 teaspoons of flavouring of your choice in the Pyrex/glass bowl coated with shortening and microwave on high for 60 seconds.

When making marshmallow fondant, it is important to note that it is different from standard fondant. Marshmallow fondant is an improvement on boxed fondant, both in taste and usability. It is also cheap and easy to make.

When using marshmallow fondant to decorate a wedding cake, it is important to chill the cake before and after crumb coating the sides. Do not frost beneath the fondant too thickly as it can make the sides too soft.

How to decorate a cake with stripes

To decorate a wedding cake with marshmallow fondant stripes, you will first need to make the fondant. Grease a mixing bowl and a Pyrex or glass bowl that can be used to melt marshmallows in the microwave. Place a 16 oz bag of marshmallows, 2 tablespoons of water and 2 teaspoons of flavouring of your choice in the bowl, coat with shortening and microwave on high for 60 seconds. Sift the remaining confectioner's sugar into the marshmallows and mix. The fondant will be very thick and have a dough-like consistency. Wrap the fondant in Saran and make sure no air gets to it. It needs to sit for about an hour to cool down completely and be airtight so it will not dry out.

Once the fondant is ready, carefully transfer the rolled-out fondant to the tier with a rolling pin and drape it over the tier, then smooth down the sides. Trim off the excess, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Turn the tier upside down and press down the overhang to create an even edge. Repeat with the styrofoam tiers.

Now the tiers are ready to decorate. Mix food colour gel with a bit of vodka to paint on the stripes. Paint them bottom-to-side on the top tier and top-to-side on the bottom tier. You could also use fresh and gilt flowers to decorate the cake.

How to decorate a cake with flowers

To decorate a wedding cake with marshmallow fondant flowers, you can make the flowers yourself using marshmallow fondant. This can be time-consuming, but it is worth it for the beautiful results. You can also add gum paste to the fondant to help the flowers hold their shape.

Alternatively, you can use fresh flowers and greenery, which can be gilded with gold lustre dust. You can also paint the fondant with stripes using food colour gel mixed with a bit of vodka.

To make marshmallow fondant, grease a mixing bowl and a Pyrex or glass bowl that can be used to melt marshmallows in the microwave. Place a 16 oz bag of marshmallows, 2 tablespoons of water and 2 teaspoons of flavouring of your choice in the bowl, then microwave on high for 60 seconds.

Once you have made your marshmallow fondant, carefully transfer the rolled-out fondant to the tier with a rolling pin and drape it over the tier. Smooth down the sides, then trim off the excess, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Turn the tier upside down and press down the overhang to create an even edge. Repeat this process for each tier of your wedding cake.

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