Cheap Thrill - Recipe for Home Made Rolled Fondant

This is a recipe for home made rolled fondant. It is nice because you can add your choice of flavors right while you are making the fondant. It is also only about $2.50 per batch. Please practice with it a couple of times first before using it on a cake project, just like any other recipe you need to be very comfortable with it before you can start decorating with it.This recipe comes from Kim A. the evening instructor at Michaels.

Rolled Fondant Recipe

This costs only about $2.50 to make and flavor can be added.

1 Tbsp plain gelatin

1/4 cup cold water

9 Tbsp light corn syrup

1 Tbsp glycerin

2 Tbsp Crisco shortening

1 Tsp. Clear vanilla or almond extract ( or any other flavor you want)

8 cups confectioners sugar pure cane

2-3 drops flavor oils ( if you choose not to use  the extract listed above)

1. Sprinkle gelatin over water in a 2 cup glass heat proof measure and let stand for 5 minutes.

2. Microwave at 10 second intervals until gelatin is dissolved.

3.Blend in corn syrup and glycerin. Add the shortening and stir until melted. You may heat it in  10 second intervals additionally if it will not melt. Add vanilla or almond extract.

4.Place confectioners sugar in a large bowl,  make a well in the middle of the sugar. Add the gelatin mixture and stir with a greased wooden spoon until most of the sugar is blended.

5. Then finish the mixing with your hands ( grease them with Crisco first)

6. Turn out on to a lightly greased surface and knead until smooth.

7. If the fondant is too dry add a few drops of water, if too sticky add confectioners sugar.

8. Keep coated in shortening and wrapped in plastic wrap then an airtight container to store it.