Custom Chocolate Cake Part 2

Time for the Frosting.....

Okay So I did a few of these cupcakes decorated with Fondant Animals and then the rest were compiled into a Jack-O-Lantern cake.

My baby sister helped cut the Fondant in this one and it is held to the Cupcakes with Homemade Butter Cream frosting. 

Everyone tells me Fondant is so hard to work with and that it is a pain to make...Well I have an easy to work with and easy to make Recipe...and the Butter Frosting is super easy. 

So for the Fondant you need the following:

Vanilla

Marshmallows

Powdered sugar

1 cube softened butter

Grease up a Microwave safe Bowl. 

Pour in about half a pack of Marshmallows

Microwave for 45 seconds

Grease up a wood spoon

Mix in your Vanilla to taste I use 1 tsp

Start mixing in Powdered sugar you will use about 2 cups in total.

As the mixture starts to stiffen grease your hands.  

Knead the mixture into a ball and continue adding Powdered Sugar.

If needed microwave for 15 seconds to make it workable. 

To add color. Place the mixture in a greased Bowl. put in the food coloring. Microwave for 15 seconds. Then knead the mixture with Greased Hands. 

Once you have a good workable consistency wrap your balls up in Plastic Wrap and let set for about 4 hours. The color will set and even out over this time.

Place between two sheets of Wax paper (waxy sides in) to Roll out for use either with cookie cutters or to drape on your Cake. 

I use a simple butter Frosting between the Fondant and the cake. I mix 2 cubes of butter lightly softened. 1 tsp vanilla and 1to 2 cups of powdered sugar to taste. mix and Chill. It works great as a glue layer and then just spread out your Fondant. 

Super Simple...More hints to come