Hey all I'm brand new to Cake Central and my wife had designated me the baker/decorator for my upcoming daughter's 2nd birthday. I am fine with that as I was going to do it any way...but back on track. I have only made fondant icing once out a a marshmallow base and everyone loved it. Their one compliant was how sugary it was..it was terribly sweet. I know there are other ways to make fondant and I was curious if you guys could point a newbie in the right direction for a more palatable recipe?

you can cut the sweetness with a small amount of salt. make sure your salt dissolves into the melted marshmallow though, dont just add it in.

Check out the recipe section for a different one. But they are all sweet. I use Satin Ice instead of making mine. Saves time and aggravation.

Good Luck with the cake.

http://cakecentral.com/?s=fondant&type=recipe

Really though, icing is MEANT to be sweet. That's it's nature
Good luck w/your creation.

Ran across this topic as I am about to start a project for an upcoming 100th birthday which includes one sheetcake (buttercream) and two smaller satellite cakes which my intention is to do with fondant icing while i would like to do the fondant from scratch i am leaning towards buying some already made to work with. Thanks for the tips links and suggestions in this thread !

I have heard this one several times lol thats why i was glad to find my link back to this site because I knew there would be information on other resources here ! thanks for the tip though !

A lot also depends on how thick you roll it. I use Michelle Foster's Fondant (here in recipes) and I find even I get a sweet overload if I don't roll it thin enough. (1/8" or less)

It looks prettier when rolled thicker, but it's WAY more palatable when rolled thin and a full amount if frosting underneath.

And yes, I also ditto on using salt to help make it less sweet, too.