Cake Decoration with MMF

In a double saucepan heat the marshmallows with the water. Once they are melted, turn off the heat. Add 125 grams of powdered sugar and mix it up with a wooden spoon. Place the dough on a surface covered with some powdered sugar and knead it with more sugar (keep your hands covered with powdered sugar so the marshmallow won’t stick to your fingers). Keep doing so till you have incorporated all the sugar.

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and place in a dry and cool place for 24 hours. After 24 hours, take the fondant, divide it into smallish pieces, and using food colouring, color it as you like. I made it pink! (You may need more food coloring than specified in the ingredient list; it depends on the color intensity you want.)

Now we are ready to start shaping it. Let’s make a big, nice rose. Take a little piece of fondant, roll it out in a rectangular shape and fold it in half. Using your fingers, roll it up starting from one edge till you reach the other. Press at the bottom, then open your rose petals.

Let’s now make smaller roses. Take a small piece of dough and press it, then roll it up from one edge to the other. Open your little rose’s petals.