The objective was to make an economical black coloured fondant – because here it is about $16 for 500 grams and I think thats a terrible price…
I begin with just 10 ordinary white marshmallows (cheaper ones work best for fondant) – place them in a microwave safe bowl and add 3 to 4 teaspoons of BLACK POWDER FOOD COLOURING and 1 teaspoon of water, give it a little mix and pop in the zapper for 30 seconds. Take it out and stir the mix with something rigid, I used the metal end of my favourite spatula. Stir in about 3/4 cup of PURE ICING SUGAR and mix until the mixture is hard to move, then transfer it to a food safe mat of some kind or a glass table (this might stain granite or marble, so dont chance it).

Using your hands either with or without gloves (I did it without and was pleased it didnt stain too much) add about another half cup of the sugar and about a teaspoon of Tylose (for stability – add a little more if you think it will need it.. if it is extra humid for instance) and knead it in.

Keep on kneading and adding the sugar about 1/4 cup or less at a time until the fondant is beginning to be less sticky. When you think it isnt too sticky, add the sugar a tablespoon at a time and continue to knead. The whole kneading time I used was 20 minutes for this)

Just showing here how it was in the bowl I used… I soaked it in water for about the time it took me to knead, and it came clean with no problems at all.

So, keep on kneading in little bits of sugar, when you think it is the consistency of fondant, go and wash your hands – you will need to :p

The black came off my hands easily with just warm water and soap :) – this photo was taken BEFORE I washed them :p

When my hands were clean, I took a small amount of Copha (Trex or Crisco is about the same thing), and coating the palms of my hands, I kneaded the fondant a little more…. at this stage, it is firm and a beautiful dark colour, and it stains your tongue, I tasted a tiny amount, seeing if it was palatable and it is :)

I put the ball into a freezer bag, twisted the bag and turned it back on itself as many times as I could and left it to settle for about 8 hours

The final product is about a cup of beautiful black fondant which will roll really well, and set hard with some more tylose kneaded in. I am really happy with the result, it came out much better than I thought it would thats for sure. So there it is, my home made black marshmallow fondant :) Hope this helps :)

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