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Tutorial: Making Marshmallow Fondant

Fondant is a type of icing used to decorate cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and pastries (it’s how they make wedding cakes all shiny and smooth!) Fondant can usually be divided into two groups: poured fondant (like the type that can be found in Cadbury Creme Eggs) and rolled fondant. Regular rolled fondant (which contains things like glycerin) is not very tasty, while rolled marshmallow fondant (abbreviated often as MMF) is a bit softer and tastes much better. Fondant can be purchased at cake decorating stores and art supply stores such as Michaels, or made at home. Store bought fondant is expensive and also tastes awful. I mean, really bad. (2017/08/11: Actually Satin Ice is pretty good!)

Finished fondant

Despite popular belief, fondant can be easy to make, inexpensive, and delicious. Gone are the days of disgustingly sweet fondant (I have personally banished them – you can thank me by subscribing or sending me gifts… I like chocolate).

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Homemade English Muffins & Hollandaise Sauce

So, what do you do when you crave something but you don’t have the ingredients at home and you’re too tired to go to the store? What do you do when you want Eggs Benedict but you don’t have English muffins (I mean besides crying)? I know it’s hard to think about… it’s one of those things that no one ever wants to think about… but it happens. Sometimes in life you have to face challenges head on and make your own English muffins.

Poached eggs with mixed leafy vegetables, tomato, hollandaise sauce, and homemade english muffins.

To be honest, I wasn’t so happy that I’d have to make my own English muffins. There are so many delicious types in the stores (whole wheat, white, sourdough) what’s the point of slaving over a hot griddle? Yes, by the way, English muffins are not baked, they’re fried!

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