Rolling Fondant

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Easy, worked the first time. Might need just a little more water, but other than that very nice.

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This was my first attempt at Fondant.
I used 967 Grams of Powdered Sugar as suggested by another reviewer. (I bake a lot and have learned that cup measurements are not too accurate. In addition I used an additional tbsp of water and 1/2 tsp of Almond extract added during the kneading. The last 1/4 tsp of water seemed to be too much, but with a tiny dusting of powdered sugar and more kneading it was just fine.
I attempted to use my Kitchen Aid, but it growled and stained under the pressure of mixing something so thick. So I dumped the mess onto the counter instead.
The true test will be putting this on a butter cream frosted cake. But, since I have never rolled fondant before take it for what it is worth.
If you'd like to see pictures of what I did here is a link to my blog. http://ldsmomtomany.blogspot.com/2010/09/rolling-fonadant-recipe-review-food.html

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I have tried many a fondant recipe and gotten different results, but none so bad. At first all I got was crumbs, nothing near to a paste or dough. Had to add almost double the water to get even close. Had to refrigerate for half hour before there was any sign of it being solid. And when I went to roll it, all it was was a non cohesive mass, couldn't even get to roll, it just fell apart. So I had to take a bunch of tips from other fondant recipes to get even close, and had to knead it for a half hour to make something close to fondant. Haven't even bothered to put on a cake, cause I know it will fall off. Overall, EPIC FAIL of a recipe :(

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are there any other choices?

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the fondant was just staying in clumps in the stand mixer so we added a little bit of more water while the fondant was mixing and it ended up perfectly!

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First time I used it and it came out well. A little dry, but nothing I couldn't work with. Dyed it pink and put it over a strawberry cake and it looked very nice.

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I used this recipe for my daughters first birthday cake and it worked well. What made it click in my understanding was to handle it like you are making homemade biscuits. I mixed all of the other ingredients together then added the powdered sugar. It was gooey once all mixed so i used powdered sugar instead of the cornstarch on the counter to smooth it out and to get the proper consistency and it worked great. This is a simple, must use recipe. I will definitely be using it again.

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This was my first attempt at using a Rolling Fondant. I converted the Powdered sugar to Grams instead of measuring it (967 grams.

I used unsalted butter straight from the fridge for the shortening.

I also used a stand mixer with a dough hook for combining all the final ingredients. It took longer than I expected for it to combine into a workable dough. (probably 8-10 minutes on low speed.

Using this in the winter in a dry house at 68 degrees it worked perfectly. Rolled out easily. Covered the cake perfectly with ample to spare.

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I tried thid recipe and it worked out very well for me. But in my experience, it depends on the weather. If it is humid and/or hot the fondant tends to be a little sticky. There are really no perfect conditions, you just have to use really good time managment!

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After reading the reviews, I decided to do a test run before my son's birthday party. I really expected to have a hard time, but it was really easy and it really tasted good-I really have not liked fondant's taste in the past, but this was good. I even kneaded some cocao powder in it and it was a wonderful color and taste. It did take me a couple of times to get it rolled out perfectly, but so does a pie crust! I am so glad that I found this and I don't have to use pre-made fondant or regular frosting for this my son's cake!