For those of you who don't know what fondant is, please let me explain. It is that frosting stuff that goes on all the new cakes that you can mold and make just absolutely beautiful. My attempt at fondant was for centers for chocolates.
Cooking the recipe was so easy. In fact, I interrupted Becky's dinner just to call and gloat about how easy this fondant was going to be. The cooking was GREAT!!! However, it was after the cooking that things got a little dicey.
Fondant is pretty much just caramel stirred around. The problem is that you have to stir cooled caramel. Have you ever tried to stir cooled caramel. If you ever think you might want a good arm workout just buy some Kraft caramels unwrap them and stir them into a great big ball without melting them until they look like frosting and are no longer sticky! Good luck!
In the recipe you are to stir anywhere from 30 -60 minutes. My problems started in at about 3 minutes. My first casualty happened and my favorite wooden spoon broke in two. That didn't deter me. I had Cody come hold the pan while I stirred with my broken wooden spoon with two hands. I finally wised up and got out another wooden spoon. That spoon lasted about 10 minutes. I was NOT going to sacrifice my last and second favorite wooden spoon to this Christmas time wonder. I actually began to wonder if my 9x13 glass dish was going to survive the fondant.
The stuff finally started looking like what it was suppose to. I was so proud of myself for actually doing it. However, I am not in a hurry to make anymore. My hands were pretty red from stirring with the jagged edges of wooden spoons.
Just as a final note. Anyone who tastes one of these chocolates better tell me they have never in their life tasted something so divine!
2 comments:
I have to admit I am cracking up. Sounds like quite an adventure. You should have got out your heavy duty wood cutting gloves to stir that stuff.
I hope it tastes good.
I can't wait to try some. Kevin want's to come to you candy making party.
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