True Black Fondant Recipe.....and Transformer cake

I would imagine this is every five-year-old's dream, birthday cake. Deagan's mommy spoiled him this year and LUCKY for him, he got to celebrate his birthday twice this year. 

Meet Optimus Prime.

Black Marshmallow Fondant

source: cakecentral.com

Ingredients:

6 oz. of semi sweet chocolate chips (about half of a bag)

1 bag of mini marshmallows

3 tbsp. of clear Karo syrup

3 tbsp. water

1 1lb. bag of powdered sugar

gel black food coloring

Crisco

Instructions:

Put your marshmallows in a microwave safe bowl, add the water, and microwave on high for 1 minute. Stir mixture, and microwave for another minute. When marshmallows come out they will be HOT, stir again, scraping the sides with a scraper. Immediately add your chocolate chips, and stir until the chips are completely melted. 

Add your karo syrup and stir again this time with a butter knife, making sure that all of your syrup is incorporated. Add a good amount of black gel food coloring, and stir again with your knife, making sure that you scrape around the edges. Once your mixture is the blackest black that you can get, (I added about 1-2 tsp. of the gel coloring) then add about half of your bag of powdered sugar, and stir until the mixture is thick, with your knife. 

Grease your hands liberally with Crisco and add the rest of the powdered sugar to the bowl. Knead your fondant until all of the powdered sugar is gone. Store for up to a month wrapped in plastic wrap, sealed in a gallon Ziploc, and stored in an airtight container.