How can I make fondant without using a candy thermometer or cream of tartar?

Question

I want to make fondant for wedding cake coating & I don't have candy thermometer to know if the fondant reached the correct degree so I need time interval from someone who already tried this before to tell me how long I should leave it on the stove. I also don't have cream of tartar & I tried using vinegar as a subsititute (it was mentioned on one of the websites as substitute for cream of tartar) but it didn't work out. I also would like to know a detailed fondant recipe that someone actually tried & worked. Sorry for my many requests, I hope anyone can help.

Answer 1

At regular intervals of time, you can put a drip of the hot fondant mixture into a glass of cold water. When you take the drip out of the glass, it should be a firm ball but still malleable. If it's really soft still, you need to heat it up more. If it's hard and brittle, you've gone too far. This is a somewhat decent substitute for a candy thermometer.

Answer 2

All recipes has a recipe for rolled fondant that doesn't require a candy thermometer or cream of tartar:

http://cake.allrecipes.com/az/93157.asp

They also have a recipe for poured fondant - no cream of :

http://cake.allrecipes.com/az/93157.asp

92 degrees F is actually well below any candy making test stages - the main thing is that it should not get too hot. As an example comfortable bath water is defined as 100 to 105 degrees - so 92 is not that hot! Good luck!

Answer 3

You can buy fondant already made and you just roll it out and place it on the cake.

Answer 4

Worse case scenario, go to the craft store to the Wilton section and purchase ready made fondant. Otherwise, pause, and get a thermometer.

Answer 5

i'm a cake decorator....you have a big job ahead of you....no bakery in my area will do it including me.........so if you run into problems and you have a MICHAELS craft store in your area you can buy it ready made....and if you're lucky get it 40% of with the coupon from the ad they send out every 2 weeks..........if not walmart has it also .........good luck!....