Did I mention how obsessed I am with Doctor Who? Extremely obsessed. If you're not familiar with Doctor Who, it's a British sci-fi series about a time traveler called the Doctor. It's my favorite show. Anyway, I'm also pretty into making stuff out of fondant. Fondant is basically like edible play dough that can be flavored, colored, molded and painted. This time I decided to do Doctor Who themed mints, but with this recipe you could use the fondant to make any shape you want. You could also experiment with adding different flavors in place of the mint extract. (recipe adapted from The Secret Life of Food)
1 1/2 T. Softened Butter
1 1/2 T. Light Corn Syrup
1/4 t. Salt
3/4 t. Mint Extract
2 c. Powdered Sugar
First, in a medium bowl, mix the butter, mint extract, corn syrup and salt together with a fork. Then start mixing in the powdered sugar. When it gets too stiff to mix with the fork, knead it with your hands. It should form a ball.
This is where you can get creative. The recipe was to make little mints that look like planets, but making the ring on the Saturn-shaped ones got extremely frustrating, so I just went with T.A.R.D.I.S's and bow ties and fezzes. (again all from Doctor Who). Now just form the fondant into little...well...whatever you want them to be! You could do little turtles, or you could do sporty mints that are shaped like baseballs/soccer balls or something. They should be about the size of a marble or a little bigger. This is how mine turned out.
Let them dry out on the counter overnight or for about 8 hours so that they can harden enough so that when you paint them they won't get all globular and gross. Once you're ready to paint them, you have a few choices about how you want to decorate them.
You could draw designs on them with Food Decorating Pens. (They're like felt tip markers but the ink inside is replaced with food coloring.) Be careful to press very gently when you do this because if you push too hard you can make dents or holes in the fondant. You can buy them online here or go get some at your local baking supply store.
...or...
You could paint them like I did. You can use gel food coloring or liquid, but gel gives a brighter color, and liquid has a tendency to turn fondant to mush. I'm using gel food coloring for the basic parts, and once it dries I'm drawing the details with a food writer pen.
Do a little at a time so that the gel can dry. And so that you don't stain your fingers red like I did :D Look at the cute little bow ties :) This part takes a while but its worth it.
Once you finish decorating them, eat them immediately or pop them in the fridge to keep them fresh. Enjoy!
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