I was pretty leery about this recipe after The Great Marshmallow Fondant Failure (lol) and reading the negative reviews on this one. I was FLOORED at how well and easy this turned out to be!!! Tastes exactly like buttercream flavor, and by cutting the Crisco in half like some of the other posters did, I got that nice matte finish. I made a very small test batch because I was NOT going to waste all those ingredients again after the colossal failure of the marshmallow fondant! I am not ready to put it on a cake yet (was waiting until I found a recipe that worked!!) but I did a "test run" on the bottom of a round bowl and on a square butter dish, and had ONE area that had very faint cracks that could easily be fixed. And I didnt even need to use cornstarch like some others did. And this is my FIRST time making fondant! Totally deserves all five of its stars! :):):)

Reviewed On: Feb. 20, 2011

So I guess I'm not the only one who has a ruined mixer now! I stopped long before it should have been too thick to mix, but it still stripped a gear. I mixed the rest by hand, and it was like many other reviewers said, that it was too sticky to work with no matter how much sugar etc you add to it. I got tired of messing with it. Too much trouble!

Reviewed On: Feb. 20, 2011

I agree with several other posters who say the soup was runny. I was expecting a MUCH creamier soup. I followed the recipe to the letter. My soup looked nothing like the photo - when I attempted to add cheese and bacon as garnish, they sank immediately to the bottom. I have left it on the stove on very low to try to thicken it, hoping the half and half wont curdle. Next time I may back off the chicken broth by a third and maybe even add an extra potato - I can hardly find any potatoes in my bowl! The taste, however, was excellent, which is why I gave it 3 stars. Could be a great soup with some tweaking.

Reviewed On: Feb. 19, 2011