This recipe was a life saver! Normally i buy the shop fondant to roll but the shelves were empty! I had to use Golden Syrup as an alternative to corn syrup as I live in Malta and couldn't find that either - but all worked out in the end and I am very grateful :o)

Excellent fondant...Tasted very good compared to the ones that use gelatin. But the only issue was it was too soft. Other than that, its a keeper!

The fondant never got firm no matter how much confectioners sugar I added. I couldn't pick it up after I rolled it out because it was so soft, even after I refrigerated it for a while. I eventually did manage to roll it out and put in on the cake but it had to be really thick. Tasted great though. Good recipe if you're in a pinch.

This is truly a controversial recipe here at All Recipes.com. I examined the ingredients listed prior to making this recipe, twice. From my understanding of the ingredients I was skeptical about the 4 and 5 star ratings and some of the claims for the recipes application to real kitchen usability. There was a number of reviewing bakers with experience levels that warranted my attention to the strong criticism. My goal was a chocolate fondant to be placed as a "sheet" on top of a Parker House Boston Cream Pie. The first time I followed the"Rolled Butter Cream Fondant" recipe exactly as written. I found it completely unusable. The taste of uncooked shortening and the greasy consistency made it inedible and impossible to roll out as a typical fondant. I used a chilled marble top and specialty rolling pin and I was not able to obtain anything close to the texture of a chilled fondant for wrapping a cake. The only possible use for this recipe would be for details on a "faux" cake for display. The second time I attempted several modifications suggested by some of the 4 and 5 star reviewers. Even with partially replacing butter for half the shortening and modifying the amount of the corn syrup with powdered sugar left the results as unpalatable and unable to roll out to a thin sheet. How anyone could claim this as a true fondant or even as an acceptable replacement is beyond me. I went back to my tried and true marshmallow based fondant recipe from All Recipes.

When i made this, this was my first project ever doing something similar or like this. Tasted great and i didn't have any problems. Was pretty easy for first time doing this.

I used this for a birthday cake, it turned out really good for my first time. It rolled out pretty good and I was able to make some really pretty flat style flowers. When it came to vines it was hard to get them as thin as I wanted with out having them brake all the time. (I was wrapping them around the side so couldn't let them try or they would crack when I put them on.) I recommend 48 hours of drying for any more delicate work if it it going to be used on top of the cake. And this will not work for dynamic pop out flowers. Remember that is this butter cream and is a bit harder to work with then marshmallow because it is greaser and wetter. BUT, It taste allot better then traditional Fondant in my opinion! I will most definitely be using this again. Thought probably more as just the base, and then using Marshmallow for the more delicate stuff. (great for simple cut out shapes though.)

Super easy, super delicious. I don't generally like fondant, but this is great!

This recipe is amazing! I have never worked with fondant before...but this was super easy to work with. I did end up having to add about another pound of powered sugar because it was greasy. And when applying it to the cake, it did crack a little. I think I may have rolled it out too thin. But all in all, this was a very good recipe to start out with!

I did not care for this recipe. I followed the directions exactly and all it did was crumble!

Works pretty well and tastes better than most fondant. Finished product is rather greasy, but I was going for a cartoon look anyway so it worked out fine.