Fondant attempt

Scott's Birthday is tomorrow & I am attempting to bake him a giant cupcake with lots of fun decor.

My Grandma bought me the Wilton cup cake pan and I have been dieing to use it.
So lucky Scott gets to experience my 1st attempt.

I didn't want to mess with making a cake from scratch this time around so i just used a boxed cake and baked it. The only little issue I had was that the top finished cooking a little sooner than the bottom half. Hopefully the top stays moist. (pics later)

I wanted to focus on the decor of the cupcake, so i decided to make some fondant.
Oh, let the adventure begin. Seriously, have you ever tried making fondant? Messyiest thing I have ever made, hands down!

Recipe Found Here

Take off your rings for sure!
(This was a painful process for me since my fingers are so swollen)

Because this was such a messy project I only got a few pics. Here is the melted marshmallows,

Then I poured on the powdered sugar and placed it on my cutting board. (Were we are staying, the counters are not smooth and the tile grout is very deep, so I had to try and keep everything on a tiny cutting board).Seriously messiest stuff ever!Finished work space
The kneaded and finished product. I kneaded it for 8 minutes, rubbed it down with Crisco, wrapped it in plastic wrap and am going to let it set for a couple hours.
Again, did I say is was messy?!

To Be Continued......