I went into making this cake with the thought that carving a cake into a ball could not possibly be too difficult. Fortunately, I wasn't completely wrong but on the other hand, I also wasn't completely right either. One thing you definitely need is a turntable because no matter how perfectly round you think it looks, it does NOT look like that once you turn it around. And around. And around. After about ten minutes of carving and five minutes of spinning and staring at it to check for imperfections, I finally deemed it "baseball shaped" and stuck it in the fridge to set up while I made the fondant. I typically use store bought fondant but I recently found a recipe using marshmallows, powdered sugar, water, butter, and vanilla extract and decided to try it out. The texture ended up being a lot easier to work with and it tasted a lot better too. A little melted red colored chocolate stitches and voila, a baseball!
I used this recipe for my fondant: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/marshmallow-fondant/ but if you prefer a different flavor, by all means change it up and switch out the vanilla for something a little more unexpected. Until next time, happy baking!
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