Marshmallow fondant is easy to make and pretty fun to use. You can cover cakes and cookies with it to give them a smooth professional-looking finish or you can cut out shapes and designs to decorate your icing with. Its cheaper to make your own fondant than it is to buy it pre-made plus the pre-made stuff tastes a bit like cardboard unless you are willing to pay for a very high end product.

Today there is no recipe, but check out this super sweet (pun definitely intended!) cake from the master baker Debbie Does Cakes. It’s Star War’s very own Yoda. Very realistic, it doesn’t even look like cake! And yes I think I just called Yoda realistic, whatevs. This 16″ tall cake uses a glowstick for the lightsaber which is a pretty simple yet innovative touch. The light from the glowstick is only temporary of course but then again so is the cake especially if it’s anywhere near me. Save me the Yoda ear, I hear that’s the best part.

Bake these over the weekend, and enjoy throughout the week for breakfast or a snack. Ingredients 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 1/4 cup olive oil 1/4 cup 1% milk 2 medium bananas, mashed (around 1 cup) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/3 cup raisins Directions [...]