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Fondant
Fondant is a type of icing that is mainly used in decorating. There are several types, depending on how it is treated. Sometimes it is cooked to a soft stage and used as a filling, but it is mainly known for being rolled and formed into other shapes. Ribbons and other sculptures on cakes and pastries are often made of fondant.
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Can you color fondant then save it and use it later?
yes you can. Pastry chefs do it all the time. just add coloring and store it as usual
What is the difference between fondant cake butter cream cake and Topsy-turvy whimsical cake?
Fondant and butter cream are not cakes, but types of frosting. A Topsy-turvy whimsical cake is a cake shape.
Fondant is made up of gelatin, confectioners sugar and water. It goes on in sheets, and is layered. It's dries hard. Butter cream is made out of confectioners sugar, butter, and shortening. It's a very sweet icing.
Topsy-turvy whicmiscal cake shape is shapes that usually tilt and look like they are often falling over, but the types of shapes and placements can vary.
What if your store bought fondant is hard?
It has been exposed to air and should be tossed out. The only possible way to use it would be to break it up into a food processor and grind it to use as sugar. But it cannot be softened into usable fondant again.
All it is is a thick type of icing used to cover and decorate pastries
store bought fondant is not as good as it looks. what i think is that homemade fondant is by far the best. bakers usually put butter cream to make it taste better. hope this helped.
What ratio of sugar to water is best for liquid fondant icing for shortbread cookies?
2 cups to 2 tablespoons (but milk tastes better!)
Can you use fruit pectin for glycerin in fondant?
No, glycerin and fruit pectin are entirely different things.
You can, but it keeps for a long time without being frozen (since it's all sugar).
Yes, they do. Some Kroger's carry Wilton brand fondant and they have just started carrying Satin Ice. It is in the area where sprinkles are sold.
Is fondant on cake chewy when you eat it?
Well, in my opinion, fondant doesn't taste the best. I use a butterecream recipe and it is amazing. here it is if you're interested:
1 cup butter beated
4 cups powdered sugar mixed into butter one cup at a time
1 tsp vanilla for flavor
2 Tbsp. milk
mix all together and make sure you have needed consistency. you can change it by adding more milk or powdered sugar. if you taste salt check your butter and if you don't like it you can try unsalted butter.
How do you make and Easy 2 layer fondant cake and does marshmallow fondant taste good?
Fondant is relatively easy to work with but, in my experience, not delicious at all.
To make a 2 layer cake, you simply bake two different sizes. Drape the fondant over the bottom layer and trim, then place the smaller layer on top and cover it with fondant. If you do not plan to add additional decorations along the seam of the two layers (I would recommend doing so), you may want to cover the top layer with the fondant prior to placing it so you can wrap a little under and avoid scoring the bottom layer while trimming the top. If you are making a very dense cake, you may want to insert wooden supports into the bottom layer to support the top.
Can you take fondant off a cake and reuse it?
Nope. Overworked fondant is bad fondant. Conceivably you could but the finished product would be worse then if the cake was merely frosted with butter cream which I would suggest if you find fondant too difficult.
One method is to spread fruit jam (or jelly for those from the USA) on the cake prior to icing(frosting). Traditional flavours used are apricot and raspberry. Jam is also used to help stiff icings like royal icing adhere to the cake.
