The word fondant has been popping up a lot lately, but what exactly is it? Fondant is of late new to this country, but continues to be gaining a lot of presence during the last ten years. There are 3 various kinds of fondant, and they are not just for experts! Fondant can be used to make yummy treats at home and even to purchase already prepared

Rolled Fondant, also called fondant icing, is used for cakes. It can be rolled out using rolling pin and then placed on top of your cake to provide it a smooth finish. Wedding Cakes generally have this type of fondant on top of them, that may then be decorated over or not. Poured fondant features a cream like consistency to use to put into cake, candy, or any sweet treats. The third style of fondant is sculpted fondant, which is made right into a rough consistency in order that it can be mended to produce patterns, or designs.

Many people say that fondant doesn’t have the perfect taste, but that can be easily fixed by adding a little bit of candy oil. Dark or white chocolate can be also added to make a chocolate fondant. Already prepared and ready to use fondant that can be bought is available in various flavors. Fondant can also subtlety be changed in color, by tinting the typically white fondant. To tint all you must do is add a little bit of paste colors, powdered colors, gel colors or even liquid food coloring

Here is a simple, but very tasty recipe for getting you started. Peanut butter fondant balls are purely scrumptious. All you need is one package of white frosting mix, a half cup of butter, a half cup of peanut butter, and coconut. Firstly you have to mix the frosting, butter, and work right into a ball. Next, you have to knead for 20 to 30 times on top of confectionary sugar after which you can shape into balls and roll in coconut

To make rolled fondant, all you’ll need is one cup of powdered sugar, one tbsp of butter, and one tbsp. of milk or water. First, mix all of the ingredients’ together until they are very tight. Then use a rolling pin and roll the fondant out on wax paper until it’s about 1 / 4 of an inch thick. Once you are happy with what you rolled out, you’re ready to place it on top of your cake and decorate! To insure quality and consistency, many bakers are buying the ready to use rolled fondant from shops that sell cake and candy supplies.

For more details about fondant and the varieties that are available, please visit our cake decorating supply and candy online store. We discuss most of the new trends and will be happy to assist you with your cake making and candy decorating! Thank You, Hilly Kate.