when it comes to cake decorating, there are a couple of different ways in order to finish it off. This includes butter cream, royal icing, and fondant. Buttercream is most often used as it is a quick and clean finish to your cake. Royal icing is mostly used to cover a fruit cake. Fondant on the other hand is used when you are wanting to get a little fancy and create an outstanding finish to your product.
Fondant is a product that is made out of sugar, glucose (or corn syrup), water, and flavour if needed. It can be manipulated in many different ways. It can be used to make drapes down a cake, little sculptures, creating a realistic shape cake and much more. Though this product is pretty easy to use, it helps to understand what the best product out there is.
There are many different fondants made from different companies. They also come in different flavours, amounts and costs depending on the manufacturer. From my experience, my favorite fondant to use is "Satin Ice". The flavor is actually tasty. Not only that, but the flexibility of the fondant is quite outstanding. On a previous cake, I wanted to put drapes on. With certain fondants, once you shape it onto the cake, that's it. You better like it. Satin Ice on the other hand allowed me to constantly change the position of the fondant without it drying out and cracking.
On the other side of the spectrum, there is Wilton Fondant. Not only does it dry and crack within minutes, the taste is basically inedible. I would highly recommend not purchasing this product, but then it is up to you.
Has anyone else used fondant other then Satin Ice, or Wilton? Has anyone ever made marshmallow fondant? I have heard from other people that it is very tasty but finicky to make. Any thoughts anyone?
Sweet Dreams,
Tyla
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