Rolling Out Fondant Icing

Tips for working with rolled fondant.

Rolling out fondant icing.

To use rolled fondant roll it out with a rolling pin on a surface coated with additional powdered sugar. Fondant icing recipe roll out fondant by robertscakes in recipes. For large sheets to cover cakes and cupcakes and for cutting out decorations you will want to roll out a sheet about 1 4 to 1 8 inch thick. This is the first time i ever used fondant and i am pleasantly suprised with the results.

The fondant created with this recipe is soft and pliable with just the right amount of stretch it is perfect for sealing and decorating cakes. The fondant will store for a couple of weeks in a sealed container in the fridge or freezer. Poured fondant or fondant icing is a sweet creamy paste that can be used as a filling or icing for pastries such as éclairs and napoleons. Rolled fondant can dry out quickly.

However this process is relatively. The smoothness of this icing allows you to decorate a cake more extravagantly then you can with your typical icing. How to roll out fondant. Roll out a color of fondant that coordinates with the design of the cake and cut a strip about 1 4 to 1 2 inch wide.

Poured fondant icing. Cut the excess fondant at the back of the cake and line up the seam. Do note that using a high ratio of shortening imparts extra creaminess into the fondant icing. But before you manipulate your fondant you ll need to roll it out first.

Poured fondant can be made from simply combining sugar shortening and water. Fondant is a form of cake icing that can be shaped and molded across a cake or into figurines letters and other designs. Adhere it to the cake with extract around the base covering the showing cake board.