How Do You Decorate Cakes With Fondant?
Fondant is a soft edible material made from sugar. Fondant is traditionally used to add detail and decoration to cakes. Working with fondant requires concentration and an understanding of how to use it to best advantage. When decorating a cake with fondant it is wise to pay close attention to the cake and the decorating material. Examine the fondant closely. Gently roll it in out in your hands. Note how you can mold it as well as how it can break. Let the fondant come to room temperature before you start to use it on the cake. Prepare a surface to roll out the fondant. Ideally you should use a cooled surface that makes it easy to lift the fondant up when you need it. A marble slab or refrigerated cookie sheet is ideal for this purpose. Clean the surface before you use it. Measure the surface of the cake you are going to decorate. The fondant sheet you use should be large enough to cover all sides of the cake and extend at least an inch from the edge in order to create a neat seam on th
