What is fondant cake?
Fondant cake is a cake that has been covered with rolled fondant icing. Fondant icing leaves a smooth, perfect finish on the cake and is popular for wedding cakes.Rolled Fondant IcingRolled fondant is a type of icing that has the consistency of playdough. It is kneaded, like bread dough, and then rolled out. The icing is then draped over the cake, smoothed out and trimmed.How it’s MadeRecipes for fondant icing vary, but the basics are the same: egg white, icing sugar and liquid glucose to which flavoring and coloring are added. The ingredients are beaten into a stiff paste, and then kneaded. The dough is then divided according to how many colors are needed, and the coloring is kneaded in. Ready-made fondant icing is available.Preparing the CakeFondant cake must be smoothed out (cut away any bumps and fill in any cracks with icing) and then iced lightly with buttercream icing or brushed with egg white or an apricot jam glaze.Covering the CakeThe fondant is rolled out to a thickness of a
