how to make a fundant cake?

Answer 1

FONDANT

2 boxes powdered sugar
2 sticks butter, melted
1 can sweetened condensed milk
1 lb. chopped pecans
1 can coconut
1 (12 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate pieces
1 cake paraffin
Combine sugar, butter, milk, pecans, and coconut. Roll into small balls, chill. Melt chocolate and paraffin in double boiler, dip balls into mixture.


Chocolate fondant icing
This recipe is enough to cover and decorate one 23cm round cake.

Ingredients

350g plain chocolate, chopped into small pieces
60ml liquid glucose
2 egg whites
900g icing sugar

Place the chocolate and glucose in a heatproof bowl, and melt them, stirring gently - see melting methods. When the mixture is smooth and gently melted, allow to cool slightly. In a clean, grease-free bowl, whisk the egg whites with a hand-held electric mixer, until soft peaks form. Then stir into the chocolate mixture with about 45g of the icing sugar. Continue to beat the icing, gradually adding enough of the remaining icing sugar to make a stiff paste. If not using immediately, wrap the fondant in clear film.
bake a simple sponge cake.ice it with this fondant icing.

Answer 2

Many cake decorators use "fondant" icing for wedding cakes.
It's a different feel to it than regular frosting. Fondant is used to cover the layers...it reminds me of "cloth" like spreading a cloth tightly over something..

I was reading my cookbook how you make it and WOW...it's something I don't think I'd want to make. You have to boil sugar, corn syrup and water with cream of tartar until it comes to a boil and the temp measured using a candy thermometer, plus you must do this on a dry day..with no humidity.
you pour it on a marble slab that is cold then you let it cool enough so you can handle it and knead it work it until it's opaque ( you can't see through it).....it should start looking like satin and glossy.

You can flavor it with any extracts on the market. After you reach this stage it has to rest for 12 hours before reheating and pouring over the cake or petits fours..(mini cakes). The fondant is runny and should be thin, it's recommended you frost the cake with butter cream frosting before you pour the warm fondant over the cake so the cake is not destroyed by the warm fondant.

If you decide this is what you want to do then look up "fondant" in yahoo search or google . or use the words " cake decorating fondant icing"

Best of luck,
Mama Jazzy Geri

Answer 3

You ought to watch "Ace of Cakes" on the foodnetwork channel. He makes those all the time.

Answer 4

do you mean a cake covered with fondant icing? if you do, here is a site with recipes and techniques for all types

http://www.baking911.com/decorating/cakes_fondant.htm

you can buy ready to use fondant here:
http://www.wilton.com/store/site/department.cfm?id=3E304F7B-475A-BAC0-519BB04D28FDC88E&fid=3E305C1E-475A-BAC0-5DB10AEAB3C4D574

Answer 5

fondant is icing
http://www.ochef.com/744.htm