Tips For Decorating Desserts With Fondant

Decorating cakes with fondant has been growing in popularity, in large part to shows on television like Ace of Cakes and decorating competitions on the Food Network. The amazing cakes that people can make using fondant are imaginative and beautiful.

Adhering Fondant to Fondant

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Once you have your cake covered in a layer of fondant, you can add cut out shapes. Wet the pieces you want to apply with a little bit of water using a paintbrush on the back of the shape. Press the piece, wet-side to the cake, on the fondant covering until it feels secure. You can do this with shapes, leaves, flower cutouts, and many other fondant decorations. Layer flower petals to create fuller blossoms or use this technique to put together elaborate bows and other three dimensional designs.

Ropes and Braids

Fondant can be rolled into ropes or twisted into braids to decorate the base of your cake or to make a smaller layer look nice on top of a larger layer. Ropes can be made easily by rolling out two or three thin logs of fondant. Begin to twist them together evenly. When you reach the end of the pieces, take the twisted rope, and roll it repeatedly between your hands to smooth it out. Braids require three strips the same length. Press the ends together on one side, and begin to braid by moving the right strip between the left and middle strips. Take the left strip and move it between the middle and right strips. Continue until you run out of fondant. Press the ends together and moisten slightly with a little water to secure the ends. Lay the rope or braid along the base of a layer for a nice edging.

Roses

You can make beautiful, realistic roses using fondant. Start with a small ball of fondant, about 3/4 inch in diameter. Make one side flat for the base and make the ball into a cone. Take another smaller ball of fondant, about 3/8 inch in diameter and flatten it into a circular petal. You want the petal to be about 1/4 inch thick at the bottom and thin at the top to capture the delicacy of the petal. Make several petals like this. Wrap a petal around the cone tightly around the base and looser around the tip to begin the bud. Repeat with three more petals, letting each layer get progressively looser around the top. Curl the edges gently to resemble rose petals.

Make five more petals from slightly larger balls of fondant. Flatten and shape them before adding to your growing rose. Press the petals beneath the first few petals you already attached. Curl each subsequent petal out further as it unfurls. Trim the bottom of the flower and attach it to the cake with a bit of royal icing. You can arrange single roses, bunches, or sprays as fits your design.

Patterning with Color

You can also decorate white fondant by sponging color on the surface with thinned royal or buttercream icing. You can also mix two colors of fondant together partially, creating a marbleized look.

Tips For Decorating Desserts With Fondant

Mexican recipes add a lot of color to the table, not unlike a well-decorated cake. Use the natural colors of the foods to make the dish appetizing. Mexican dessert recipes can contain marzipan, which can be manipulated in a very similar manner to fondant.

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