How To Color Fondant

by admin on August 3, 2011

Colored Fondant

Color fondant starts with plain fondant – a simple mixture made from sugar and water. The combination forms a paste and it is the paste that is used to decorate cakes.  The paste is rolled over the cake to form a smooth icing or frosting. A professional cake decorator will often use fondant to decorate wedding or speciality cakes, but home cake decorators will also find [click to continue…]

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