How do I make fondant icing please?

[tenrec]

Any advice welcome, thanks.

[Mamyalynne]

http://allrecipes.co....le-fondant-icing.aspx

[tenrec]

Thank you for that mamy. I have what looks like a slightly easier recipe that uses marshmallows. I will give them both a try and see which tastes best.

[DTCwordfan]

You can buy it in Booths ready made up in a block, tenrec.....slowly (and I mean slowly) beat in some warm water to the consistency that you want.

[tenrec]

Thanks DT, I saw it in Booths, but would prefer to make my own.

[DTCwordfan]

1 egg white, beaten
450 g icing sugar
50 g liquid glucose (warmed to soften)
Flavouring (optiional)
Colouring (optional)

Method
Using a fine sieve, sift the sugar into a large bowl
Make a hollow in the centre
Add the egg white, glucose and flavouring if used
Beat the mixture into a soft paste
Turn out onto a pastry mat or worktop that has been dusted with icing sugar and knead to a paste with lightly buttered hands
Adjust the consistency with more sugar or water if required
Allow to rest for 30 minutes before rolling out and using


If all of the icing is to be coloured, then add the colouring with the egg whites, otherwise knead the colouring into the paste individually - and here is an important tip, the colouring goes a hell of a long way, so the tiniest drop on a stick and add - you can always go up in intensity not the other way around!

[tenrec]

DT, from memory, that sounds a bit like my recipe for Royal icing ....

[tenrec]

Ignore that last remark, I'm talking rollocks!

[tenrec]

Sorry DT, where would I get liquiid glucose from?

[Mamyalynne]

most supermarkets

http://groceries.asda...921925099&startValue=

[DTCwordfan]

Booths - Silverspoon sell it I believe.

[Barmaid]

You will get it from any good "Icing shop". If you have a "HObbycraft" near you, they sell it.

[vodkancoke]

I buy liquid glucose from my local Tesco and Sainsburys in the cake decorating section :)

[DTCwordfan]

Useful thing to have in the pantry if you are intending more patisserie, tenrec......

[tenrec]

Thank you mamy, thank you DT. Lots of cup cakes to make and decorate for my granddaughter's 21st birthday Mad Hatters Tea Party!

[tenrec]

Barmaid & Vodka, I don't have access to those shops, but thanks.

[DTCwordfan]

Basically what it does is that Glucose Syrup helps control the formation of sugar crystals in cake-icing, desserts, confectionery and jam

[DTCwordfan]

trick on icing them, take a fork and slide in to the cake at an angle rather than horizontally - the cake will stay intact more and its actually easier to roll in the fondant - (according to my young daughter and the BBC guy on Bake Off).

[tenrec]

DT, have I got the right icing? I want to be able to roll it out and then lie it on top of each cupcake.

[DTCwordfan]

You may be thinking buttercream icing - that is much easier.....? just google the pics...

[Mamyalynne]

Lots of cupcake decorating tips here, for all types of icing.


http://www.wilton.com.../decorating-cupcakes/