What is Fondant?
I read about candies that have "fondant" in the middle used as filling - what is it? Are there other uses for it?
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There are two types of fondant: poured and rolled.
Poured fondant is sugar and water that has been cooked to the soft-ball stage and then beaten until creamy and opaque. If you've ever had a Cadbury Creme Egg, the filling is fondant.
Rolled fondant is the icing commonly used on wedding cakes. It is also used prominently in cake baking TV shows, such as Ace of Cakes. It too is primarily sugar and water, but it also has gelatin, glycerin, and glucose to thicken the sugar but keep it pliable.
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What is fondant made of?
Rolled fondant is made of sugar, water, and corn syrup. For sculpting and shaping, gelatin or glycerin is added.Are you supposed to eat fondant?
Is Fondant Edible? Yes, fondant is 100% edible. In the media, you will sometimes see fondant being removed from a baked good before it is eaten, but this is simply because some people don't like the flavor or texture of this icing.Is fondant the same as icing?
Icings are usually thin, runny mixtures used for glazing cakes and cookies, but because fondant is made by super saturating water with sugar, it forms a thick, rollable paste.Why fondant is not good?
SUGAR. For every 100 grams of fondant, there are 88.9 grams of sugar. I don't know about you but that to me is a LOT, considering that there's already sugar in cakes and the recommended daily added-sugar intake being only 24 grams for an average woman and 36 grams for men.Sources: Stack Exchange - This article follows the attribution requirements of Stack Exchange and is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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