Fondant
can refer to one of two types of sugar-based pastes used in preparing and
decorating cakes, pastries and confections. Poured fondant is a sweet, creamy
paste that can be used as a filling or icing for pastries. Poured fondant can
be made from nothing but sugar, corn syrup and water. Once cooked, cooled and
stirred, fondant can be used for making candies, or it can be thinned out and
poured over cookies and other baked items. Rolled fondant is almost like very
sweet dough. Like poured fondant, rolled fondant is made from sugar, corn syrup
and water, to which is also added glycerine and some sort of gelatine. The fondant
is rolled out flat into sheets which can then be coloured and used to decorate
cakes.
