What kind of cake can I cover with fondant?

What kind of cake can I cover with fondant?

Cakes with heavy mix-ins, like carrot cake, may also create an uneven surface and can show through your fondant. For best results, we suggest using a standard white, vanilla, yellow or chocolate cake recipe or, for even more stability, a pound cake recipe.

What is best to use under fondant?

My personal preference and the preference of many cake designers is to use meringue-based buttercreams under fondant. Cold, firm cakes are the best canvas for achieving smooth fondant success whether you use ganache, meringue-based buttercream or a crusting buttercream.

Can you put fondant icing on a sponge cake?

Covering a sponge cake with fondant need not be a stressful job, with a little bit of practice, you’ll be amazed at how good you get with it! All you need to cover a cake with fondant is to apply a thin layer of buttercream or jam that acts as a glue and also smooths out the cake.

Can you cover box cake with fondant?

Traditional white and chocolate cake mixes are too tender to support fondant when baked as per box instructions. However, by adding ingredients such as instant vanilla pudding mix and sour cream to the batter, the cake can be made firmer and denser to support the fondant covering.

What is cake fondant?

Fondant is an edible icing made of 100% edible ingredients (which makes us question who uses inedible icing). Although the icing is edible, you might see people take the fondant off cakes when they are eating cake because people tend to not like the texture or flavor of fondant. Don’t be shy to eat the icing!

Can I cover a chocolate cake with fondant?

Hi Ambeline, Yes you can put fondant over a chocolate cake. You will need to first frost the cake in buttercream though so that the chocolate color does not show through and so that the surface is smoothed out.

Should you chill a cake before putting fondant on it?

In hot humid weather, fondant tends to melt with condensation. So, chill the cake well before you cover with fondant. That way you will have a nice firm cake to work with. And yet, once you cover the cake with fondant, DO NOT put it back in the fridge.

How do you make homemade fondant?

Directions In a large bowl (do not use metal), sift the sugar and make a well in the center. Form the mixture into a ball and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. To cover a cake with fondant: Dust a clean pastry cloth, or a smooth, clean surface, with cornstarch and roll the fondant with a rolling pin until it is approximately 1/4 inch thick.

What is the best fondant recipe?

Directions. Mixture should cool until lukewarm. Place 4 cups confectioners’ sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the center and using a wooden spoon, stir in the lukewarm gelatin mixture. Mix in sugar and add more a little at a time, until stickiness disappears. Knead in remaining sugar. Knead until the fondant is smooth,…

Can you stick fondant to buttercream?

Applying buttercream to a dummy cake is a way to make fondant stick to the surface, but the buttercream must be completely smooth so the fondant doesn’t show imperfections. Frosting a Styrofoam cake is difficult since it’s lightweight and will move as you apply the buttercream.