by admin | Nov 20, 2013 | Adult Birthday Cakes, Birthday Cakes, Children's Cakes, Special Occasions, Weddings
Birthday Cakes – your questions answered: What is Fondant? Birthday Cakes can be created using many different types of ingredients. In this post we answer all of your questions about FONDANT icing. What is Fondant? Fondant is a type of icing used to finish wedding and birthday cakes. Traditionally it was only ever used for wedding cakes or Christmas cakes (usually a fruit cake) with a layer of marzipan (a dough made from almond meal) underneath. Here you can see the layer of marzipan underneath (yellow colour) and the fondant icing over the top. If you are interested in a bit more ‘wedding cake’ history here is a great article. Today fondant is extremely popular on both wedding and novelty birthday cakes for it’s perfectly smooth finish. It is literally a sugar dough which can be kneaded and rolled (much like playdough) and even sculpted into figures. It’s a very versatile medium that can be made into any colour. What is rolled fondant? Rolled fondant is what I use for my cakes.It is a manufactured product that is literally ‘ready to roll’ when you open the package. Once out of the packaging, the fondant is kneaded, rolled out with a rolling pin until smooth, placed over the cake, trimmed and smoothed. You can see on this cake the fondant is ready to be trimmed. What is fondant made of? The main ingredients in fondant are sugar and water. It also usually contains ingredients like gelatin and glycerin to make it soft and pliable. What does fondant taste like? Fondant tastes very sweet – like a soft sweet, chewy...
by admin | Feb 11, 2013 | Birthday Cakes, Children's Cakes
Today’s cake is Mickey Mouse! A special cake for a little boy’s 1st birthday. If you are planning on a Mickey Mouse theme birthday party check out www.littlehandsparties.com. Here is a picture from their Mickey Mouse party pack – everything you need for the perfect...
by admin | Jan 20, 2013 | Birthday Cakes, Children's Cakes
Today’s cake is a Dora the Explorer cake. This 2 tier cake has a petal shaped bottom tier and is covered in fondant icing. See how it looks before the decoration and after! This cake features hand-crafted sugar figures “Dora” and “Boots”, a little sugar backpack with a map and lots of little wired stars. Here are some more pictures: Are you planning a Dora party? Little Hands Kid’s Parties (www.littlehandsparties.com) have fantastic matching party packs….I love the Dora bunting! Check them out…… If you are wanting a special birthday cake for your little boy or girl – give me a call on 0405 136 562 or email: mail@dreamycakes.com Robyn...
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