How To Make Fondant Icing | Recipe

Many women think that icing is very difficult, hence, they do not even bother after baking. Fondant Icing is a thick paste that can be moulded into different shapes and sizes and perfect for design and artistic cake display and it is not as difficult as you think.

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Below is an easy recipe on how to make

Ingredients

1 tbsp of gelatin
1/2 cup of water
250g of liquid glucose
1.5kg of Icing Sugar
Desired Flavour
Few drops of glycerine for moisture (in dry season)

How to prepare

How to prepare the liquid

With low heat on a cooker, warm the water
Add the gelatin and stir till it dissolves, make sure it does not boil
Scoop in the liquid glucose
Add few drops of essence to enhance smell and taste
Add few drops of glycerine and leave to cool

Preparing the fondant

Sieve 1 1/2 cups icing sugar into a mixing bowl
Pour in the cooled mixture and work through to form a dough
Keep adding the remaining icing sugar until the dough comes together and does not stick to the hands
If it is too hard, you could add few drops of water
Knead in the bowl then transfer to a formica surface for about 5minutes
Put in an air tight bag and then into a sealed container for about 12hours
When you are ready to use the fondant, knead again on a formica surface sprinkled with little icing sugar
Roll out on the surface and place the fondant on the cake
Design as desired with cutters and other accessories

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