Fondant icing
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Fondant icing can be used in a number of ways:
- As the final covering for a cake
- As the foundation for final icing in place of marzipan
- To model patterns such as flowers etc. for decoration
Ingredients
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- 1 egg white, beaten
- 450 g icing sugar
- 50 g liquid glucose (warmed to soften)
Method
- Using a fine sieve, sift the sugar into a large bowl
- Make a hollow in the centre
- Add the egg white, glucose and flavouring if used
- Beat the mixture into a soft paste
- Turn out onto a pastry mat or worktop that has been dusted with icing sugar and knead to a paste with lightly buttered hands
- Adjust the consistency with more sugar or water if required
- Allow to rest for 30 minutes before rolling out and using
Variations
This recipe is for basic fondant icing. Of course you can optionally add flavouring and / or colouring too.===Chef's notes=== If all of the icing is to be coloured, then add the colouring with the egg whites, otherwise knead the colouring into the paste individually
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