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Fondant is an extremely versatile product that can be used in a variety of ways.
It can be rolled out and draped over a cake to give it a smooth clean finished look. The cake to the right has a full layer of white fondant as the base, and is accented with the stripes of red fondant to give it an old fashioned candy look.
Fondant can also be poured over a cake as a liquid to give it a pristine, clean, and professional finish.
Satin Ice is a popular fondant product and is endorsed by Buddy Valastro from Cake Boss fame.
While there are advantages to buying pre-made fondant, it can be expensive and although it looks fantastic and is easy to work with, not everybody enjoys the taste and texture.
An alternative to the pre-made fondants is making your own marshmallow fondant. It is cheap to make, has a more palatable taste, and stores well for weeks at a time. Check out the marshmallow fondant page for a recipe and some tips on using it.
Your creativity is the only limit to what you can do with Fondant. It can be sculpted, rolled, painted, coloured, and air-brushed.
As a bonus, fondant can be used to cover up problem areas on almost any cake. Does your rolled fondant have a big bubble in it or is it cracking? No worries! Just make a small fondant decoration and paste it over the problem area and no one will ever know.