Icing for Chrismas Cake

Jolaaled

bommer wrote: »

Hi,

I did an course for cake making years ago and we made fondant icing and mazipan.


The white fondant icing is usually ok and easy to use/ pick up

Does anyone know what the difference is between fondant icing and royal icing???

or is it the same thing??

sylphraven

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Jolaaled wrote: »

This sounds like a great idea, sylph. Does this version set hard, like royal icing...cos that's what i'd like....i'm worried in case i end up with a sort of butter icing if i don't use egg white.

If you get the right consistency it does, too much water & its just runny, too little & it doesnt spread. Just add a little water at a time until its nicely spreadable, spread on & leave to set (it will run slightly before going firm)

Does anyone know what the difference is between fondant icing and royal icing

Fondant icing is a bit like pay dough, you can roll it out flat or make models like snowmen out of it, royal icing is spreadable - least thats what I found out from googling.