Poured fondant is a smooth and opaque icing, that you can use on cakes, cupcakes and fondant fancies. The fondant I use is a ready-made one from Almond Art. You can also get a powdered one from Squires Kitchen.
I have had luck making poured fondant from rolled fondant by heating it carefully in the mikroway oven and thin it down with boiled water. I flavour mine with lemon juice, but you could use any kind of flavourings. You can ofcourse also try and make it yourself. Try Google “poured fondant recipes” and you will find lots of different recipes. You should go for one made of icing sugar, water and glucose syrup. If you know where to buy it in the US or know a good recipes for it I would be very happy if you will let me know.
If you are looking for any good cake books using poured fondant. I can highly recomend: Pretty Party Cakes by Peggy Porchen. She is the star of making beautiful cupcakes and fondant fancies with poured fondant.
Happy Caking
Louise
July 2nd, 2007 at 4:19 pm
hi Louise,
talking about Peggy Porschen, have you already tried her royal icing butterflies ??
I am planning to try it the next days.
July 2nd, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Hi
No I have not tried to make those yet. But they sure looks great on her fondant fancies. In her new book “Romantic Cakes” she use them on a beautiful white wedding cake. If you try to make them I would love to see some pictures
Louise
November 12th, 2008 at 6:53 am
Hi I love you web, I am a new with all of these and it has help me soo much I was wondering if you can give me a plain white vanilla cupcake recopies I have tried so many and it always turns out to be to fluffy or to dry for fondant taste and texture! I look ford to hearing from you at your earliest convenience!
November 19th, 2008 at 12:54 am
Lucia: Try this one http://www.joyofbaking.com/VanillaCupcakes.html and let me hear what you think.