fondant
/'fɔndənt/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A type of candy: A soft, creamy, and smooth sugar paste, often used as a filling for chocolates or as a base for cake icing and decorations.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The chocolates were filled with a delicious vanilla fondant.
- She rolled out the fondant to cover the wedding cake.
- This recipe shows you how to make a simple poured fondant for petit fours.
Advanced Usage
- "Rolled fondant": A specific type of pliable, dough-like fondant used to create a smooth, matte finish on cakes.
- For a perfectly smooth surface, many bakers prefer to use rolled fondant.
- "Poured fondant": A thinner, liquid form of fondant used as a glaze or filling.
- Poured fondant is ideal for icing éclairs and napoleons.
Variants and Related Words
- Fondant icing (n): Another term for the sugar paste used to cover or decorate cakes.
- Fondant icing allows for very intricate cake designs.
Synonyms
- Sugar paste: A direct synonym for the material used in baking and confectionery.
- Candy paste: A general term for a sweet, malleable sugar mixture.
Related Phrases
- "To work with fondant": The process of kneading, rolling, and shaping fondant.
- It takes practice to work with fondant without it tearing.
Noun
- candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste