bread and pastry production 9

1. FONDANT ICING

2. Arrange the basic steps in making fondant icing by numbering them 1-6
________ 1. Mise en place
________ 2. In a large bowl, sift the confectioners’ sugar.
________ 3. Melt the white coating or chocolate in the microwave using using a
saucepan
________4. In a large bowl, sift the confectioners’ sugar. Add the corn syrup and hot
water then stir until the mixture becomes smooth.
________ 5. Wrap the fondant. Place the wrapped fondant in a tightly sealed container to
prevent it from drying out.
________ 6. Knead the fondant. Place the fondant onto the powdered work surface and knead until it
becomes smooth, pliable mass.

3. OBJECTIVES
 Describe different types of fondant icing used in petit
fours.
 Describe common tools used to decorate fondant.
 Evaluate and recommend suitable filling and fondant
icing to be used based on given requirements.

4. WHAT IS FONDNT ICING?

5. Fondant icing or popularly known as fondant, is
a French word that means foundry. Fondant
refers to an edible icing used to decorate or
design cakes, pastries and petit fours. It aslo
refers to a flavored mixture that is added to petit
fours to give additional appeal and taste to the
products.
FONDANT ICING

6. Poured fondant
– a liquid mixture of
fondant usually being
poured over a cake or
petit fours that serves
as coating to baked
products

8. Rolled fondant
– a commonly used
fondant mixture that is
made of powdered sugar
made as coating for cake
and petit fours.

10. Sculpting/Sculpted fondant
– a fondant mixture
thicker than poured
and rolled fondant;
used as miniature of
objects that serve as
toppers to cakes and
petit fours

11. Common Tools Used to Decorate Fondant
Cutters
Fondant cutters comes in
various shapes and sizes.
These are similar to
cookie cutters, however,
these have added details.

12. IMPRINTS
 These are transferrable
designs from a smooth
pliable mat bearing desings
and patterns that can be
pressed gently onto rolled
fondant to create an imprint.

13. Forming Cups
Curve-shape cups
are perfect for
rounding of
formed flowers or
other smooth
shapes.