How do you put words on fondant?
Roll out a base of fondant in a rectangle or circle – whatever shape will suit your cake. Place your print out your fondant and with a pencil trace over the writing, pressing quite firmly. When you remove the paper there should be a light imprint of the words. Use this as a guide and pipe with royal icing.
If you have an unsteady hand or you're new to painting on fondant, definitely opt for an edible ink marker over a paintbrush. It's way easier to use, since you can get the basis of your text down by simply writing on your fondant.
For best results, we recommend using a piping bag and tip to write on your cake. You can use any round tip to write your letters, though smaller tips may make it difficult to smoothly squeeze the icing out while larger tips can lead to a messier script.
If you need your fondant decorations or figurines to be hard, make them at least two days ahead of time and let them sit at room temperature to dry.
- Step 1: Prepare sugar. Fill a bag full of 75 sugar cubes and crush with a hammer until the sugar cubes become ground sugar. ...
- Step 2: Mist sugar to create DIY sugar letters. ...
- Step 3: Add food coloring. ...
- Step 4: Press cookie cutters. ...
- Step 5: Take out cookie cutters. ...
- Step 6: Remove letters.
Water can be a great “glue” for fondant. It dissolves a little of the sugar in the fondant, making it sticky, and therefore, well, makes it stick to stuff. Best for: Sticking flat pieces of soft fondant decorating to other soft fondant. Also pretty good for: Sticking flat pieces of soft fondant to dry fondant.
- Fold parchment paper into a triangle.
- Roll it into a cone shape and tape securely.
- Add the frosting.
- Add a metal tip, if using.
- Fold the top of the parchment paper bag down and start writing.
You don't need to do anything. Just leave the cake alone until the temperature in the cake equalizes and the fondant automatically dries. It's often when people try to fix fondant with condensation that causes issues. Depending on the weather, it can take from a few minutes to a few hours for the cake to dry out.
No, fondant does not need to be refrigerated. In fact, it should avoid any contact with your refrigerator. Leftover fondant should be stored in an airtight container at room temperature. If you plan on covering a cake with fondant, make sure you don't use any fillings that need to be refrigerated.
Make absolutely sure that you don't leave them out to air-dry. That is what causes your fondant to dry out and become hard. You must keep your decorations in an airtight container.
Can you use ink stamps on fondant?
What surfaces can the inks be applied to? The ink works very well on a range of sugar craft surfaces, including fondant, gumpaste, wafer paper, edible icing sheets.
Egg Whites
Painting the fondant with egg whites is a quick and easy way to add a shiny appearance. Simply brush on the egg whites with a food-safe paintbrush and let it dry. (Depending on the humidity, this can take 1 to 2 hours.)
To apply fondant decorations to a dry surface like a cookie or crusted buttercream, you will need clear Piping Gel. Use a decorator brush to paint a thin layer of Piping Gel on the fondant and gently press it to the buttercream or cookie surface.
Refrigerate the fondant, icing, or frostings to have a very dry solid surface before the edible pen touches the surface. The edible markers are great for Christmas cookies. The flat surface of classic gingerbread cookies and the hard royal icing make it the most favorable surface for the edible oink pens and markers.
With a basic butter cake, the fondant covering should be done no more than 2 to 3 days in advance of decorating and serving. A cake only remains fresh that long anyway and because fondant is sugar based, it's also how long it can stand without breaking down from the moisture in the cake.
When applying Edible Images to fondant, brush a small amount of water (no puddles) on the area prior to placing the edible image to ensure it adheres properly; the edible image will not blend into the fondant as with frostings; it is totally touchable.
Instructions for use:
Work the cake sharpies slowly and evenly along the edges of the cake. You will notice that the edge begins to sharpen. Continue to work around the cake until you have achieved the desired outcome on the edge.
Use a hairdryer!
Make sure the hair dryer is on the cool setting, otherwise you'll just cause your icing to melt. This method isn't great for large or dense pieces, but it is great for drying up small pieces of fondant.
Water. This is an easy one, and handy because you'll generally have some on hand in the kitchen. Water can be a great “glue” for fondant. It dissolves a little of the sugar in the fondant, making it sticky, and therefore, well, makes it stick to stuff.
