Wii Birthday Cake Design Parenting. How to Make your Own Fondant. Theres no reason to buy fondant when youre just a few ingredients and this step by step guide away from cheaper home made fondant of the highest quality. By Tamara NovacoviHave you ever made your own fondant, or bought a cake covered in it If youve seen shows like Cake boss or Ace of cakes, you know what Im talking about. Fondant is an icing like substance used to decorate or sculpt pastries. There are several types a couple of times I made fondant by melting marshmallows but the one I will show you here turned out to be the best for sculpting and covering cakes. I am personally not fond of fondant and when I eat a cake covered with it, I discretely remove it and eat the rest of the cake. Making Your Own Wii Theme Cake' title='Making Your Own Wii Theme Cake' />Its a Wii Themed Party Design Dazzle. The best Wii Party ideas for your next birthday party. The best Wii Cake. Making your own coin box. OyCW_WP5lCezLfWIjdLD67_WREt11K/9IQGgjnUpxUJBDo3FPehmCFKyousqPiO.png' alt='Making Your Own Wii Theme Cake' title='Making Your Own Wii Theme Cake' />However, certain types of cakes require sculpting and covering up with fondant, most often wedding, birthday or other celebration cakes. Of course you can decorate these cakes with icing, chocolate etc. Making your Own Fondant. This recipe is actually really simple and anyone can make it at home. Theres no reason to buy fondant when youre just a few ingredients and steps away from cheaper home made version of high quality given that you dont own a bakery or pastry shop and you make fondant occasionally at home in small or medium quantities. This is called rolled fondant and it consists of gelatine or agar in vegetarian recipes, water, fructose, powdered sugar and food grade glycerine, which keeps the sugar pliable and  creates a dough like consistency. Where I come from, people often ask me where to find this glycerin thing its the most simple thing to buy in every drug store. Once youve made this type of fondant, roll it out like a pie crust and cover a cake with it. You can also let your imagination flow and create different types of figurines that fit the theme of the cake. You color it with food colors. Its best to use gel colors apply the color with toothpick into the fondant. Sippy Software. Then you knead it like dough to spread the color evenly. If you use liquid colors, add them to the fondant before you add the powdered sugar. Also, before applying rolled out fondant onto the cake, you will need to cover the cake with icing. I like to use a thin layer of regular buttercream. The fondant sticks nicely to it. This recipe is adapted from here, where you can check out a great video on how to make rolled fondant. There are numerous tutorials about making different shapes from rolled fondant over the internet, so check them out if youre interested. Making Your Own Wii Theme Cake' title='Making Your Own Wii Theme Cake' />How to make your own fondant. Author Tamara Novacovic. Recipe Type dessert. Dissolve gelatine in cold water. Opnet Modeler 14.0 Crack. Let stand for a few minutes. Combine fructose with water and heat until it boils, stirring. Let it boil for 3. Add gelatine and glycerine. Combine. Add the mixture to half of the powdered sugar, stir with spoon to combine. Gradually add the rest of the powdered sugar. Turn onto working surface and knead until it comes together. Leave on working surface for 3. Keep covered in plastic wrap, in an air tight container on room temperatures. If you dont use all at once, it might harden, so heat it in microwave for 4 seconds, it will become pliable again. It stores well for 1 month, but its best to use in 2 3 days. Tamara Novakovic is a passionate self taught cook, food blogger, freelance food writer and photographer behind bite my cake. Her life journey has led her through Faculty of Humanities in Zagreb, Croatia to discovering passion for making cakes. She is currently a weekly food columnist for Croatian newspaper V magazine and food magazine Repete. More Posts Website Twitter Facebook.