How to Frost a Cake With Fondant

Frosting a cake with fondant creates a smooth seamless look to the cake. Fondant frosting is frequently used on special occasion cakes. For example most wedding cakes are frosted with fondant. There are two kinds of fondant frosting commonly used on a cake. Rolled fondant is rolled over the cake and pourable fondant is spread over the cake. Using fondant is slightly more involved then frosting a cake with other kinds of frosting, but the ending result is well worth it.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Method 1:
• Rolled fondant
• Baked cake
• Cake board
• Buttercream icing
• Cake smoother
• Rolling pin
• Method 2:
• Pourable (liquid) fondant
• Knife or spatula

Rolled Fondant

1. Dab a bit of buttercream frosting on the center of the cake board. Place the baked cake on top of the dab of icing. This helps keep the cake still.

2. Frost the cake very lightly with buttercream icing. This keeps the fondant in place while you're working.

3. Roll out the rolled fondant with a rolling pin to 1/4-inch thick. Adjust the amount of fondant that is rolled with the pin according to the size of the cake. The rolled fondant needs to be large enough after rolling to drape over the entire cake.

4. Draping Rolled Fondant

   Wrap the fondant around the rolling pin. Hold the rolling pin over the cake close to the surface and unroll the fondant causing it to drape over the cake.

5. Use a cake smoother to gently smooth the cake down the sides and on the top to get rid of wrinkles.

6. Cut off any excess at the bottom of the cake. Decorate the frosted cake as desired.

Liquid Fondant

1. Dab a bit of buttercream frosting on the center of the cake board. Place the baked cake on top of the dab of icing. This helps keep the cake still.

2. Frost the cake very lightly with buttercream icing. This keeps the fondant in place while you're working.

3. Pourable Fondant

   Make a liquid, or pourable, fondant from a recipe or purchase from a cake decorating store.

4. Pour the fondant in the center of the cake. Spread it over the cake and down the sides with a cake smoother or a large knife or spatula.

5. Smooth through any lumps with the cake smoother. Allow the fondant to dry into a smooth firm covering on the cake.

6. Cut away any excess fondant at the bottom of the cake. Decorate cake as desired with cake decorations.

Tips & Warnings

• Do not pour the liquid fondant too fast or it will go down the cake before it can be smoothed.

• Fondant is edible but has a rather flat taste if don't be alarmed if people peel it back and only eat the butter cream covered cake.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• Pourable Fondant Recipe
• Decorating Cakes with Fondant Icing
• What is Fondant