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Fondant icing, also commonly referred to simply as fondant, (UK: , US: or , from the French: ) is an edible icing used to decorate or sculpt cakes and pastries. The word, in French, means "melting", coming from the same root as "fondue" and "foundry". ==Types== ''Poured fondant'' is a creamy confection used as a filling or coating for cakes, pastries, and candies or sweets. In its simplest form, it is sugar and water cooked to the soft-ball stage, cooled slightly, and stirred or beaten until it is an opaque mass of creamy consistency. Sometimes lemon or vanilla is added to the mixture, mainly for taste. Other flavorings are used as well, as are various colorings. An example of its use is the Cadbury Creme Egg, the filling of which is inverted sugar syrup, produced by processing fondant with invertase.〔LaBau, Elizabeth. (What is Invertase? ) About.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.〕 Fondant fancies are a type of cake typically coated in poured fondant. ''Rolled fondant'', ''fondant icing'', or ''pettinice'', which is not the same material as poured fondant, is commonly used to decorate wedding cakes. Although wedding cakes are traditionally made with marzipan and royal icing, fondant is increasingly common due to nut allergies as it does not require almond meal. Rolled fondant includes gelatin (or agar in vegetarian recipes) and food-grade glycerine, which keeps the sugar pliable and creates a dough-like consistency. It can also be made using powdered sugar and melted marshmallows. Rolled fondant is rolled out like a pie crust and used to cover the cake. Commercial shelf-stable rolled fondant often consists principally of sugar and hydrogenated oil. However, different formulations for commercial shelf-stable fondant are available and include other ingredients, such as sugar, cellulose gum, and water. ''Sculpting fondant'' is similar to rolled fondant but with a stiffer consistency, which makes it a good sculpting material. ''Sugar paste'' or ''gum paste'' is similar to rolled fondant, but it will harden out completely and therefore is used for bigger cake decorations such as bride and groom figures, bigger flowers, etc. Ingredients of sugar paste are mainly egg whites and powdered sugar. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fondant icing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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