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Buttercream Vs. Fondant
What is the difference between Buttercream icing and a Buttercream fondant? And how is that different from regular fondant?
What is the difference between Buttercream icing and a Buttercream fondant? And how is that different from regular fondant?
Hi paulacondra
There’s a discussion here explaining what buttercream fondant is:
http://www.wilton.com/forums/messageview.cfm?catid=8&threadid=163563
This type of fondant is similar to sugarpaste cake covering but is made with butter or vegetable fat, icing sugar and other ingredients to thicken it to a rolling consistency. It is used as cake covering.
Sugarpaste or fondant is a rollable icing used for covering cakes:
Butter cream icing is sweet fluffy cream made with butter/margarine and icing sugar beaten together until light and fluffy. It can be used for covering and filling cakes.
http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/33718/best-butter-cream-icing.aspx
In the UK fondant is a pourable icing used for fancies and not to be confused with the American term fondant used to describe sugarpaste. Here is fondant icing:
https://www.ocado.com/webshop/product/Tate–Lyle-Fondant-Icing-Sugar/21904011?sku=21904011&parentContainer&voucherCode
Confused? It can be!
