Making cake with fondant...what icing????

Question

I am making a cake with fondant and i was wondering what was the difference between a commercial buttercream, and a normal fluffy buttercream, and which one would work better, but also......what kind of icing you would use to do decorate (for piping) on the outside of the cake

Answer 1

I'm not really sure, but it sounds yummy!!  Good luck to you.

Answer 2

Always make your own frosting. It tastes better and you can make as much as you need. For decorating on fondant use a heavy  buttercream it will stike better. Hope this helps  

Answer 3

use buttercream under the fondant and to pipe.  Fondant tastes so nasty, people deserve some good-tasting icing somewhere on the cake!  

JMHO

Answer 4

Commercial buttercream is made from shortening.  The whipped icing at the store if you will notice says nondairy because it is shortening and oil whipped together with powdered sugar and a little vanilla for flavor.

This is my favorite buttercream recipe:

2 C butter (room temperature)

2 lb powdered sugar

½ C cornstarch

1/8 t salt

6-7 T water

1 ½ t clear vanilla

2 t butter extract

½ t almond extract

Mix the dry ingredients (a stand mixer is best) and then add the butter as the butter is mixing into the dry ingredients add your liquids.  Stop the mixer and scrape the sides and bottom.  Mix all ingredients on high speed for 2 minutes – stop scrape the bowl again and then mix on high for another minute.

Frost your cake as normal before topping with the fondant and then decorate with the buttercream.

I always use Watkins clear vanilla and flavorings because they give me the best buttercream flavor.

Enjoy!