Simple Way to Buttercream Vs Fondant Wedding Cake

Wedding Cake Icing

Fondant is a sweet icing made of sugar, corn syrup, and gelatin.

Recipe Summary Wedding Cake Icing

Very Easy! Add a little more water to ice the cake and a little less to make the decorations!

Ingredients | Buttercream Vs Fondant Wedding Cake

1 cup shortening

½ teaspoon salt

1 ½ teaspoons clear imitation vanilla extract

¼ teaspoon almond extract

½ cup water

8 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

Directions

Mix shortening, water, vanilla, almond extract, and half of the powdered sugar with a mixer for 5-10 minutes. (it's very important to mix this long)

Add the rest of the powdered sugar and beat just enough to mix in.

Add additional water for desired consistency.

Info | Buttercream Vs Fondant Wedding Cake

Servings: 16 Yield: 4 cups

TAG : Wedding Cake Icing

Desserts, Frostings and Icings, White,

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Buttercream Vs Fondant Wedding Cake : Have the fondant cake as the showpiece at reception, and secretly serve buttercream or ganache frosted cakes to your guests (shhh, lot's of people do it!) we hope this post has given you an idea as to which kind of icing you would like for your wedding cake.