
The first cake decorated with fondant appeared in the United States in the 1950s. American fondant is a dough made with sugar, vegetable fat, glucose, and food coloring. It is used to cover cakes and create elaborate decorations.
Foampaste was invented by an American confectioner named James A. Robbins. Robbins was looking for a way to create more beautiful and durable cakes. He developed a recipe for a dough that was easy to work with and could be molded into any shape.
American paste quickly became popular in the United States and soon spread to other countries. In Brazil, cakes decorated with fondant are popular on special occasions, such as birthdays, weddings, and parties.
Here are some of the first cakes decorated with fondant:
Wedding cake: a wedding cake decorated with fondant flowers
Birthday cake: a birthday cake decorated with cartoon characters
Party cake: a party cake decorated in festive colors and themes
Cakes decorated with fondant are a fun and creative way to celebrate special occasions. They can be customized to suit any taste or theme.
Below is a cake recipe covered with fondant:
Gluten-free kiss cake
Ingredients for the dough:
8 to 9 eggs (depending on size, if small)
150 g of rice flour
40 g of corn starch
70 g of sweet sprinkle
230 g of crystal sugar
1 mold with a removable bottom lined with baking paper (20 cm in diameter by 10 cm in height)
Ingredients for the kiss:
200 ml of coconut milk
790 g of lactose-free condensed milk
200 g lactose-free cream
100 g unsweetened shredded coconut
Ingredients for the syrup:
200 ml of coconut milk
1/2 cup of sugar
Ingredients for topping:
900g American paste
food coloring in blue, pink, or yellow to taste
fondant dolls to decorate
Ingredients for pasting the fondant:
1 teaspoon cm
50 ml of water
Just mix the two ingredients, and you're done.
Dough preparation method:
First, mix the rice flour, sweet sprinkles, and cornstarch. Then, in the bowl of a mixer, place the eggs and sugar. Beat until doubled in volume; it may take approximately 5 minutes. After doubled in volume, take the mixture to a bain-marie until the dough reaches 54°C and is warm. If you do not have a thermometer, test it using your finger; once it's warm, it's ready. Then remove from the bain-marie and add the flour, mixing little by little and stirring slowly with a whisk until all the flour is incorporated. Pour into the mold and bake in a preheated oven at 180° for 30 to 40 minutes, or do the test on the toothpick; if it comes out dry, it's ready.
How to prepare the kiss:
In a pan, put the condensed milk, coconut milk, cream, and grated coconut, stir well, and bring to a low heat. Stir non-stop until it thickens and detaches from the pan, then turn off the heat, divide into three equal parts, cover, and refrigerate for approximately 30 minutes.
Assembling cake and filling:
Unmold the cake, remove the parchment paper, and let it cool. After cooling, cut the cake into three parts (in layers). Place the first layer on the plate it will serve, wet with the syrup, pour the filling of approximately 390 g of Beijinho, cover with another layer of cake, repeating the same process, wet with the syrup, pour 390 g of Beijinho, then place the third layer, wet with the syrup, pour the rest of the Beijinho, spread it out, and smooth it out. After smoothing it, take it to the fridge.
Cover with fondant.
On a super clean countertop, sprinkle cornstarch and knead the fondant until it's soft and easy to shape. Make a ball and then stretch it with a rolling pin. Remember to always sprinkle cornstarch under the paste, stretch it, and check if it is sticking to the worktop; if it is, sprinkle more cornstarch. Do not stretch the dough too much so that it is not too thin; the dough has to be at least 5 mm thick. Keep stretching and turning it until it reaches the desired size. You can use the mold in which you baked the cake to measure, so that's it. Cover the cake with the paste, smooth it on the top of the cake, and then glue the sides. Smooth it with the help of a smoothing spatula suitable for fondant or with your hands, and cut the leftovers. Make a roll of approximately 30.40 cm and stretch it with a rolling pin, then cut it, making ripples or, if you prefer, a straight cut. Make a mixture of cmc and water and paste the strip on the side of the cake. Paint with the help of a brush and dye of your