What Is The Difference On Sugarpaste & Fondant ?
Decorating By MARCIAL66 Updated 28 Nov 2006 , 10:34pm by misterc
Thanks mjs4492 ,
It depends where you are in the world.
In the UK
Flowerpaste or petal paste is used for making flowers
Sugarpaste (also known as ready to roll icing) is used for covering cakes
Fondant is also used for covering cakes but it's not very widely available. It has to be melted with sugar syrup and poured over a cake.
yes as missbaritone says, flowerpaste for making flowers as this sets very hard, which is needed to hold the petal shape.
Sugarpaste for covering cakes, sets with more like a firmish crust but is much softer for eating. I actually thought sugarpaste was also known as fondant.
Flowerpaste as with sugarpaste can be bought in packets ready to use, but can also be bought in powdered form just to mix water with and make your own.
cheers
Jan
Janbabe, you're right. In Australia, as in the UK, sugarpaste is what you cover cakes with and it's exactly the same as what Americans call fondant. I think what has traditionally been called fondant in the UK is runny and drizzled or poured over a cake - not like a paste at all.
And what we (UK and Australia) call flowerpaste is what Americans call gumpaste - it sets hard.
Regards,
Cris.
I actually thought sugarpaste was also known as fondant.
I thought it was too until I took some classes at my local college and we did some work with fondant.
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