Fondant, Gum Paste, Marzipan...what's The Difference?
Decorating By coachjrob Updated 30 Sep 2011 , 3:55am by auzzi
Ok, I'm really new at this so please forgive all the questions.
What's the difference between fondant, gum paste and marzipan? Is one easier to work with than the other? How do I know when to use what?
I'm making an Elmo cake for my daughter's first birthday. I want to decorate the "present" part of the cake with yellow, blue, and red polka dots about 1/2 in diamater. I also want to make the big google eyes and oval nose for the Elmo jumping out of the cake. And, I want to use small cookie cutters to spell out the message on the cake. Which one would I use to do these things?
Thank you all so much! 
I hope this web site will answer some of your questions:
http://www.gingerbread-house-heaven.com/edible-clay.html
Rolled fondant is a cake covering. It's sometimes used for modelling, but it has an element of "softness" that makes for droopy figurines and flowers ..
Gum paste is a modelling medium that dries hard. Great for figurines and flowers.
Marzipan is a nut paste that is used as a cake covering or a cake undercoat or small figure modelling.
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