Sunday, August 5, 2012
Cake Decoration-Fondant Icing
Hiya, today i want us to look at cake decoration ,another interesting and money spinning vocation and not what better way than with Fondant Icing, the most popular way to decorate cakes nowadays.
Fondant (UK: /ˈfɒndənt/, US: /ˈfɑndənt/ or /ˈfɑndɑnt/, from the French: /fɔ̃.dɑ̃/) is one of several kinds of icing-like substance used to decorate or sculpt pastries. The word, in French, means "melting", coming from the same root as "foundry" in English.
Fondant icing is made from sugar, water and cream of tartar or liquid glucose, which are boiled together until the syrup reaches what is called soft ball stage (when a spoonful of the sugar syrup is dropped into a bowl of cold water and forms a soft ball when rolled between the fingers). The mixture is kneaded into a smooth dough and then colourings or flavours such as peppermint, lemon or coffee can be added. Fondant icing can be rolled into shapes to make sweets or used warm and poured into moulds then coated in melted chocolate.
In recent years, rolled fondant has become a more popular way to decorate cakes. It is seen as much easier to use, as well as to be creative with, than the butter cream icing traditionally used to decorate cakes.There are several different brands of fondant, and they can be found in major retailers as well as in specialty cake stores or craft stores. Alternatively, numerous recipes for making homemade fondant are available
Watch the video i attached on my second blog on :-Pastry Decorating : How to Put Fondant Decorations on a Wedding Cake and as usual, let me know what u think.
Cheers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M8chetC_Ec
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondant
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/fondant_icing
Fondant (UK: /ˈfɒndənt/, US: /ˈfɑndənt/ or /ˈfɑndɑnt/, from the French: /fɔ̃.dɑ̃/) is one of several kinds of icing-like substance used to decorate or sculpt pastries. The word, in French, means "melting", coming from the same root as "foundry" in English.
Fondant icing is made from sugar, water and cream of tartar or liquid glucose, which are boiled together until the syrup reaches what is called soft ball stage (when a spoonful of the sugar syrup is dropped into a bowl of cold water and forms a soft ball when rolled between the fingers). The mixture is kneaded into a smooth dough and then colourings or flavours such as peppermint, lemon or coffee can be added. Fondant icing can be rolled into shapes to make sweets or used warm and poured into moulds then coated in melted chocolate.
In recent years, rolled fondant has become a more popular way to decorate cakes. It is seen as much easier to use, as well as to be creative with, than the butter cream icing traditionally used to decorate cakes.There are several different brands of fondant, and they can be found in major retailers as well as in specialty cake stores or craft stores. Alternatively, numerous recipes for making homemade fondant are available
Watch the video i attached on my second blog on :-Pastry Decorating : How to Put Fondant Decorations on a Wedding Cake and as usual, let me know what u think.
Cheers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1M8chetC_Ec
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fondant
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/fondant_icing
Friday, August 3, 2012
Welcome to a new day!
I have been looking for opportunities to express myself online...and finally i have it!
Initially, i didn't know much about blogging but now that i do, i intend to make maximum use of it.There are sooooo many books to review, movies to comment about and artists to critic!!!!! (just teasing).
Lets start with my fav writer..Francine Rivers...She is just a doll. If you are yet to read any of her books , please place an order NOW on Amazon for a copy. Any title, start with my personal favorite, The Redeeming Love.
Its the story of a godly man who marries a prostitues based on instructions he gets from above! An excellent re-creation of the biblical story of Hosea set in the Gold Rush of 1850.
Such a beautiful Romantic story. Its the kind, you want to go to bed with too. Do let me know what you think about it afterwards..
Cake Making as a Vocation or Hobby.
Hello,
I was looking for information on the internet on how to start a business as a cake maker and suddenly i came upon this site http://www.cakebaker.co.uk/start-business-category.html , It had so much detailed facts and pointers that i didnt know where to begin from in extracting for my blog! and since i didnt want to be roped in for breaking a copyright law or plagerism, i felt it was safer to just paste the link in my blog for as many as needed it. I am very sure you will find a lot of information here.
If you live in Nigeria, (from where i am writing ) there are three other lovely sites i would also love to recommend. They are:-
1. http://www.allnigerianrecipes.com/cakes/nigerian-cake.html. It teaches about making all kinds of Nigerian recipes including cake with materials locally avaliable.
2.http://www.mixnbakeng.com/contact.php Mix and Bake Confectionery is also based in Lagos , Nigeria. they not only make all kinds of cakes for different occassions(weddings, birthdays, anniversaries etc) ,they also hold regular trainings for people interested in how to make varous confectioneries. Please do visit their site and give them a call.
3. Lastly, is www.lasage.com.ng. Lasage is a bookshop (also in Lagos, Nigeria) that sells all kinds of vocational books including cake making and decorating, cookies, bread making etc.. Their telephone number is (+2348025750655).
One of my favorite books which they still have in stock is "500 cakes and bakes" . Its their fastest selling. Please do have a look. http://www.lasage.com.ng/products .
So hopefully next time we will look into another Vocation.
Later!
I was looking for information on the internet on how to start a business as a cake maker and suddenly i came upon this site http://www.cakebaker.co.uk/start-business-category.html , It had so much detailed facts and pointers that i didnt know where to begin from in extracting for my blog! and since i didnt want to be roped in for breaking a copyright law or plagerism, i felt it was safer to just paste the link in my blog for as many as needed it. I am very sure you will find a lot of information here.
If you live in Nigeria, (from where i am writing ) there are three other lovely sites i would also love to recommend. They are:-
1. http://www.allnigerianrecipes.com/cakes/nigerian-cake.html. It teaches about making all kinds of Nigerian recipes including cake with materials locally avaliable.
2.http://www.mixnbakeng.com/contact.php Mix and Bake Confectionery is also based in Lagos , Nigeria. they not only make all kinds of cakes for different occassions(weddings, birthdays, anniversaries etc) ,they also hold regular trainings for people interested in how to make varous confectioneries. Please do visit their site and give them a call.
3. Lastly, is www.lasage.com.ng. Lasage is a bookshop (also in Lagos, Nigeria) that sells all kinds of vocational books including cake making and decorating, cookies, bread making etc.. Their telephone number is (+2348025750655).
One of my favorite books which they still have in stock is "500 cakes and bakes" . Its their fastest selling. Please do have a look. http://www.lasage.com.ng/products .
Later!
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