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Category: Fondant

Chocolate (Poured) Fondant

Chocolate poured fondant is most commonly used for decorating Napoleons and petits fours. It’s a snap to make, but pictures always help. So here goes. Just melt some poured fondant in a small pan:

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Posted on 04/28/1110/15/13Categories Chocolate Poured Fondant, Pastry10 Comments
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Making Ze Rolled Fondant

This is ever-so-much quicker and easier than poured fondant. My only suggestion before you start is that you not wear any kind of dark-colored shirt or sweater, since lint has a way of finding its way into a pristine batch of fondant (there’s a reason pastry makers wear white, you know). Starting with this recipe: […]

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Posted on 03/24/0802/15/11Categories Pastry Components, Rolled Fondant14 Comments
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Making ze poured fondant

Traditionally, poured fondant was made by making a dense sugar syrup, then stirring it over a period of about half an hour until it turned into fondant. Fortunately, the modern age brought us the food processor, which made things much easier. The new standard poured fondant recipe goes like this: 2 1/2 cups (17.5 ounces) […]

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Posted on 03/03/0812/09/14Categories Pastry Components, Poured Fondant, Standard Poured Fondant53 Comments
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