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Fondant icing, also commonly just called fondant (/ ˈ f ɒ n d ən t /, French: ⓘ; French for 'melting'), is an icing used to decorate or sculpt cakes and pastries. It is made from sugar , water , gelatin , vegetable oil or shortening , and glycerol . [ 1 ]
Fondant is a mixture of sugar and water used as a confection, filling, or icing. Sometimes gelatin and glycerine are used as softeners or stabilizers. There are numerous varieties of fondant, with the most basic being poured fondant. Others include fondant icing, chocolate fondant, and honey fondant.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives the first mention of royal icing as Borella's Court and Country Confectioner (1770). The term was well-established by the early 19th century, although William Jarrin (1827) still felt the need to explain that the term was used by confectioners (so presumably it was not yet in common use among mere cooks or amateurs). [3]
The foil wrapping of the eggs was traditionally pink, blue, purple, and yellow in the United Kingdom and Ireland, though green was removed and purple replaced blue early in the 21st century. [ citation needed ] In the United States, some green is incorporated into the design, which previously featured the product's mascot, the Creme Egg Chick.
Shaved ice is a large family of ice-based desserts made of fine shavings of ice and sweet condiments or syrups. Usually, the syrup is added after the ice has been frozen and shaved—typically at the point of sale; however, flavoring can also be added before freezing. The dessert is consumed worldwide in various forms and ways.
A petit gâteau (lit. ' small cake '; plural: petits gâteaux) is a French chocolate dessert.In French-speaking countries a dessert of a petit gâteau with chocolate is referred to as fondant.