After you spend countless hours getting your cake to look perfect it can be a little disheartening when people seem to be afraid to eat your cake. Chances are, if you're like most cake decorators, you want your cakes to look good and attract lots of attention. However, at the same time you also want them to taste good too!
Sometimes this can be a challenge when working with fondant but it doesn't have to be impossible! With a little extra effort you can decorate a cake that both looks and tastes delicious.
The main benefit of fondant is that, unlike buttercream frosting, in a fairly short amount of time you can have a silky, perfect-looking cake.
In just a matter of minutes you can roll out your fondant, cover your cake, and smooth. You can also use fondant to create interesting shapes and figures for your cake that you wouldn't be able to do with plain frosting.
Accomplishing the same thing with buttercream frosting can be nearly impossible, even for the most dedicated cake decorator. However, fondant doesn't always taste as good as buttercream.
A general fondant cake decorating rule of thumb is not to buy store bought fondant. Especially if you want people to eat it! Unfortunately, most professional cake decorators agree that ready-made fondant doesn't taste very good, especially the Wilton brand.
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