cake surrounded by fondant decorations - Betsie Van Der Meer/Getty Images Have you ever wondered what pastry chefs use to make such ornate decorations? Or how they make almost lifelike cake toppers ...

In this episode of In the Kitchen with Matt I will show you how to make chocolate covered strawberry fondant roses. This easy ...

In this video I show how I turn simple fondant into a whole herd of unicorns to decorate a bright birthday cake. I roll out fondant, cut out unicorn shapes, add shimmer and gold details, then extrude ...

Long snubbed by serious pastry chefs, the most malleable of icings is making a comeback. Fondant and marzipan fruit top vanilla sponge- and chocolate blackout cakes created for T by Sarah Hardy, the ...

To help you with the sizing, the steps will be indicated on a grid. The length of four combined squares equals 1 inch, which means two of the squares is 1/2 inch. If you’re making the fondant ...

This edible sugar dough is the key to making elaborate decorated cakes. Alexandra Domrongchai is a food and travel writer based out of New York. With years of experience in the restaurant industry, ...

What is a cake without its fondant? The fondant is what adds beauty to cakes. Making fondant requires a precise technique; it needs to be smooth and preferably have a clean finish, as it can make or ...

Some cakes are simple, requiring only a smear of frosting over top. Others are more elaborate, with layers, tiers, or even those Buddy Valastro-style constructions with sugary miniatures all over it.