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#1
02-10-2007, 01:39 PM
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 Who Likes/Hates the taste of Fondant?? I'm in the class now but I just heard some people dont like the taste of Fondant. Wilton is VERY HEAVY on the fondant but WHY if peole dont like the taste? Why would someone PAY for a cake they cant eat!? Its like the swimsuits that cant get wet!!!!!!!      |
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02-10-2007, 01:58 PM
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| The stuff in the Wilton's box is not fondant. It is a box of chemicals mixed with sugar with no resemblance to fondant whatsoever, except that you can roll it. It's disgusting. They are very heavily promoting it, because it is the current "style". There are other pre-made brands out there, such as Satin Ice, which has sort of a light marshmallow flavor, but still does not have that candy-fondant taste most people expect. There are recipes for rolled buttercream, marshmallow fondant and poured fondant that are fairly simple, have no chemicals and you can make with home ingredients. Try the www.baking911.com site for recipes.
__________________ *** Inside me is a skinny woman trying to get out.....I usually shut the witch up with chocolate!  |
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02-10-2007, 04:30 PM
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__________________ Erik  "Health nuts are going to feel stupid one day, lying in the hospital dying of nothing" -Redd Foxx |
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02-10-2007, 04:59 PM
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| Why does Wilton push it? Because it is stable and has a long shelf life, because they can sell a lot of accesories, dyes, sprays, gadgets, and books that use the stuff. Of course it's disgusting, how can a food product have a shelf life for so long and not taste disgusting? |
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02-11-2007, 05:01 AM
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| I'M SO SAD! I'm a full time member of thw Wilton Cult I've been giving them 10% of my weekly income and prying weekly at me local Michales Witlon isle You've destroyed everything!  By the way MISS BIGBUNS YOU BETTER WORK!! |
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02-11-2007, 04:53 PM
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| i dont care what the fondant tastes like as long as the cake was pretty before it was cut and the cake under the fondant tastes good. thats just me.. and its not like you are going to eat an entire cake covered with fondant.. |
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02-11-2007, 09:01 PM
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| I suppose I should put in the disclaimer that the last wedding cake I did was, you guessed it, covered in Wilton fondant. None of the actual decorations were fondant (used modeling chocolate and royal) and the cake itself was styrofoam...... ....so I guess taste wasn't a consideration! 
__________________ Erik "Health nuts are going to feel stupid one day, lying in the hospital dying of nothing" -Redd Foxx |
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#8
02-12-2007, 06:15 AM
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 What's the big deal? I used to suggest to my clients that did not like the taste to simply not eat it. My fondant went over the butter cream so you could simply peel it off or eat around it. no biggie. Personally, I enjoy fondant! I love to work with it, the finish is so lovely and it's versitile. It can be flavored with any clear extracts and chocolate. I noticed on the Disney Food network shows, they peel it off before cutting the cake. ( not very pretty btw)
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02-12-2007, 10:16 AM
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| OK So let me get it stright Were making cakes that are not really good tasting but pretty, so we want people to OOOOOOOOOO and AHHHHHHHHHHH at how pretty it is but not the taste?????? |
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02-12-2007, 10:51 AM
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I think most members of this forum go for both taste and pretty. |
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02-12-2007, 11:59 AM
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| Who Likes/Hates the taste of Fondant?? I agree, you want first for it to look good, then it has to taste as good as it looks or even better, feast first with the eyes. And remember your product tastes only as good as the ingredient's you put into it. The last thing you want is people to think/say, " His cakes/whatever look good, but taste like crap". qahtan |
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02-12-2007, 12:32 PM
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| Youre both right! So I should make fondant from scratch? Will it taste better? Will it hold color like the prepackaged fondant? |
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02-12-2007, 01:47 PM
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02-12-2007, 05:05 PM
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i like Pettinice Rolled Fondant by Bakels. http://pastrychef.com/Catalog/rolled...s__3591689.htm |
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02-23-2007, 10:42 AM
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| fondant hate or not I like it cause it's easier to use and it looks nice and keeps better on wedding cakes |
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