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Fondant

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, fondant means: A sugar preparation used as a poured icing or a pliable covering for cakes and confectionery.

In Turkish: fondan, şeker hamuru

How it is used

Specify poured or rolled fondant because the two forms behave differently.

Example sentences

  1. Rolled fondant covered the wedding cake's smooth surface.

    Rolled identifies the pliable form laid over a cake.

  2. The small cakes were dipped in poured fondant.

    Poured identifies the fluid icing form of the preparation.

Common collocations

  • rolled fondant
  • poured fondant
  • pastry chefA chef who specialises in desserts, pastries, breads and other baked goods and usually runs the pastry section of a kitchen. Also called a pâtissier.
  • garnishA small item of food, such as herbs, a slice of lemon or a sauce dot, added to a dish to make it look and taste better. As a verb, to garnish means to add this.

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