Fondant icing

Not keen on fondant, use buttercream whenever I can. Paddyann I take my hat off to you, wet fondant is the very devil.

I only use it for DGS's birthday cake. With a transfer photo and candles it does the job and it usually goes down quite well on the day but I do find it sickly sweet myself mainly because of the buttercream which holds it on to the cake!!

I've just struggled with several pound of black fondant for my daughters birthday cake.It was much wetter than my usual brand and stuck to everything in sight .I used to make my own but shop bought is usually fine .Anyway job done and just the floral accessories to add ,roll on her 40th on Friday

Homemade fondant is fine eaten in small amounts. Shop bought always has a ‘tang’ to it.

I like it- but only in small amounts. Depends on what kind of cake it’s on. I use it on chocolate biscuit cake and Christmas cake and think it works well but wouldn’t put on a sponge cake. I also roll as thinly as possible.