Does Fondant taste good?

DayBeforeThanksgiving Posted: Sep 23, 2005 11:14 AM

Does Fondant taste good?

It looks beautiful, but what does it taste like?

divabride Posted: Sep 23, 2005 11:15 AM

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Its not tasty. Usually the baker will put buttercream underneath it to give it flavor. But fondant standing alone has a gumpaste texture with little to no flavoring.

ChrissynRicky Posted: Sep 23, 2005 11:17 AM

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Posted by divabride

Its not tasty. Usually the baker will put buttercream underneath it to give it flavor. But fondant standing alone has a gumpaste texture with little to no flavoring.

Great description - right on the nose. I'm personally not a fan of the way fondant tastes, but it looks beautiful.

JessicaM. Posted: Sep 23, 2005 11:18 AM

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marzipan is almond paste, which tastes better than fondant but is similarly textured. perhaps your baker could use that as an alternative? that is, if you like almond and almond flavoring.

jilmadison Posted: Sep 23, 2005 11:39 AM

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I dont think it is terrible tasting. It is nothing special. But I love the way it looks

Esor Posted: Sep 23, 2005 11:40 AM

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most halls will actually remove the fondant before serving the cake. it peels off in a thick layer.

Mrs.Z Posted: Sep 23, 2005 11:46 AM

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Looks great, tastes nasty JMO

curliegirl Posted: Sep 23, 2005 12:20 PM

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yuck!

justshir Posted: Sep 23, 2005 12:29 PM

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the fondant will make your cake flawless but it tastes nasty as hell. most of my guests took the fondant off. the ones that didn't.. well, they were being nice.

DayBeforeThanksgiving Posted: Sep 23, 2005 12:57 PM

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wow, I guess it tastes bad... I've never had it before.

PrincessRose Posted: Sep 23, 2005 01:26 PM

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I will proudly stand up and proclaim that I LOVE fondant, and that when I go to weddings I hope that the Bride and Groom have put fondant on their cake so that I can eat the fondant.

Yeah, I'm weird.

That said, it wasn't on my cake. I don't think I had the option.

becks23 Posted: Sep 23, 2005 02:59 PM

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Posted by Esor

most halls will actually remove the fondant before serving the cake. it peels off in a thick layer.

This is what my hall is doing.

DayBeforeThanksgiving Posted: Sep 23, 2005 03:10 PM

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cool! I never knew that you could just 'peel' it off.

IrishBride-05 Posted: Sep 23, 2005 03:21 PM

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I love fondant icing. The best is fondant with a thin layer of marzipan underneath

orchid24 Posted: Sep 23, 2005 04:51 PM

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it's a little on the sweet for me. i'm not a sweets person though. i wouldn't say the taste is horrible--- but i loved the way it looked so we used it.