Sunday 25 December 2011

Fondant Icing Recipe (Eggless)

"May the spirit of Christmas bring you peace,

The gladness of Christmas give you hope,

The warmth of Christmas grant you love."

Merry Christmas to all.....


As a tradition every year, I make Christmas Fruit Cake and decorate it with icing. Earlier I have posted another fondant icing recipe and in the last couple of years I was using the same icing for my Christmas cake. But a lot of my readers expressed concern about using raw egg white and so this year I thought of using another recipe I found in Vanitha magazine, which has no egg in it. It came out very well …. Also please note that I am not a trained cake decorator and have not taken any cake decorating courses ….. So my cake decorations are not perfect … :D



Fondant Icing Recipe (Eggless)

Ingredients:
Gelatin-1 tsp
Water- 1 oz
Liquid Glucose- 1 tbsp
Glycerin- ¼ tsp
Icing sugar- 300-400 gms



Method:
  • In a saucepan mix liquid glucose and water. Add gelatin and keep the pan over a big pan of boiling water and melt this mixture.
  • Remove and add glycerin and icing sugar and make a smooth, soft and pliable dough.
  • Add desired colour according to the design you want to make.
  • Always keep the fondant dough in an airtight container.


44 comments:

  1. those fondant looks so good...great work..

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  2. I love ice that looks so sweet and fresh, keep great jobs and thanks for share.

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  3. wow, awesome cake. fondant looks gr8 :)

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  4. looks great!! very well decorated

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  5. This looks fabulous Swapna! I have been looking for a fondant recipe and this eggless recupe looks like it turned out great! Thanks for posting! :)

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  6. Amazing wok. Just what I was looking for..an eggless fondant recipie. But if I dont get liquid glucose can I use just glucose powder or any other substitute?

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    1. No you cannot use glucose powder... that's different... You will get liquid glucose in India... Sorry I don't know any other substitute.....

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    2. Thankyou..I will try :-)

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  7. Thankyou.. will try this!!
    If there is no liquid glucose can i mix glucose and water??

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  8. Hi Swapna, is there any substitute for glycerine?

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    1. Sorry Meenu I don't know any other substitute....

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  9. Ur cake is beautiful... Where do u get liquid glucose? General grocery stores?

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  10. Its eggless but the gelatine is an animal product so not suitable for vegetarians.

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    1. Hi Nayna,
      Yes you are right, gelatin is an animal product... but I never said this icing is suitable for vegetarians :) only said it's eggless...

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  11. Just a quick note here.. this may be eggless but it's not suitable for vegetarians! Gelatin usually is made from PORK OR BEEF.. that's dead pigs, for the layperson.

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  12. thanks for the wonderful recipe... this fondant comes out very good... the only thing is it has got little smell of Gelatin

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  13. thanks for the wonderful recipe...this fondant come out very good... the only thing is it has got little smell of gelatin...

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  14. Can Gelatin be replaced with Agar agar here as it is vegan friendly... any idea??

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  15. Can gelatin be substituted with Agar agar as this one is Vegan friendly...any idea??

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  16. where do you get liquid glucose ? and what glycerien u used

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  17. where do u get liquid glucose and which u used

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    1. Both I bought it from Kerala

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    2. Hi swapna can you pls tell me in which shop you bought glycerine from kerala

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    3. Hi swapna can you pls tell me in which shop you bought glycerine in kerala

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  18. Hi Swapna...the cake is beautiful and the decorations look perfect. However, I would like to point it out here that gelatin is not vegetarian and a lot of vegetarians do not consume it. An alternate to gelatin can be agar agar powder/flakes

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    1. Thanks Jyoti... and of course I know gelatin is an animal product and lot of vegetarians do not consume it... Like my earlier reply to another reader, I never said this icing is suitable for vegetarians too :) only said it's eggless...

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  19. Hi Swapna, can we substitute icing sugar with normal table sugar grounded?

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  20. hi Swapna, thnx for the recipe, however will like to know, if we can substitute powdered table sugar for icing sugar??

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    1. Yes Reena, you can use powdered sugar....

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  21. Hi the cake is awesome!!
    Anyidea where cud I get liquid glucose in mumbai?

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  22. Hi the cake is awesome!!
    Anyidea where cud I get liquid glucose in mumbai?

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  23. Thanks Riddhi... Sorry I have no idea... check in some baking supply stores...

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  24. Hi Swapna, thx for the recipe. Tried it this morning and turned out perfect :) just wanted to know if there is a rest time beforehand work with it or u can start straight away. Thanks

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  25. Thx Swapna, tried the recipe, turned out awesome. Just wanted to know if there is a rest time before u start working with the icing ?

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    1. You can work straight but it will be good to give a resting time for couple of hours.. Thanks for trying out the recipe Sunitha

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  26. where will get liquid glucose?

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  27. I have linked to this recipe in my post www.kidspartyideas.in/edible-party-favors-kids/

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  28. Can u use agar agar instead of gelatine

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