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.


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44 comments:

  1. Aarthi26 December 2011 at 06:37

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

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  2. Torviewtoronto26 December 2011 at 06:45

    cake looks beautiful

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  3. farida26 December 2011 at 08:08

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

    fbfresh

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  4. Chitra26 December 2011 at 13:35

    wow, awesome cake. fondant looks gr8 :)

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  5. hotpotcooking26 December 2011 at 16:21

    looks great!! very well decorated

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  6. Lifewithspices26 December 2011 at 18:43

    Awesome great work ..

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  7. Priya Suresh26 December 2011 at 20:05

    Beautiful work,gorgeous cake..

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  8. Kajal4 January 2012 at 07:08

    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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  9. Unknown7 June 2012 at 12:26

    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. Swapna7 June 2012 at 12:29

      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. Unknown8 June 2012 at 19:31

      Thankyou..I will try :-)

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  10. Aishu2 July 2012 at 11:11

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

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  11. Meenu18 July 2012 at 21:25

    Hi Swapna, is there any substitute for glycerine?

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    1. Swapna18 July 2012 at 21:41

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

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  12. preethy20 July 2012 at 08:48

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

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  13. Simplyfood23 September 2012 at 22:14

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

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    1. Swapna23 September 2012 at 22:52

      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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  14. Ashtoreth26 October 2012 at 06:35

    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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  15. Unknown14 March 2013 at 16:05

    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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  16. Unknown14 March 2013 at 16:08

    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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  17. Anonymous15 March 2013 at 10:12

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

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  18. Anonymous15 March 2013 at 10:13

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

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  19. Unknown9 June 2013 at 17:07

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

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  20. Unknown9 June 2013 at 17:15

    where do u get liquid glucose and which u used

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    1. Swapna9 June 2013 at 22:54

      Both I bought it from Kerala

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    2. Unknown17 September 2014 at 21:06

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

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    3. Unknown17 September 2014 at 21:07

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

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  21. jyoti7 October 2013 at 14:49

    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. Swapna27 October 2013 at 15:18

      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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  22. Unknown27 October 2013 at 13:09

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

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  23. Unknown27 October 2013 at 13:16

    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. Swapna27 October 2013 at 15:11

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

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  24. riddhi7 November 2013 at 02:40

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

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  25. riddhi7 November 2013 at 02:41

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

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  26. Swapna7 November 2013 at 09:30

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

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  27. Unknown30 November 2013 at 03:23

    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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  28. Unknown30 November 2013 at 03:25

    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. Swapna30 November 2013 at 09:34

      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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  29. kala pillai9 January 2014 at 19:01

    where will get liquid glucose?

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  30. Latha6 March 2014 at 15:10

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

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  31. Unknown19 February 2015 at 09:51

    Can u use agar agar instead of gelatine

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