Comments on: Toying Around with Fondant

By: maida

maida — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:32:10 +0000

Hi,

Yes, it should work if you cut the recipe in half. Once the agar is dissolved, it will be viscous and thickened.

By: Nima

Nima — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:53:45 +0000

Hello…

If I used the same proportions, but halved the quantities would it work? I would like to make a very small quantity of fondant to shape some little figures for a cake topping, but don’t need to cover an entire cake…

Also, I live in Europe, so there is likely a qualititative difference in the agar powder. Just to know what I’m supposed to look for – when the powder has dissolved, will the liquid take on a consistency similar to warm homemade jam (i.e. before the pectin has time to work, so it’s a slightly viscous liquid?)

Thanks, Nima

By: maida

maida — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 18:29:31 +0000

Are you sure you only used 1 1/2 tsp of the powder? The original recipe calls for 1 TB of flakes, but if you sub powder for the flakes, you only need 1 1/2 tsp. Also, I suppose using a different brand of agar could potentially yield different results. Hmm… other than those possibilities, I’m not sure what happened. I don’t think it’s a result of not letting the agar mixture cool. It hardens as it cools, so it’s best to start mixing when warm. If it turned solid the minute you poured it into the sugar, my suspicion is too much agar and not enough water. If it’s too thick in the pot once the agar is dissolved, don’t be afraid to add more water (it just means you may need a bit more sugar to get the right consistency). Sorry your first batch was a waste! I hope your next one turns out. Let me know how it goes.

By: San

San — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:04:25 +0000

Thank you for your nice recipes

I tried your recipe using the powdered agar but encountered a problem: as soon as i poured the mixture inside the icing well and mixed, the agar mixture started to turn solid! I ended up with fondant that would not take up much icing at all and with hard agar pieces all over! It had to go to the bin unfortunately…

Do you have any idea what caused this? Should i have waited for the agar mixture to cool down a bit before adding to icing sugar??

By: maida

maida — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 02:41:28 +0000

Yes, 1TB = 1 tablespoon.

By: Vimal

Vimal — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 11:37:47 +0000

what does TB denote? table spoon?

By: HBrown

HBrown — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:31:41 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! Even after trying and
wasting about 2-3 batches of homemade fondant, with flakes or
powder, I was still getting lumpy flecks in my fondant. I will try
again with all the info from your two posts about vegan
fondant.

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Mission: Vegan » Blog Archive » Boozy Pirate Cake — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:34:33 +0000

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