What Is The Best Icing To Pipe Onto Fondant!??

Decorating By dbax Updated 25 Aug 2007 , 1:10am by darcat

dbax Posted 24 Aug 2007 , 8:23pm

Please help!

I am decorating a fondant covered cake with piped on swirls and dots, does anyone have a suggestion for the best type of icing to use. I currently use a swiss meringue BC for all my cakes but with the heat of summer, I'm afraid it will drip and melt right off the cake. Is royal icing best or is there a BC that will adhere to the fondant?

I usually don't do piping on fondant, so am not familiar with this...

Any help would be greatly apprecieated!!!

Thank you in advance

9 replies

annacakes Posted 24 Aug 2007 , 8:57pm

post #2 of 10

I would go with the Royal.

cococakes Posted 24 Aug 2007 , 9:03pm

post #3 of 10

I second that - go with the Royal Icing. Good Luck.

arahsa Posted 24 Aug 2007 , 9:14pm

post #4 of 10

I use royal. IT WORKS GREAT! GOOD LUCK!

maggiev777 Posted 24 Aug 2007 , 9:28pm

post #5 of 10

I have always wondered about this too.

If you use Royal, when you cut the cake does it all kind of fall off? How do you cut through the royal decorations?

frogleggs Posted 24 Aug 2007 , 9:52pm

post #6 of 10

Use the royal. You will be thrilled with the results!!

darcat Posted 24 Aug 2007 , 10:11pm

post #7 of 10

I've only done it once and I used buttercream only because that's what I was using under the fondant and for the filling and it turned out great. (small pink cake in my pics) But I've also wondered whether or not you could use royal now I know lol tks everyone.

dbax Posted 25 Aug 2007 , 1:00am

post #8 of 10

thank you so much for your help...

I actually tried Bronwen's BC, didn't get back in here in time to take your advice, but it is appreciated none the less It worked out well in the end, except my fondant faded??? that's a whole other topic...