plastic icing is it fondant?

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Permalink Reply by Jeanne on July 28, 2010 at 10:27pm

Plastic icing? You mean like chocolate plastic? If so then no... it's modeling chocolate. But I have never really heard of the term 'plastic icing'.

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Permalink Reply by Shanna on July 28, 2010 at 10:33pm

I seen someone's cake today and they said they used plastic icing well then I goggled it and fondant kept come up. It was a jungle cake I believe now I can't find it everything was in full detail something I never seen before it was so life like. I was just wondering what it was.

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Permalink Reply by Jeanne on July 29, 2010 at 12:28am

probably modleing chocolate which is also called chocolate plastic or candy clay, though maybe fondant... if you find it again post a link and maybe I can tell by looking at it. =]


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Permalink Reply by Neryl Johnson on July 29, 2010 at 12:43am

In South Africa fondant is known as plastic icing, sugar paste, pettinice.

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Permalink Reply by Shanna on July 29, 2010 at 8:25am

Thank you so much for explaining I was so confused

Neryl Johnson said:

In South Africa fondant is known as plastic icing, sugar paste, pettinice.

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Permalink Reply by BarbieDarl-SA-PE on January 21, 2011 at 10:37am

From South Africa.   We call it Plastic Icing!   Weird! If we were to use the word "Fondant" our clients would say "Huh?"

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Permalink Reply by Majelita Fidler on March 30, 2011 at 1:41pm

From Zimbabwe, yes fondant is also known as plastic icing!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Bettina Dwyer on March 30, 2011 at 6:08pm

Yup, in Australia it's also called plastic icing. I think it came about because it's maleable??? Fondant was the term used for the soft icing that was then covered in chocolate to make classy sweets/lollies/candy.

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Permalink Reply by Eileen S on March 31, 2011 at 8:57am

Bettina - AH! I was wondering.  I bought some Cadbury chocolate eggs at the store the other day and noticed the package said it had a "fondant center".  I know they are gooey inside so thought it was strange. :) This explains it.

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