1[uncountableU] a softmixture made from sugar and water, used for covering cakes 〔用于制作糖果或糕饼糖霜的〕软糖料,方旦糖
a cake decorated with fondant icing
以方旦糖霜装点的蛋糕
2.[countableC]DFF a soft sweet made of fondant 方旦软糖
Examples from the Corpus
fondant• The steeringwheel is made from a semi-circle of black or brownfondant.• Gently attach to the card, resting the base on a matchbox to raise the cake slightly off the greenfondant.• The recipe given here is a quick-to-make fondant that does not need cooking.• Cover the cake with the appropriate pieces of redfondant, smoothing into the angle on the front.• Roll out and cover in turn with half the fondant.
fondant icing• Use a flexibleplasticsmoother for fondant icing, and a small stainless steelscraper for royalicing.• Shapecurvedarms from fondant icing and position, tucking them under the head slightly to raise it up.• Gelatine icing can, if liked, be used instead of fondant icing in recipes.• Although more difficult to make than quickfondant icing, the technique is soon mastered.• Colour the remainingfondant icing three different shades of green.• Ready-to-roll fondant icing can be bought in supermarkets.• Both are light sponge cakes with jam and vanilla filling, decorated with soft fondant icing.• Place on the cake board. 2 Colour the fondant icing a pinkflesh colour.