Icing and Decorating!Icing and Decorating!

Frosting and FillingFrosting and Filling

Filling used to add sweetness and Filling used to add sweetness and flavor to cake.flavor to cake.

Frosting is used as the “glue” to hold Frosting is used as the “glue” to hold the cake together.the cake together.

Frosting/Icing used to decorate the Frosting/Icing used to decorate the cake.cake.

Types of FillingTypes of Filling

Fluffy whipped Fluffy whipped creamcream

Creamy puddingsCreamy puddings Sweet fruitsSweet fruits

Types of FrostingTypes of Frosting

Canned frosting and frosting mixes Canned frosting and frosting mixes are available.are available.

Cooked and Uncooked frostingCooked and Uncooked frostingCooked Frosting: uses principles of Cooked Frosting: uses principles of

candy making. candy making. Uncooked frosting: popular for Uncooked frosting: popular for

creamy texturecreamy texture

FrostingFrosting

Butter creamButter creamWhipped icingWhipped icingRoyal IcingRoyal IcingRolled fondantRolled fondant

Butter CreamButter Cream

Flavor: Flavor: sweet, buttery. Tastes the best.sweet, buttery. Tastes the best.

Consistency: Consistency: thin-stiff depending on amount of sugar added.thin-stiff depending on amount of sugar added.

Best used for: Best used for: icing cakes smooth, borders and writing. icing cakes smooth, borders and writing.

Flowers remain soft.Flowers remain soft. Ingredients:Ingredients:

Butter or margarine, powdered sugar, Butter or margarine, powdered sugar, flavorings and liquid.flavorings and liquid.

Whipped IcingWhipped Icing

Flavor:Flavor:Light, delicate vanilla flavor.Light, delicate vanilla flavor.

Consistency:Consistency:Velvety consistency for decorating almost Velvety consistency for decorating almost

anything.anything.Best used for:Best used for:

Icing cakes, most decorations.Icing cakes, most decorations. Ingredients:Ingredients:

Powdered sugar, flavorings, whipped Powdered sugar, flavorings, whipped cream.cream.

Royal IcingRoyal IcingFlavor:Flavor:

Very sweet flavor, dries candy-hard for lasting Very sweet flavor, dries candy-hard for lasting decorations.decorations.

Consistency:Consistency:Thin-stiff depending on how much water is Thin-stiff depending on how much water is

added.added.Best used for:Best used for:

Flower making, figure piping making flowers, Flower making, figure piping making flowers, decorating cookies and gingerbread houses.decorating cookies and gingerbread houses.

Ingredients:Ingredients:Use meringue powder combined with liquid and Use meringue powder combined with liquid and

powdered sugar. powdered sugar.

Rolled FondantRolled Fondant Flavor/Description:Flavor/Description:

Covers cakes with perfectly smooth surface. Easy Covers cakes with perfectly smooth surface. Easy and fast to useand fast to use

Consistency:Consistency: Dough like consistency, stays semi soft for cakes.Dough like consistency, stays semi soft for cakes.

Best used for:Best used for: Cutting molding decorationsCutting molding decorations

GanacheGanache

This fancy term is simply chocolate This fancy term is simply chocolate melted with heavy cream.melted with heavy cream.

If you chill a ganache, beat it until it's If you chill a ganache, beat it until it's fluffy and stiff, then form it into balls, fluffy and stiff, then form it into balls, you'll end up with truffles. you'll end up with truffles.

Ganache can also be used to quickly Ganache can also be used to quickly frost a layer cake. frost a layer cake.