Quick Pour Fondant Icing
Quick-Pour Fondant Icing is a great choice for covering cakes, cupcakes, cookies or petits fours with a dazzling silky finish. Place lightly iced cakes, cupcakes (narrow end up) or petits fours on cooling grid above a drip pan before pouring. Ingredients 6 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (about 1 1/2 lbs.) 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons light corn syrup 1 teaspoon no-color almond extract Icing Colors, if desired Makes About 2 1/2 cups of icing. Instructions : step 1 Cover cupcakes lightly with buttercream icing. Let set 15 minutes. step 2 Place sugar in saucepan. Combine water and corn syrup; add to sugar and stir until well-mixed. Cook over low heat. Don't allow temperature of mixture to exceed 100°F. Remove from heat; stir in extract and icing color. step 3 Place cooled cupcakes or mini cakes on cooling grid positioned over cookie sheet or pan to catch excess icing. Cupcakes which will be covered com...