You’re
at the cake design studio with your beau. After agreeing on some
design details, the cake designer suddenly shifts his attention and
asks you, “Cream cheese icing, buttercream, or fondant?”
“Ma’am?”
the baker asks you again with a confused look.
You’re
suddenly at a loss. How should you know? All you know about wedding
cakes are simple things like icing, and you never went further. But
don’t fret, darling. Wedding cake embellishments and terms are
simple to understand.
First,
what are fondants and icings? Fondant is the main decoration of
choice for wedding cakes. They have a dough-like consistency, which
can be easily shaped into any desired design. On the other hand,
conventional icing is lighter, creamier, and is used to create
smaller designs like flowers and leaves, and can serve as filling.
There
are three main types of icing (aka frosting): buttercream, ganache,
and royal icing. Buttercream is one of the most preferred, because it
is sweet, very workable, and retains its shape well. Royal icing
closely resembles buttercream, but doesn’t equal its consistency;
while ganache is entirely different as it is made purely out of
chocolate.
So,
there you have it – the three main types of wedding cake frostings.
A bit of information like this can help because choosing the right
one can greatly improve both the design and overall taste of your
wedding cake; plus, you won’t look so dumfounded whenever you’re
asked the same question again. Good to know, isn’t it?
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