How To Make Fondant Shiny

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Fondant is a common type of icing with matte appearance, it is mostly used for covering wedding cakes along  other cakes.

   Fondant can look kinda dull especially when worked upon with excess cornflour, there are few techniques that could be used to give a  fondant covered cake and its details (flowers, bows, characters) a glossy appearance.

   The best technique to be used depend on the amount of fondant to be worked on.

✓ Corn syrup and Alcohol (preferably vodka)
Mixing an equal volume of corn syrup and vodka or any clear drinking alcohol and applying it on fondant surface using a paint brush gives fondant a permanent and high gloss appearance.

When using this technique, fats(e.g shortening) should not be used on fondant to be painted because fats separate the glaze leaving it with a bubbled and uneven appearance. It is best to knead fondant with corn flour when using this technique.

✓ Alcohol
Using a spray bottle or airbrush placed 10 cm away from fondant surface, spray the fondant with a little amount of alcohol as it excess will dry up the fondant so quickly.

✓ Steaming
This is done by introducing steam to fondant surface. This technique is actually not reliable as it only effectively remove powdery residues on fondant permanently and doesn't hold the sheen for long. This method is best used when a fondant covered cake is to be presented immediately.

✓ Shortening
Shortening can be thinly and evenly rubbed on fondant surface to give it a smooth, satin look. After applying shortening, a dry paper towel should be worked upon on the surface using a small, circular strokes.
The main disadvantage of this technique is that shortening doesn't dry so well and any slight touch will show.

✓ Egg whites
Using a brush, brush a thin layer of egg white on Fondant surface to give it a natural medium sheen

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