How to cover cupcakes with poured fondant

by LOUISE on Jun 29, 2007 9:16 pm 262 Comments

I have recived a lot of questions regarding the use of poured fondant icing on cupcakes. So in this tutorial I will try to show you how to cover cupcakes with poured fondant. This is what I use: White fondant Abricot jam Hot boiled water Cupcakes (firm cupcakes works best) Pastry brush Tea spoon Heatproff bowls Optional: Flavourings and food colors.

Step 1: Brush the cupcakes with a thin coat of hot abricot jam. Let it dry.

Step 2: Place the fondant in a heatproff bowl and heat it gently in the microway oven for approx 1 min. It needs to be warm but dont let it boil. Give it a stir to get it smooth. It is important that you get the right consistency. If it gets too thick you will have difficulty to dip the cupcake properly and if it is too thin it will look transparent on the cupcake. Give it a few tries and you will find the right consistency. You can use boiled water, a tsp at a time, to thin it down. If it gets too cold gently reheat it in the microway oven a few sec.

Step 3: Now take the cupcake and dip it upside down in the hot fondant. Carefully shake the excess fondant off. I like to dip my cupcakes so the fondant sticks to the paper cases.

Step 4: Set the cupcakes aside and let them dry. If you like you can give them a second coat when the first one is dry.

Step 5: Attach your choosen decoration on the cupcakes with dots of royal icing.

Note: Store the cupcakes in cake boxes. NOT in the refrigerator because that will dissolve the poured fondant. Also air thight containers can make the fondant melting. Please visit my tutorial section if you want to learn other cupcake decoration techniques. You can also see my tutorial where you learn how to make poured fondant icing. Happy Caking! Louise
Tags: Cupcakes, Poured fondant icing

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33 comments
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ALESSANDRA ZECCHINI says: Jan 18, 2011 Reply

This is interesting: I usually use or lemon or vanilla, I must try them together ciao A.

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TCVILLEGAS says: Jan 18, 2011 Reply

I adore desserts with lemon and your idea is heavenly! I hope to be able to whip up a batch soon. Thanks for posting. I love your ideas!!!

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ANDOVERCOOKIEMAMA Louise, these sound sooo delicious! I absolutely says: Jan 18, 2011 Reply
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love anything lemon. My husband just landed in Denmark this morning for a business trip. I wish he could pop over to your place and steal one for me! (maybe??)

ANONYMOUS says: Jan 19, 2011 Reply

Thats fun. How long will he stay?

4.
ANDREADRKOPP says: Hi Louise

Was this cupcake filled ?

Jan 18, 2011 Reply
o

Hum, I wish I could see pics of the filling ! BRegards

Yes, I had a lemon curd filling in it. I was trying

ANONYMOUS says:

to take some photos of the filling, before the swirls but the light outside was very bad that day. I will make sure to do it next time I bake

Jan 19, 2011 Reply

them. I just use a tool that removes apple cores, easy.

5.
ANDREADRKOPP says: Hi Louise

Was this cupcake filled ?

Jan 18, 2011 Reply

Hum, I wish I could see pics of the filling ! BRegards

6.
AYELETD says:

Yummy, sounds great (I just love anything lemony).

Jan 18, 2011 Reply
o

How do you fill a cupcake?

ANONYMOUS says: Jan 19, 2011 Reply

I use an apple core tool? That remove easy a bit of the cupcake center. I pipe the filling into the CC.

7.
DPOTTER says: Jan 18, 2011 Reply

love lemon curd, great with whipped cream too if you didnt have time to do a buttercream

8.
OMG, they sound fantastic, Louise. I have just been in
CAMILLA (HIMMELSKE KAGER) says: Jan 18, 2011 Reply

London and brougth home some lemon curd (of course). I am a big fan of lemon, lime etc, so cupcakes are surely something for me. However, I do have a question. In the recip of the lemon vanila cupcakes, you mention, that these can be filled with lemon curd. How do you do that? Do you make a small whole in the cupcake and fill it from there or ??? Thanks.

Jepper, du bruger bare sdan en dims til at

ANONYMOUS says: Jan 19, 2011 Reply

fjerne kernehus med

S er der et fint lille hul

som kan fyldes med lkkert fyld. Jeg kommer bare fyldet i en frost pose og sprjter det i. Jeg er s misundelig at du har fet netop de krus. Det var det frste krus jeg kbte i sin tid og det er revnet og lige nu er der ikke udsigt til London shopping.

Tak sde. Jeg er s tndt p de cupcakes, at jeg nok laver dem til en
CAMILLA

fdselsdag her i weekenden.

(HIMMELSKE Snnike bliver 10. Nr jeg blogger KAGER) says: om dem, s linker jeg selvflgelig til

din side som jeg har for vane at gre

Jan 24, 2011 Reply

med alle. Men foretrkker du, at jeg kun linker til din side eller er det ok med bde link og opskriften p dansk? Det var sgu da rgerligt med det krus. Du m se om der er

tid og rd til en shoppetur snart og s lgge turen forbi Debenhamns Hvis jeg kommer i den retning igen snart, skal jeg forsge at f fat i et til dig.

Det er helt fino med mig om du gr det ene eller det andet ang. link og opskrift. De er S super lkre, gld dig! Man skal bare holde lidt igen med marengs toppen s den ikke tager
ANONYMOUS kontrol. Eneste minus med says: Jan 24, 2011 Reply

at udhule dem er at man skal lige passe lidt p nr man spiser dem for fyldet lber nemt ud. De burde faktisk spises pnt med ske p det fineste stel Suk tror der gr laaang tid fr jeg kan komme p shoppetur huset der alt. Super dejligt hvis du skulle komme forbi Debenhamns.

CAMILLA

Tusind tak

(HIMMELSKE Louise. Jeg er KAGER) says: ikke s vild med

alt for meget

Jan 29, 2011

topping, s det

passer mig fint at holde igen. Jeg vil g i gang med at bage. Tak for hjlpen og god weekend.

Jepper, du bruger bare sdan en dims til at

ANONYMOUS says: Jan 19, 2011 Reply

fjerne kernehus med

S er der et fint lille hul

som kan fyldes med lkkert fyld. Jeg kommer bare fyldet i en frost pose og sprjter det i. Jeg er s misundelig at du har fet netop de krus. Det var det frste krus jeg kbte i sin tid og det er revnet og lige nu er der ikke udsigt til London shopping.

9.
IBLEEDPNK says: Jan 18, 2011 Reply

So pretty!!

10.
ILOVECUPCAKES01 says: Jan 18, 2011 Reply

Yellow (Vanilla) cupcake is absolutely perfect for a treat. I love on how you decorate this cupcake, it not only proves simplicity is beauty but also elegance. Nice post.

11.

TERPSI says: Jan 18, 2011 Reply

Lemon, vanilla and merengue, uhmmmm!!

12.
LAUREN says: Jan 18, 2011 Reply

Wow, these cupcakes look amazing! The recipes look great, and I like how you give different options with filling the cupcakes or using different frosting!

13.
SHERRIMCD says: Jan 19, 2011 Reply

I will try this recipe. Love the way it looks too, very spring color.

14.
BECKY says:

I will try these this weekend! I always think I dont like lemon curd, but when I make it for others, I wind up loving it. I think it needs a

Jan 22, new name and new marketing. Curd just sounds yucky. Maybe 2011 Reply
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cagliata. Food names sound good in Italian

ANONYMOUS says: Jan 22, 2011 Reply

LOL Becky but yes it could be fun with a new name.

15.
BECS LAKE says: Jan 24, 2011 Reply

YUM Louise! This looks delicious!!! Lemon and vanilla is one of my favourite favourite favourite combinations Becs @ Stiletto Studio http://www.becslake.blogspot.com

16.
JENN says: Jan 25, 2011 Reply

Lovely post..Im looking forward to trying on themwell done!!!

17.
BRITTANY says: Jan 25, 2011 Reply

LEMON CURD = AMAZING!!!!

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JOY says: Jan 26, 2011 Reply

The cupcake looks just lovely.

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1. I use an apple core utensil to remove a little of the center of the cupcake and then I fill it. You can close with the piece that you removed.
ANONYMOUS says: Feb 14, 2011 Reply

2. I can see your point and must be honest that I have not thought of it since I bake, decorate and then eat. But yes you are right. If the cupcakes are filled with LC and not to be eaten right away I would store them in the refrigerator too. If possible I would wait with the meringue frosting. If not I do think that you can store the meringue (white meringue frosting) as well in the refrigerator. I have not tried it though.

20.
SEEMAL says:

i luv ur recipees. i am new to the amazing world of baking and

Feb 22, 2011 Reply
o

want to learn how to make fondant.plzzz guide me

ANONYMOUS I only have a tutorial on how to make MMF says: Feb 23, 2011

(see Tutorial section). There are lots of recipes if you search online for: rolled fondant recipe

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ABUELA says: May 22, 2011 Reply
o

Beautiful Louise, what kind of tip did you use? I onlly have the Wilton 1M.

ANONYMOU S says: May 22, 2011 Reply

I have one pretty close to the Wilton. The sweet site Bake it pretty have some great cupcake swirl tip sets: http://www.bakeitpretty.com/categories/Essentia l-Baking-and-Decorating-Supplies/Pastry-Tips%26-Bags/

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ANONYMOUS says: Nov 23, 2011 Reply

I love your blog! The photos are great! But, please write home-made without the hyphen (you dont need it!). A stickler for grammar over here. Thanks.

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