A lot depends on the brand, quality, and ingredients of the product. In general, so long as you store fondant right, it is highly likely to keep well for at least 12 months. However, the sooner you use it, the softer it will be.
The high amount of sugar in fondant is what makes it last so long. Store-bought fondant also contains artificial preservatives that extend its shelf life. The shelf life of homemade fondant, on the other hand, is not very long. Commercially manufactured fondant may still be good for consumption a few weeks past its best-by date. However, whether the fondant is expired or not, you should always closely inspect it before use for safety reasons.
Firstly, check the texture. Fondant that is still good should be soft and kneadable. If the fondant is stiff or is falling apart, it has either been exposed to air or is simply expired.
Fondant is quite dense. However, the chances of mold traveling through the fondant are high. You can also store cut-out shapes and rolled-out into sheets. To store it, you will want to keep it in plastic wrap and keep it in a Ziploc bag or airtight container. Then carefully wrap it in the prepared plastic wrap.
Once it is fully covered, place it in an airtight container or Ziploc bag. Store your fondant at room temperature, in a cool, dry area of your kitchen. Avoid keeping it in an area where it may be in sunlight. Direct sunlight may cause it to fade in color and melt. Once you are ready to use your fondant, roll it and cover your cake, trimming any pieces off as you go.
If any cracks occur when working with fondant, fill them in with vegetable shortening. Typically before adding fondant, a cake will be decorated with a layer of frosting. Not only does this add more flavor, but it also works as a great foundation. To help keep it pliable and flexible while decorating, spread a small amount of powdered sugar on your work surface.
In addition, you can spread vegetable shortening on your hands to keep it from drying out while handling it. You can roll it thin and shape the decorations, then leave them on a flat surface. You can actually leave them on a grid rack to dry. You can place your fondant on a cookie sheet with a liner and place it in the oven. Turn the oven light on, and let it sit.
If you have thinly rolled fondant, it could dry in as little as an hour. You will save yourself a great deal of time by using this method. Just make sure that nobody turns the oven on while your fondant is drying. Another way to dry your fondant quickly is to use a table lamp. You do not want a high watt bulb, just a simple table lamp will do. Do not place the table lamp too close to the fondant, but place it above about the same distance as from the center rack of the oven to the oven light.
If you plan to put together an animal or some other decoration, you should let it dry first and use an edible glue to put it together.
If you put it together before it is dry, you may have trouble drying the center of the pieces. This could lead to cracking because the outside will dry faster than the inside. When you move the air around the fondant, you can push the drying process along. Place the fondant on a cookie sheet lined with waxed paper and set it on a counter next to a fan.
Any baker, however amateur, knows what it means. In the simplest of terms, fondant is the icing that is used to create the perfectly smooth covering on cakes. Its purpose is similar to traditionally used buttercream, but fondant is a little low on the flavor and may sometimes be removed from the cake before eating.
Fondant is typically made of sugar, corn syrup , and water. It can be molded into interesting three-dimensional shapes or converted into liquid form. In this article, we shall unwrap questions such as how long does fondant last? And how do I know if a fondant batch has gone bad?
If stored under ideal conditions, rolled fondant normally has a shelf life of about six months to a year. However, the time period about the usability of fondant is a topic that many bakers still cannot decide on a definite answer.
There is one group of people who say that it is usable for one or two months when stored at room temperature. Then, there are others who are of the view that fondant can be used indefinitely because it does not spoil. Fondant by itself remains edible for months, but a cake that is covered in the same has a shelf life of mere three or four days.
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