How Do You Make Fondant Icing Animals?
Fondant is a sugar-based modeling clay used to cover cakes in a smooth draping finish, and also used to sculpt figures. Fondant should be treated as any other modeling medium: sculpting three-dimensional objects from fondant is as difficult as sculpting three-dimensional objects from clay. Gauge your talent accordingly. Fortunately, fondant animals can be formed either as two-dimensional or three-dimensional characters. Draw and cut out paper stencils of animals, or purchase animal-shaped cookie cutters. You can also download animal silhouettes from the Internet, to form stencils by printing and cutting. Free hand is also an option but is more difficult to create uniformity with. Mix your fondant or purchase already-made dough (refer to the Resources section for fondant recipes). Before rolling, add any base color dyes to the dough. Separate the dough into piles to allow for multiple colors. Roll the dough flat with a rolling pin, making sure to grease the counter and pin well with whi