What is the difference between buttercream and fondant?
Buttercream is a more traditional icing. It is creamy and decorated with spatulas, and piping. Fondant is a sugar-based, cake coverture that can be easily molded and colored to give different designs. Fondant can take the form of different textures, matte surfaces, pearls, or edible elements like gold and silver. A cake covered in fondant is smoother, and generally has a more refined appearance than buttercream. However, buttercream also looks very elegant, and can be tinted just as fondant can.
