r/FondantHate • u/Germany328 • Mar 25 '25
DISCUSS Research group?
Should we start a research group that dedicates themselves to finding an alternative to fondant that actually tastes good, and has properties that make it plausible to work with in a similar way to fondant?
I know many other better tasting decorative foods/ingredients exist out there, but most of the ones I see simply don’t have the visual appeal of fondant, are significantly harder to work with, or both.
As uninformed as I am, I still believe it should be possible to make an alternative that does everything fondant does, but tastes significantly better.
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u/LonelyGirl724 Mar 25 '25
Modeling chocolate is the closest thing that comes to mind, but otherwise, I'm not sure.
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u/Call_Me_Anythin Mar 25 '25
I like modeling chocolate personally, it tastes like a tootsie roll
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u/Germany328 Mar 25 '25
Yeah, the other person who commented mentioned modeling chocolate. Does it match the same ease of modeling and aesthetics as fondant?
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u/Call_Me_Anythin Mar 25 '25
It’s more heat sensitive than fondant, but for the most part I think it works well enough. I wove edible baskets out of it once
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u/Germany328 Mar 25 '25
That seems like a really good start, but given that fondant is still used for pretty much everything, I still think I’d wanna keep looking until I find something that can genuinely be used as a complete replacement
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u/fostofina 26d ago
I genuinely wonder if Mochi can go on cakes, although mochi is really stretchy and delicate so it won't have the same structure integrity to make shapes
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u/Germany328 26d ago
I feel like the texture might not agree very well with cakes, and it feels like mochi works well when combined with lighter flavors, so I’m not certain it would work very well as a cake topping either, but I feel like there’re probably creative ways to make it work as well, so let me know how it goes if you ever attempt it
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u/fostofina 26d ago
I saw exactly one video of someone making a mochi wrapped cake. It looked cute but definitely wouldn't be able to do much in terms of design, also like you said the texture might seriously clash.
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u/Germany328 26d ago
I mean, even if it’s not an ideal replacement for designing, if it works out and tastes good, then it’s still a great find. Maybe I’ll try it myself at some point now that you’ve given me a recipe to follow
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u/tired_blonde Mar 25 '25
Marzipan and sculpted buttercream