Fondant and buttercream are both popularly used in cakes. When choosing the type of cake you want, one of the first things you’ll need to decide is whether you are a buttercream or fondant lover.

Now if you’re confused and want to know the main differences between buttercream and fondant, here is a snippet. I will be talking about frosting, icing, covering, decoration, it’s the stuff that covers your cake and gives it a certain look and flavor.

What Is Buttercream Cake?

Buttercream is a sweet, fluffy frosting - a combination of butter and sugar whipped together to make it smooth and spreadable. You can also make it with shortening to make rolled buttercream, a stiff, dough-like mixture that is similar in appearance to fondant and can be used in much the same way. A cake iced with buttercream can be stored either in the fridge or at room temperature for a day with no issues.

Buttercream Cake Specifications

• It’s delicious and creamy, the butter mellows out the sweetness
• Can be flavored with almost anything to enhance.
• Not too sweet, especially a variety like meringue buttercream
• Lightweight so can be slathered on any cake
• Can be colored with food coloring paste
• Can also be piped for texture and different effects

What Is a Fondant Cake?

Fondant icing is great for celebration cakes because you can personalize your cake with anything from a cascade of delicate flowers to a model of your kid’s favorite Disney character.

It has a pliable, dough-like texture, and can be rolled flat and draped over cakes for a smooth, flawless finish, or used like modeling clay to add decorative cake toppers.

Fondant Cake Specifications

• Super smooth and silky finish thanks to rolling it out thinly
• Soft and chewy to eat, even after a few days
• Brilliant white color for classic wedding cakes or can be colored very vividly
• A great blank canvas to decorate in different ways
• Seals in moisture by acting as an airtight container

Final Thoughts

Now you have better ideas of what type of cake you want for your wedding, birthday or special occasions. Many times to give a special touch to your cake, professional cake designers often use a mixture of two, especially for cakes that really need some wow factors. Fondant is used as a professional finishing layer, and to create decorations and cake toppers, and underneath delicious buttercream, with more sandwiched between the layers of cake. This art combines the best of both worlds - the professional finish and intricate detailing of fondant, with the delicious taste of buttercream.

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