Quick Pour Chocolate Fondant Recipe
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Quick Pour Chocolate Fondant

By: MARCIAMOLINA 
"This is a great Chocolate Fondant recipe. Pour over the top of cakes or petits fours to make a perfectly smooth and glossy surface. Excess fondant can be stored, tightly covered, in refrigerator for weeks. Reheat to use again."

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
30 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 4 cups - enough for a 10 inch cake
 

Ingredients

  • 6 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
  • 5 fluid ounces water
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, combine confectioners' sugar, water and corn syrup. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until it reaches a temperature of 92 degrees F (33 degrees C.) Remove from heat and stir in chopped chocolate and almond extract until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 217 | Total Fat: 2.8g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 7, 2007 by gdemik   view full review
This works pretty well. I found that by waiting for the fondant to cool down a bit before...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2007 by Emily   view full review
I use this recipe for petit fours and it works really well to coat the sides. The first time I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 12, 2006 by Hotstuff   view full review
I'm actually wavering between three and four stars for this recipe. I used a candy...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 15, 2003 by AWESLER   view full review
Worked well the first time and served my purpose as a coating for some chocolate dessert bars....
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 6, 2003 by BRANDYGIRL   view full review
This fondant was not what I was expecting. Maybe I didn't get it to the right temp, but it was...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2011 by Aimee   view full review
I made this recipe the first time and it came out ok. I thought about it and read the other...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 8, 2010 by Chels Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I love this recipe if you make sure to not overcook the chocolate, or it loses the shine a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2010 by angie781   view full review
I found this to be a great recipe for covering a cake maybe, but for petit fours, I had to add...
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 13, 2010 by CUTEUTE   view full review
the chocolate doesn't ever melt so that it's uniformly brown, but rather white with brown...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.7 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2010 by kim   view full review
This is a great chocolate frosting - very easy and nice to pour over a double-layer cake. ...

 

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