Professional and hobby bakers achieve this by decorating their creations with sweet icing sugar and fondant. The right process technology is crucial to the perfect texture and colour of the sweet ...

That's because fondant can be tricky to make compared to icing or frosting, and its purpose — making more intricate decorations — is only really useful to dedicated professional-level bakers.

You can colour your own fondant icing instead of buying separate packs, but you should only use gel or (in the case of black) powdered food colouring. A liquid colour will make the fondant too ...