Get to know Fondant better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like candy or confect.
Fondant in a sentence
Fondant meaning
- A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies.
- A candy or cake filled with such a preparation.
- A sugar dough, usually prepared as large sheets (rolled fondant), used in place of icing to cover large areas of cakes, composed of sugar, water, gelatin, glycerine.
Using Fondant
- The main meaning on this page is: A flavored, creamy sugar preparation, used for icing cakes or as a base for candies. | A candy or cake filled with such a preparation. | A sugar dough, usually prepared as large sheets (rolled fondant), used in place of icing to cover large areas of cakes, composed of sugar, water, gelatin, glycerine.
- Useful related words include: candy, confect.
- In the example corpus, fondant often appears in combinations such as: fondant potato, and fondant, fondant which.
Context around Fondant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fondant
- In this selection, "fondant" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, chocolate, handmade, coffee, potato, tiles and preparation stand out and add context to how "fondant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a rolled fondant icing and and handmade fondant tiles. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fondant" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fondant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some decorators use a rolled fondant icing. (7 words)
The chocolate, made from a decadent coffee fondant, is exclusively available at John Lewis and Waitrose retailers. (17 words)
A faded art deco shopfront sits cheek by crumbling jowl with its neighbour’s rusting balustrades and handmade fondant tiles. (20 words)
The tenderstem broccoli and melt-in-the-mouth buttery fondant potato (one of my favourite ways to enjoy a potato, so obviously I tried a bit!) were ideal accompaniments and the sweet redcurrant jus finished off the dish beautifully. (39 words)
She rolled out fondant to make lasagne sheets, mixed brown cake bits with red coloured ganache to replicate pasta sauce with 'meat', made béchamel sauce out of white chocolate and caramelised the top with a blowtorch to create 'cheese'. (39 words)
Annoyingly, my wife’s appetite seemed to return after she took one mouthful of the gooey decadent fondant and it was then a race to the bottom of the pudding dish as we were both armed with spoons. (38 words)
Example sentences (16)
A faded art deco shopfront sits cheek by crumbling jowl with its neighbour’s rusting balustrades and handmade fondant tiles.
During the 12-week baking program, participates attended courses that covered topics such as, Baking Basics, Establishing Your Baking Prep Business, and Fondant Preparation.
Kipling’s will serve a salmon gravlax, scallops, tiger prawn and beetroot starter, a raspberry and lime sorbet palate cleanser, and a main course of lamb rump with summer vegetables and fondant potato.
The chocolate, made from a decadent coffee fondant, is exclusively available at John Lewis and Waitrose retailers.
The tenderstem broccoli and melt-in-the-mouth buttery fondant potato (one of my favourite ways to enjoy a potato, so obviously I tried a bit!) were ideal accompaniments and the sweet redcurrant jus finished off the dish beautifully.
Annoyingly, my wife’s appetite seemed to return after she took one mouthful of the gooey decadent fondant and it was then a race to the bottom of the pudding dish as we were both armed with spoons.
Making fondant fancies An addition to the regular programme, guests were spoilt for choice with demonstrations from a range of chefs including Gennaro Contaldo, Rachel Allen and another Celebrity Masterchef champion, Olympian Greg Rutherford.
Get a fantastic view from downtown Dallas while feasting on hamachi, lobster bisque, beef filet with black truffle fondant potato and grilled scallion or poached salmon with mushroom consommé and root vegetables.
Instead of the milk chocolate coating of its Cadbury counterpart, The Chuckie Egg will have a dark chocolate shell and will also be filled with white and yellow fondant.
She rolled out fondant to make lasagne sheets, mixed brown cake bits with red coloured ganache to replicate pasta sauce with 'meat', made béchamel sauce out of white chocolate and caramelised the top with a blowtorch to create 'cheese'.
She often makes her own icing for the designs, preferring it over fondant, which she believes does not taste as good as homemade.
There were things called (£54.95/kg, below left) – almonds coated in chocolate fondant which were delicious (I sampled a few).
Even in the presence of a monster pastry fail, the jokes are playful but never mean-spirited, and the bakers themselves also like to laugh at the fondant flops that they’ve created.
Furthermore, your guests will still be expecting those things, from the three-tier, fondant-wrapped cake to the open bar.
This swish boutique has a small café area where you can taste your way through a well thought-out menu of chocolate fondant, macaroon, ice cream, sundae, cheesecake and even delicious cacao pulp juice.
Some decorators use a rolled fondant icing.
Common combinations with fondant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: