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 ...

Begin by making the fondant, sifting the icing sugar (all but 1 heaped tablespoon) into a large bowl and making a well in the centre. Add the water, a teaspoonful at a time, and stir with a wooden ...

Mix the fondant icing sugar with 1-2 tbsp lemon juice (from the lemon used to make the candied zest decoration) to make a thick pouring consistency. Pour the icing over the top of the cake ...

In terms of fondant allergies, remember, it's essentially sugar, water, and gelatin. If you or your guests have allergies ...

Serve it gently warmed with a dusting of icing sugar, or top it with chocolate curls, drizzle with melted chocolate or top it with a little whipped cream and fresh summer berries. Or all three.

The five Hotham Street Ladies use icing, fondant, buttercream icing ... to chomp on –- and there are still 100 kilos of icing sugar on the way for more icing work over the next week.