Exploring Fondant May 25, 2016 Now that the children have had time to become familiar with frosting and the different techniques used to decorate cupcakes, I decided to introduce fondant! I noticed that the children seemed to have a good understanding of how to decorate cupcakes with frosting and the different tools used with it (piping bags, tips, frosting knives). I also noticed that they seemed to be interested in using combination of tools, so I decided it was a good time to introduce another decorating ingredient, fondant! I wanted to create a concrete experience with fondant for the children so I contacted “Kiki the Baker” to see if she was available to visit the classroom again. Unfortunately, her schedule was too busy, so I decided to show short videos of bakers using fondant to decorate cupcakes. One video demonstrated how to knead the fondant, how to make it less sticky (by adding corn starch or powdered sugar) and how to flatten and shape it with cutters. The other ...