I've put together a step by step guide showing you an easy way of rolling out your icing fondant or marzipan and then applying it to your cake.
Please note that for sponge cakes, buttercream, jam and frosting form an adhesive that allows your icing/fondant to stick to your cake.
However, if...
Cornflour or cornstarch, as it's known in the USA, can be used as an alternative to icing sugar for rolling out your icing, fondant or sugarpaste; however, for best results, only use it on light or pastel colours.
Cornflour/cornstarch should not be used for rolling out dark-coloured icing...
Marzipan comes in two colours, white and yellow (golden).
The difference between them is white marzipan is pliable and can be dyed with food colour to make modelled fruits or vegetables etc., and yellow/golden marzipan is generally used to cover cakes, although white marzipan may also be used...
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