fondant
noun
fon·dant ˈfän-dənt 
1
: a soft creamy preparation of sugar, water, and flavorings that is used as a basis for candies or icings
2
: a candy consisting chiefly of fondant
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The remaining tiers consisted of styrofoam elaborately decorated and covered in fondant. 
Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 Place one 1½-inch fondant round over lollipop and pinch to close. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Kristina Lavallee and her staff at The Cake Girl in Tampa designed the dessert, which features a vanilla cake, buttercream icing and fondant horns. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 And a rich chocolate fondant is then paired with the Talisker 1988 Prima & Ultima 1st Release. George Koutsakis, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Then place larger fondant round over the smaller one, pleating to make a ghost shape. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 To own and manage the convention center and also helped add a section to the ORC that lets commissioners raise a quarter percent sales tax to fondant. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 May 2022 Chido made the fondant herself and then did all the color-matching to ensure that the cake’s hues accurately reflected those in the tapestry. Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2022 Watching a contestant manipulate a thin rope of fondant into the stitching on an edible handbag offers a porthole-view into the artist’s genius. Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 16 May 2022 See More
Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 9 Aug. 2022 Place one 1½-inch fondant round over lollipop and pinch to close. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Kristina Lavallee and her staff at The Cake Girl in Tampa designed the dessert, which features a vanilla cake, buttercream icing and fondant horns. Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 And a rich chocolate fondant is then paired with the Talisker 1988 Prima & Ultima 1st Release. George Koutsakis, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 Then place larger fondant round over the smaller one, pleating to make a ghost shape. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 To own and manage the convention center and also helped add a section to the ORC that lets commissioners raise a quarter percent sales tax to fondant. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 27 May 2022 Chido made the fondant herself and then did all the color-matching to ensure that the cake’s hues accurately reflected those in the tapestry. Antonia Mufarech, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2022 Watching a contestant manipulate a thin rope of fondant into the stitching on an edible handbag offers a porthole-view into the artist’s genius. Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appétit, 16 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French, noun derivative from present participle of fondre "to melt" — more at found entry 5
First Known Use
1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1