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单词 fondant
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Definition of fondant in English:

fondant

nounˈfɒnd(ə)ntˈfɑndənt
mass noun
  • 1A thick paste made of sugar and water and often flavoured or coloured, used in the making of sweets and the icing and decoration of cakes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Fondant icing is literally fondant warmed with a little syrup, flavoured, and coloured.
    • And then there are those where the fondant - the essential goo - seems to have seeped through what should be a tough chocolate shell.
    • Sugar paste, home made or bought, is sometimes erroneously called fondant icing.
    • In a saucepan, cook the fondant and corn syrup to a temperature of 310 degrees.
    • In a saucepan over low heat, combine corn syrup and fondant and cook, stirring constantly, until a light caramel color.
    • The festival will include cakes for all occasions, with toppings made of fondant, butter cream, fresh cream, and royal icing.
    • She showed the members how to make beautiful flowers and other decorations from fondant icing and sugar paste.
    • Then I covered them with rolled fondant (a kind of icing) and painted them with icing color paste.
    • However, Darcey's favourite nibble slips down the nutritional pecking order on account of its sugary fondant centre.
    • For our wedding, we had fresh raspberries mixed in with the filling and a rolled fondant icing.
    1. 1.1count noun A sweet made of fondant.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Tuesday was Steve's 22nd birthday, and he was the lucky recipient of some flowers, a box of Mr. Kipling fondant fancies and a copy of Escort from Messrs.
      • The chocolate brûlée was the pick of the three, but the fondant and the white-chocolate sorbet slipped down equally easily.
      • Of the puddings, a warm chocolate fondant with peanut ice-cream and artichoke caramel really stood out.
      • Lollipops and LifeSavers are amorphous candies; fudge and fondant (creamy candy or filling) are crystalline.
      • As is fitting for such a mixed age occasion, tea, cucumber triangles and an impressive array of fondant fancies graced the dining room table.
      • By the time I reach Armani up at the top I have that sated feeling, the one-too-many chocolates syndrome where once-luxurious fondant turns to sickly goo.
      • There were also dense slabs of chocolate fondant, and an apple croustade with a light, frilly crust that melted to butter in your mouth.
      • Dessert was a clever composition of bite-size warm chocolate and hazelnut fondant, banana souffle, blood orange creme and Bailey's ice cream.
      • Both the crème brûlée and the vanilla ice cream were average, but the chocolate fondant was obscenely good.
      • The Hot Cuban fondant is the best dessert I have ever eaten.
      • And there's even chocolate fondant for pudding.
      • The hot chocolate fondant, complemented by a compôte of berries and pistachio ice-cream, rounded off one of the best meals I have eaten this year.
      • Chocolate orange fondant was intensely rich, too rich for me, as were the iced cappuccino layers with alcoholic Grappa sauce.
      • My wife, more qualified in this area, praised her chocolate fondant, a small sponge tower with a hot, runny filling.
      • Pudding, however, was a triumph, with Lucinda's chocolate fondant being a gooey delight.
      • Then we tried some of their chocolate fondant and it was so good we were physically unable to speak.
      Synonyms
      piece of confectionery, chocolate, bonbon, toffee

Origin

Late 19th century: from French, literally 'melting', present participle of fondre.

Rhymes

co-respondent, correspondent, despondent, respondent
 
 

Definition of fondant in US English:

fondant

nounˈfändəntˈfɑndənt
  • 1A thick paste made of sugar and water and often flavored or colored, used in the making of candy and the icing and decoration of cakes.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And then there are those where the fondant - the essential goo - seems to have seeped through what should be a tough chocolate shell.
    • In a saucepan, cook the fondant and corn syrup to a temperature of 310 degrees.
    • However, Darcey's favourite nibble slips down the nutritional pecking order on account of its sugary fondant centre.
    • Then I covered them with rolled fondant (a kind of icing) and painted them with icing color paste.
    • For our wedding, we had fresh raspberries mixed in with the filling and a rolled fondant icing.
    • Sugar paste, home made or bought, is sometimes erroneously called fondant icing.
    • In a saucepan over low heat, combine corn syrup and fondant and cook, stirring constantly, until a light caramel color.
    • The festival will include cakes for all occasions, with toppings made of fondant, butter cream, fresh cream, and royal icing.
    • She showed the members how to make beautiful flowers and other decorations from fondant icing and sugar paste.
    • Fondant icing is literally fondant warmed with a little syrup, flavoured, and coloured.
    1. 1.1 A candy made of fondant.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • As is fitting for such a mixed age occasion, tea, cucumber triangles and an impressive array of fondant fancies graced the dining room table.
      • There were also dense slabs of chocolate fondant, and an apple croustade with a light, frilly crust that melted to butter in your mouth.
      • By the time I reach Armani up at the top I have that sated feeling, the one-too-many chocolates syndrome where once-luxurious fondant turns to sickly goo.
      • My wife, more qualified in this area, praised her chocolate fondant, a small sponge tower with a hot, runny filling.
      • The Hot Cuban fondant is the best dessert I have ever eaten.
      • The chocolate brûlée was the pick of the three, but the fondant and the white-chocolate sorbet slipped down equally easily.
      • Of the puddings, a warm chocolate fondant with peanut ice-cream and artichoke caramel really stood out.
      • Lollipops and LifeSavers are amorphous candies; fudge and fondant (creamy candy or filling) are crystalline.
      • And there's even chocolate fondant for pudding.
      • Then we tried some of their chocolate fondant and it was so good we were physically unable to speak.
      • Dessert was a clever composition of bite-size warm chocolate and hazelnut fondant, banana souffle, blood orange creme and Bailey's ice cream.
      • Tuesday was Steve's 22nd birthday, and he was the lucky recipient of some flowers, a box of Mr. Kipling fondant fancies and a copy of Escort from Messrs.
      • The hot chocolate fondant, complemented by a compôte of berries and pistachio ice-cream, rounded off one of the best meals I have eaten this year.
      • Both the crème brûlée and the vanilla ice cream were average, but the chocolate fondant was obscenely good.
      • Chocolate orange fondant was intensely rich, too rich for me, as were the iced cappuccino layers with alcoholic Grappa sauce.
      • Pudding, however, was a triumph, with Lucinda's chocolate fondant being a gooey delight.
      Synonyms
      piece of confectionery, chocolate, bonbon, toffee

Origin

Late 19th century: from French, literally ‘melting’, present participle of fondre.

 
 
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