In this lesson, we take an in-depth look at all-purpose fondant icing using Alexander Donskov’s technique.
This is a practical method that produces fondant icing that doesn’t run, doesn’t feel sticky, and always stays glossy. It can easily be adapted to any flavour or colour and delivers consistent, repeatable results.
Suitable for a clean, smooth glazed finish and for use with chocolate transfer sheets.
This is a practical method that produces fondant icing that doesn’t run, doesn’t feel sticky, and always stays glossy. It can easily be adapted to any flavour or colour and delivers consistent, repeatable results.
Suitable for a clean, smooth glazed finish and for use with chocolate transfer sheets.
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delivers consistent, repeatable results
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Expand your creative possibilities in pastry
You’ll be able to work confidently with fondant icing, creating different flavours, colours, and images, and adapting them to your collection’s style, your display case needs, or the season.
This technique allows you to go beyond basic options and take deliberate control of the result — from appearance to flavour profile — while maintaining consistency and quality in your work
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Your product will attract more attention from customers. This fondant icing catches the eye
what does the training cover?
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master three versatile fondant icing flavours
Chocolate, cream (white), and berry — with an understanding of how to adapt them to any application.
learn to work with fondant icing professionally
So that it always stays glossy, doesn’t become sticky, doesn’t run, and performs predictably in production.
a dedicated focus on images and patterns
We’ll show you how to transfer images and patterns onto fondant icing using chocolate transfer sheets — neatly and consistently.
Emptiness as a Statement: The Power of Negative Space
Minimalism is often mistaken for asceticism or a lack of means. In reality, it is the highest form of confidence. A radical choice to leave only what is essential, revealing the essence. In eyewear design, this means rejecting unnecessary rivets, intricate engravings, and shouting logos.
Our frames are not just rims for lenses—they are architecture for your gaze. We leave space around the eyes, allowing them to speak for themselves. Empty space works in your favor: it draws attention to perfect proportions, the play of light on the lenses, and, ultimately, your own look.
This is not about modesty. It is about strength—the strength of a person who doesn’t need flashy details to be noticed. Their confidence is their primary accessory. And our glasses are its quiet, yet relentless affirmation.
Our frames are not just rims for lenses—they are architecture for your gaze. We leave space around the eyes, allowing them to speak for themselves. Empty space works in your favor: it draws attention to perfect proportions, the play of light on the lenses, and, ultimately, your own look.
This is not about modesty. It is about strength—the strength of a person who doesn’t need flashy details to be noticed. Their confidence is their primary accessory. And our glasses are its quiet, yet relentless affirmation.
Why Cellulose Acetate?
Not for its strength or cost. We chose it for its tactile quality, depth of color, and its unique ability to serve as an expressive backdrop rather than a shouting protagonist.
Unlike cold metal or bland plastic, acetate is a material with a soul. It is born from cotton and wood, retaining a lively, slightly warm texture. Its color is not surface paint, but the material itself, dyed in mass. This means it doesn’t scratch or lose depth over the years, but only gains a unique charm.
Most importantly—its silence. It doesn’t squeak, it doesn’t press against your temples, it doesn’t try to claim attention. It quietly becomes an integral part of you. The perfect ally for those whose confidence speaks for itself.
Unlike cold metal or bland plastic, acetate is a material with a soul. It is born from cotton and wood, retaining a lively, slightly warm texture. Its color is not surface paint, but the material itself, dyed in mass. This means it doesn’t scratch or lose depth over the years, but only gains a unique charm.
Most importantly—its silence. It doesn’t squeak, it doesn’t press against your temples, it doesn’t try to claim attention. It quietly becomes an integral part of you. The perfect ally for those whose confidence speaks for itself.
How Function Became the Highest Form of Aesthetics
The principle of “form follows function” was born not in a designer’s studio, but in an architectural office. Louis Sullivan, and later the masters of the Bauhaus, proved that beauty is not decoration—it is the direct result of perfect purpose.
We design glasses following this principle. For us, function is not just vision correction. It is your confidence, your comfort, your self-expression.
The angle of the temples is calculated so they neither slip nor press. The transparency of the acetate is chosen not to clash with your wardrobe, but to blend seamlessly with it. Every screw, every bevel is an answer to the question: “How will this improve the owner’s life?”
Our aesthetics, then, are not the product of imagination, but the final expression of hundreds of considered decisions. We don’t create trends. We follow the laws of form, light, and anatomy. And it is within this flawless logic that genuine, timeless beauty is born.
We design glasses following this principle. For us, function is not just vision correction. It is your confidence, your comfort, your self-expression.
The angle of the temples is calculated so they neither slip nor press. The transparency of the acetate is chosen not to clash with your wardrobe, but to blend seamlessly with it. Every screw, every bevel is an answer to the question: “How will this improve the owner’s life?”
Our aesthetics, then, are not the product of imagination, but the final expression of hundreds of considered decisions. We don’t create trends. We follow the laws of form, light, and anatomy. And it is within this flawless logic that genuine, timeless beauty is born.
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