Fondant (noun)

1. A type of icing made from sugar, water, and gelatin, used to cover cakes and pastries.
2. A smooth, creamy icing, often used to cover cakes and pastries, made from sugar, corn syrup, and water, and sometimes flavored with chocolate or fruit.

Origin:

From french fondant ("melting"), from fondre ("to melt"), from latin fundere ("to pour, melt"). it means "a type of icing made from sugar, water, and gelatin, used to cover cakes and pastries".

Examples:

1. She covered the cake with fondant.
2. The fondant on the cake was so smooth and shiny.
3. The chocolate fondant was rich and creamy.
4. She rolled out the fondant to cover the cake.
5. The fondant was so delicate it tore easily.