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What is Gum Paste and How is it Used?
Gum paste is a dough made from confectioners/icing sugar and several other ingredients that make it easy to work with to make sugar flowers and leaves and other small objects that are used to decorate cakes. In order to make flowers and leaves, the paste is rolled out thinly, and petals and leaves are cut
How Do You Fix Sticky Fondant so it’s Easy to Work With
Sticky fondant is impossible to work with, and there are several reasons why it can happen. Some brands of shop-bought fondant are worse than others for handling, and sometimes it’s in which environment you are working. If you make your own fondant it may be due to the recipe you are following. On the other
How to Soften Fondant – 6 Tried & Tested Ways That Work
One of the most annoying problems is when you get out all your flower making cutters and tools only to discover that your fondant has gone hard. This may have happened because the fondant has been exposed to the air because you have rolled it out, not covered it and left it too long before
How to Make Fondant Flowers for Beginners
As a dedicated gum paste sugar flower maker for many years, I have never considered making fondant flowers other than for a simple cake for a child or to decorate cupcakes. However, I have noticed more and more that people are decorating their cakes with fondant flowers because they are much easier to make, take
How to Store Gumpaste Flowers and How Long do They Last?
If you make gumpaste sugar flowers, it is likely that at some point in time you will need to know how to store them. It may be because you have made the flowers for a cake in advance of the time they are required or you make them as an artistic venture and would like
How to Make Gum Paste for Vegans with Perfect Results
If you’re like me, you must have noticed that more people are choosing not to eat animal products and cake decorating is no exception. Although I doubt anyone would eat gum paste flowers, they may touch the cake so making sure they are vegan is important. By removing gelatin and eggs and replacing them with
How to Dry Sugar Paste Flowers Faster with 4 Home Appliances
You can dry sugar flowers slowly and naturally at room temperature which can take several days, especially the larger flowers that are built in layers, each layer needing to be dried before adding the next one. However, if you are like me and always short of time, it’s worth using appliances that you may have
What are Sugar Flowers Made Of?
Gum Paste Sugar flowers are classed as edible but they don’t taste very nice and are usually kept as souvenirs of the occasion, and they are perfect for special occasions such as weddings. However, I’m often asked to make a cake covered with flowers that can be cut & eaten with the cake so I
How to Make Sugar Flowers at Home
Have you ever been to a celebration where the cake has been covered in beautiful sugar flowers and have you secretly wished that you could make those flowers yourself? With the right tuition, you can learn how to make sugar flowers easily at home without going on courses that cost a considerable amount of money.
How to Make Sugar Flowers for Beginners
The first time I saw gum paste sugar flowers I did not believe that I would ever be able to make them. They looked so delicate that I thought I would need years of training to make anything as I saw. However, the tutor explained it step by step, and I found myself producing some
Tips for Extreme Weather Cake Decorators: Rolling Fondant
There are so many things about making and decorating cakes that give you problems. For example – the ingredients, the recipe, your oven, endless distractions from your surroundings and even being in the right frame of mind to work on a cake. The list is endless but, one of the main problems cake makers and
Tips for Extreme Weather Cake Decorators: Fillings & Frostings
When we speak about extreme weather conditions we are referring to extreme cold, heat and heat & humidity. Fortunately, once fillings and frostings are made, and used in a cake, the cold will not affect them. In fact, it will keep everything in place providing cakes are not allowed to freeze if they are being