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macnabart
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Joined: Aug 29, 2009
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Tue Sep 08, 2009 1:02 pm |
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Hi All,
Wondering how to stick my small roses made from mexican modelling paste onto a fondant-iced cake. Ideally , I 'd like to make the 'glue' myself.
Have read that royal icing works, or 'gumpaste & water' . I don't know what gumpaste is! I would really like a recipe for making it myself.
It's my first wedding cake!
Clare  |
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NatalieMarie
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Joined: Jun 08, 2009
Posts: 117
Location: London, UK
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Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:11 pm |
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Hi,
Gumpaste is the American term for flower paste. I would use royal icing to attach them to the cake or you could use edible glue |
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sugarandslice
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Joined: Jul 25, 2009
Posts: 517
Location: Australia
Birthday: Dec 30
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Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:49 pm |
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You can make edible glue by dissolving Tylose powder in a little water.
It works a treat! |
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macnabart
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Joined: Aug 29, 2009
Posts: 7
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Wed Sep 09, 2009 5:21 am |
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HI All,
Thank you for the replies. I will try royal icing as I need to make a batch anyway for some piping on the cake.
Thanks for the tylose powder idea.. I think that's Gum Tragacanth in English English!
Many thanks,
Clare |
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sugarandslice
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Joined: Jul 25, 2009
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Location: Australia
Birthday: Dec 30
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Wed Sep 09, 2009 1:57 pm |
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macnabart, I know that here in Australia I can buy two different things called Tylose and Gum Traganath. I think they're slightly different but do the same thing. I know aine2 (see youtube) is in Scotland and uses Tylose and Tylopur.
I guess they could just be different brand names.
All the best,
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aine2
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Joined: Jul 18, 2006
Posts: 503
Location: Scotland
Birthday: Dec 16
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Thu Sep 10, 2009 6:55 am |
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| macnabart wrote: | HI All,
Thank you for the replies. I will try royal icing as I need to make a batch anyway for some piping on the cake.
Thanks for the tylose powder idea.. I think that's Gum Tragacanth in English English!
Many thanks,
Clare |
No...it isn't the same. Tylose, CMC and Tylopur are all the same.....Gum Tragacanth is different.
You can add your CMC etc. to your sugarpaste/fondant to make modelling paste and be able to use it immediately. Gum Tragacanth is a little stronger and once mixed into sugarpaste/fondant, you have to wrap it and leave it for 12 hours before use. It takes all of that time to take effect and strengthen your paste. It isn't good for modelling although some people use it. It dries your paste much too quickly to allow you to play with little details and will often crack. It is good for using in paste to make structures.
Glue can be made using CMC. etc and add water or you can mix a little fondant with water into a paste. Royal Icing is a good strong glue too, just a bit too much effort to make it for that purpose, but if you already have some available then use it.
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txnonnie
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Joined: May 11, 2009
Posts: 459
Location: Whitehouse TX
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Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:12 am |
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I have used both edible glue and royal icing. I used royal icing on a batman cake that had to travel an hour to destination for it seems to be stronger. |
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