Gumpaste Flowers Vs. Fondant Flowers
Decorating By cakechica27 Updated 23 Apr 2017 , 8:10pm by kakeladi
I have never worked with gumpaste. How are gumpaste flowers different from cutting flowers out of fondant and letting them dry?
You use the same tools and techniques as you would on gumpaste flowers. Petals can be rolled thinner and gumpaste items dry a lot faster.
I think gum paste will give you a more realistic looking flower. It does dry faster so I do add some fondant, to the gumpaste, to give me a little more working time. I like the texture of GP it seems more resilant and sturdy. You should definitely give it a try. As soon as you do you will notice the difference.
Gumpaste flowers will get very hard. When I work fondant to make flowers I put tylose in the fondant to make firmer. Fondant will get hard if left out to dry while gumpaste dries very fast.
The number two on my minnie mouse cake is fondant with tylose. It was nice and hard and easy to work with then gumpaste. I like both it really depends I what I am going to make.
i prefer to use gumpaste if i'm doing more realistic flowers and i use fondant for fantasy flowers. gumpaste does tend to dry alot faster than fondant so you have to work faster with it. i haven't tried using a mix of fondant and gumpaste yet.
Here is a recipe from Nicholas Lodge that many CC members use to make Gumpaste=) Incase you want to make your own. Jen
http://www.nicholaslodge.com/gumpaste.htm
I really don't think you can compare the two, other than they are both a type of sugar dough. Gumpaste flowers are much more realistic, can be rolled paper thin, dry quickly and hard, and they can be kept for years if protected from humidity, sunlight and dust.
Do most of you buy gumpaste, or can you make it like MMF?
I buy mine premade by Satin Ice but you can make it on your own. If you decide to buy it, here's a link for it: http://www.intotheoven.com/p977/Satin-Ice-Pre-Made-Gumpaste-2-lbs./product_info.html
1. What is the most cost effective, making your own gum paste/fondant or buying a pre-made one?
Buy them pre-made. Without a doubt, cheaper, when you consider your time. I always marked them up about 300% and had no trouble selling them as an add-on the a cake.
Leah I think you are speaking of buying ready made gumpaste flowers. I believe the question was whether to make your own gumpaste or buy it. You can add tylose powder to ready made fondant as a quick form of gumpaste but I prefer using Nicholas Lodges recipe for gumpaste. It makes a large amount and can be keep refrigerated or even frozen. It dries hard and is pretty stable.
Hi Bloomcakery... If your question is the cost-effectiveness of the product (not the final flowers/decorations), I would say the way to go would be to make your own.
Also @ShirleyW... Thank you for sharing the info about Nicholas Lodge's recipe (your post #13). I usually buy Satin Ice (for convenience of just getting right to work on my flowers), or I use a recipe that I have.
Nicholas Lodge's gum paste is my overall favorite and I've used a few, including the famous Platinum Paste (which I also love, btw) and it is inexpensive. Decorating is my hobby, so I am not concerned about time restrictions. Gum paste yields a much more realistic flower, but the flavor is akin to dried, sweet Elmer's Glue. Much more for looks and keepsakes than for eating.
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