I'm making an Alice in Wonderland cake for my 17 yr old's birthday. I have made a tea cup and some playing cards out of gumpaste. I tried to keep the edges very smooth, but I notice some rough spots. Can I use sandpaper to smooth this? Any other suggestions?

thx,
Lora

I don't know how to smooth the edges once they're dry, but I have found that if I let the paste get almost dry then cut the shapes, the edges are more much smooth than when I cut while the paste is still moist.

You can use a fine sandpaper or even a new nail file...either the emory board or metal 'diamond' ones that you can add to your cake supplies. I keep one of each kind handy in with my molds and cutters just to clean up any uneven edges!

i also use a new nail file to smoothe any rough edges on gumpaste.

thank you! Used a fine sandpaper and it looks just fine now!