I bought some Isomalt some time ago with the though of making a mould and beer bottles. That seems a little complicated.

I'd be interested to hear (and see) about other ways to use Isomalt. I know I can make "gems", but is there anything else.

Show me your stuff!

Hmmm ... no one uses this stuff? Or is it that no one cares to share?

I used it on this cake. I colored it and poured into cups of ice to make coral...


http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1604189

If you posted this in the candy making and pulled sugar, you'd probably get a better response. I have only made gems, but I know bubbles are popular. I have also heard of using it to make glass slippers and coral. I tried to make a screen for my blackberry but it didn't work. I also wanted to make a skating rink for a gingerbread scene with it, but didn't get to it this year. Nor did I get a response to my post.
From what I have read, blown sugar isn't as delicate as isomalt and therefore is easier to work with for many things. BUT isomalt does better in humidity and it better at standing up to extreme temps. I am also interested in knowing what else I can do with it because I have a couple of bags sitting around...

Thanks snocilla and cakesrock. Great idea for coral, snocilla. I've done a Nemo cake (for my grandson). I wish I'd thought of it then.

Cakesrock - I LOVE the skating rink idea. I'll have to put that on my list for next year. After all the snow we've had - I am DONE with winter-themed stuff. Thanks for your suggestion on the the other forum. I didn't even think of candy making as I was looking for applications for cakes, but you are probably right.

__Martha__, I haven't worked with it, but there are lots of ideas and techniques here:

http://www.pastryna.com/

Those are all back issues, and they're free.

You're welcome. I love them. You never heard of that because they're for professional pastry chefs, but we can all play like that...lol. I thought about subscribing once and then I noticed that I just have to wait a little. I have downloaded them to my hard drive just in case they change their mind about sharing!

Stained glass is another option, which I plan to start working on soon. You can pipe some royal icing and then put the isomalt where the glass would normally go.