Sugar Flowers?

Decorating By annie84 Updated 6 Feb 2011 , 5:08am by jillyscakes

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annie84 Posted 6 Feb 2011 , 1:17am
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Gum paste flowers are the same thing as sugar flowers right? I had a client ask me in an email for sugar flowers instead of gum paste (along with a photo of a cake she is interested in that appeared to have real flowers on it...). I don't want to appear that I don't know what I'm talking about when I reply to her so hopefully someone can confirm that these two are the same. Thanks everyone!

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funcakes Posted 6 Feb 2011 , 1:29am
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Yes, I have several books on how to make sugar flowers and they are talking about gumpaste. Some people are referring to gum paste as sugar paste. What's in a name? Well does gum paste sound like something your customer wants on their cake? No? Then call it sugar paste and they are all into it.

Cake muggles. LOL

Honestly, I think maybe sugar paste is the European term.

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annie84 Posted 6 Feb 2011 , 4:05am
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Thanks funcakes! I'm glad I can give her the proper response now

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cheatize Posted 6 Feb 2011 , 4:46am
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My understanding is that sugarpaste is fondant, not gumpaste.

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jillyscakes Posted 6 Feb 2011 , 5:08am
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Fondant is called sugarpaste in the UK and gumpaste is called flower paste

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