Premade Gumpaste Vs. Homemade Gumpaste
Decorating By winjobit77 Updated 6 Aug 2006 , 3:55pm by peg818
Hey guys! Well, i just started a gumpaste class and am so excited. What I was wondering if you guys think that premade or homemade is the way to go for gumpaste in quality/cost effectiveness. My instrustor swears by wilton in the bag and it works fine, but is it the best? Is it better than homemade? And if homemade is better do you use wilton's recipe or something else. I would normally trust my instructor but sometimes i think she is trying to make ole wilton money. I once asked her about MMF and she said she didn't like it and it was too much trouble. When i tried it i was like WHAT? MMF is SO easy to make and works great, not to mention tastes much better. She is a fabulous instructor but wondering what you guys think?
I have never used Wilton's premade, but I have used their gumtex recipe. I much prefer to use Nicholas Lodge's recipe. It is easy to make, basically a royal icing with tylose added. It is much whiter than the Wilton product. It has a more flexible consistency, also. And it keeps for a long time. You can get tylose from his website or from Sugarcraft. Let me know if you want the recipe.
Oh - I'd like that recipe, if you don't mind sharing!
I have never used Wilton's premade, but I have used their gumtex recipe. I much prefer to use Nicholas Lodge's recipe. It is easy to make, basically a royal icing with tylose added. It is much whiter than the Wilton product. It has a more flexible consistency, also. And it keeps for a long time. You can get tylose from his website or from Sugarcraft. Let me know if you want the recipe.
I'd love the recipe too if you don't mind. I was just considering buying the premade today.
I make my own as well. i use the recipe I learned from Scott Woolley - he has it on his website: http://www.cakesbydesign.cc/sugar_gum_paste_products.html
I will jus post it here, if that is okay. Kind of long, but you can just copy and paste it.
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The above notes are Nicholas', not mine. I have never kept gumpaste for three years. 
I also like to condition my gumpaste in my Cuisinart. Like you would do with Fimo clay. If it gets too dry, add a little egg white.
I actually took a gumpaste class with Nicholas Lodge earlier this year (I live in Atlanta), and let me just say how FABULOUS he is! Anyway, he demonstrated how he makes his gumpaste and of course he makes it look so easy. But one thing I did learn is that he uses Tylose instead of the GumTex that Wilton uses, because it's a whole lot cheaper and like the other person said - it's much whiter. And apparently it holds up better in humidity. All the gumpaste we used in class was what he made himself and it was the perfect texture, everything. I think the stuff he sells premade is the same thing - I bought it and didn't have any problems with it at all. But of course, it's more expensive but it is convenient and saves time. Since I don't have a lot of experience with using gumpaste, I can't say if there are any true differences between homemade vs storebought, but I would think it's only a time/convenience factor.
Hope that helps!
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