Sugar Paste/gum Paste

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sisspence Posted 6 Jul 2007 , 10:34pm
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I am making figurines that the instructions call for sugar paste. My question is, is gum paste the same as sugar paste?

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miriel Posted 6 Jul 2007 , 10:50pm
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Sugarpaste is fondant. Flowerpaste is gumpaste.

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jmt1714 Posted 6 Jul 2007 , 10:51pm
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don't assume. Sugarpaste can also mean gumpaste.

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miriel Posted 6 Jul 2007 , 11:13pm
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That's what I've been told when I attended demos in the U.K.

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weirkd Posted 6 Jul 2007 , 11:18pm
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Ive also heard sugarpaste as gumpaste. Since she is doing figures, she might want to use gumnpaste anyways if she needs the added strenght. Or even 50/50.

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sisspence Posted 6 Jul 2007 , 11:51pm
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So, I can use gum paste to make figurines. Well actually I am making can-can dancers, (I think that's what they are called) It will just be their legs on top of small 3" cakes. the legs look they are coming out of the cakes, with feet up in the air and a ruffled skirt on each one.

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weirkd Posted 7 Jul 2007 , 12:09am
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I would definetly use gumpaste instead of fondant for that! You wont have as much of a problem with it springing back like you would with fondant and it will hold up better.
Mirel dont you agree?

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miriel Posted 7 Jul 2007 , 1:48am
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Yes I agree. Gumpaste for those figurines.

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zenu Posted 7 Jul 2007 , 4:41am
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I'm confused now...I own many books from the UK, and they refer to sugarpaste as fondant and modelling paste as gumpaste.

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jules06 Posted 7 Jul 2007 , 4:58am
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What you call it depends on where you come from - sugarpaste to me, is fondant....modelling paste is gumpaste / flowerpaste icon_biggrin.gif

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jmt1714 Posted 7 Jul 2007 , 11:34am
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I'm not arguing one way or the other - just saying that if you just do a quick google on "sugarpaste" and read various sites you will see some are referring to fondant, some to gumpaste, and some just use the term genericly for fondant, gumpaste, and pastillage.

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sisspence Posted 7 Jul 2007 , 4:45pm
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Thanks you very much for your assistance. I am going to attempt them today.

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