Just Curious...to Eat Or Not To Eat

Decorating By steffy8 Updated 15 Jul 2007 , 1:31pm by frog80

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steffy8 Posted 15 Jul 2007 , 4:08am
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I had my first gumpaste class today...(so much fun, BTW) and I got to thinking about someone actually eating the flowers on cakes.

Can you really eat them? What do they taste like? icon_rolleyes.gif

Anytime I have any type of fondant, colorflow, or RI on a cake people eat them right up...(even Wilton fondant icon_eek.gificon_eek.gif ). It seems like #1 alot of work to have someone chomp on and #2 there is alot of "handling" and chance of it getting germs or whatever on it and not being very sanitary. If it is "edible" the people I know want to eat it.

Anyone??

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JoAnnB Posted 15 Jul 2007 , 7:53am
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Many flowers are constructed on wire, making them decorations only, to be removed before cutting.

Otherwise, people do sometimes eat the gumpaste flowers. They don't taste bad.

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darkchocolate Posted 15 Jul 2007 , 11:09am
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I always thought gumpaste smelled bad and I couldn't imagine wanting to eat it.

I have some who like my MMF and others have commented that they don't want to eat cake and "chew gum" at the same time.

I find that the fondant isn't bad if it is rolled thin like on my cheeseburger cakes, because it really blends in with the BC and becomes soft.

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frog80 Posted 15 Jul 2007 , 1:31pm
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I've heard both you can eat gumpaste and that you can't. However, they do have nutritional information on the back on the gumpaste bags, so I guess you can consume it, although, my guess is that it does not taste very good. icon_razz.gif

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