!--Is There A Way To Seal Gumpaste Accents W/o Softening?

Decorating By elvis Updated 27 Jul 2007 , 3:46am by elvis

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elvis Posted 27 Jul 2007 , 1:10am
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Yesterday I made some gum paste accents for a cake- they were firm and I put them in a zip lock. Today they were soft again.

I had planned on mailing some to a friend. Is there any way to seal gum paste without them softening?


Thanks for any advice you can give me!

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DianeLM Posted 27 Jul 2007 , 2:14am
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Gumpaste needs more than just a few hours to thoroughly dry. If your pieces are more than 1/2 inch thick anywhere, they're going to need a week or more to dry properly.

Don't ever store gumpaste figures in an airtight container. Moisture gets trapped and will degrade the gumpaste. If you have no choice, then put a few of those silica packets in the container.

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elvis Posted 27 Jul 2007 , 2:45am
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Thanks DianeLM--by the way, your cakes are beautiful. Love the Hollister cake.

One more thing... just out of curiosity, how does Wilton sell its gum paste bows without them weakening? Isn't that a sealed bag? I've never seen it in person.

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BlakesCakes Posted 27 Jul 2007 , 3:23am
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The Wilton bows aren't gumpaste. They're a paper fiber that can be dusted, painted, or dyed by dipping. They don't respond the moisture the same way as gumpaste.

Rae

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BlakesCakes Posted 27 Jul 2007 , 3:23am
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elvis Posted 27 Jul 2007 , 3:46am
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Thanks BlakesCakes...thought they were gum paste! That's interesting.

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