What's The Difference?

Decorating By Peeg Updated 10 Sep 2008 , 2:24am by Texas_Rose

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Peeg Posted 10 Sep 2008 , 2:18am
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between gumpaste and fondant? I know they can be used for the same effect. What does gumpaste taste like? Sorry I'm kind of new to the fondant/gumpaste world, trying to escape from the buttercream world lol...

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julitre1 Posted 10 Sep 2008 , 2:20am
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I haven't used gumpaste but once, but I've found that gumpaste dries harder, and the fondant tastes better. That's just my personal opinion.

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Texas_Rose Posted 10 Sep 2008 , 2:24am
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Fondant is meant to be eaten (except maybe Wilton's fondant) and gumpaste isn't. Gumpaste dries faster so you have to keep . It will take more detail and can usually be worked thinner than fondant. Gumpaste dries harder than fondant, if you use gumpaste decorations on a cake it's best to warn people not to eat them because they could break a tooth on it.

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