I mix a bit of tylose into my homemade fondant to make it stiffer or to make bows and such, but the closest store that carries Tylose is over an hour away. and I need some now. My local craft store sells Wilton Gum Tex so I was wondering if I can use it in the same way to stiffin the fondant? Thanks!

You can definitely use the gum tex the same way as you've used the tylose. I use both - and they are almost identical. I just personally prefer the texture of the fondant with tylose if I have a choice - a little more elastic.

I've tried both and I much prefer tylose.

I've used both gumtex and tylose in fondant. I've been successful with both. I got the tip from Mayen

(Not in the above video, I just snagged one real quick. She has great tutorials)

I've used both gumtex and tylose in fondant. I've been successful with both. I got the tip from Mayen

(Not in the above video, I just snagged one real quick. She has great tutorials)

Thanks so much!!

I agree that both work but I also prefer the Tylose and have also found that the gum tex has slightly changed the color of my white fondant to just a little bit pink.

I just used it and it worked fine!! I do prefer Tylose, but it will do in a crunch! Thanks again!!

I recently found a recipe for gumpaste through a forum on here and I am now wondering if I could use gum-tex instead of tylose in the recipe if I ran out of tylose?