OK, I see a lot of mentioning of Tylose powder with fondant and it is all new to me. I had asked a fellow CCer how she did butterflies for her cake and she said she used Tylose powder on her fondant accesories... so my questions:

What is Tylose?
Where do I buy it?
How do I use it?

Any help would be great, I have a similar cake due on the 17th... so I need to know how to use it so I can practice. TIA!

You can use Gum-tex in the same way as Tylose. This makes the fondant behave well for modeling items..

For modeling, I use about 1 tsp of Gumtex per 12-16 oz of fondant. If it is humid where you are, add a tich more...if dry, add a little less...



HTH

thanks so much.. I know I can get Gum-tex at michael's right?

yup...you can get it at Michaels...

You can also get ready made gumpaste at Michaels depending on what you were going to make...

I would use the gumpaste for flowers and/or delicate things I to be rolled out thinly like leaves, flower, wings.etc...

The fondant/gum-tex mix is great for modeling animals, people, bigger, more substantial items...

Have fun!!!!!
Jane

Tylose makes an even harder finished prodct than gum-tex - and it's whiter. My local cake supply carries it. Plus, you can get it online from many cake suppliers. It's worth adding to your arsenal.

I read somewheres on in the forum that you could use the powedered fix-a-dent dental adhesive instead of tylose. It has tylose in it.

I can't get Tylose here in Ottawa and have hunted around for it in Canadian sites...that is why I use Gumtex but it does work fine and does dry hard...

I too want to add tylose to my supplies but until I find it I use Gumtex for all my modeling and honestly it does work fine..all my models are done with it so far.

If it is a far better product I should look for it too...

I have a strange request: Could someone please miss-spell whatever it is that you're using instead of Tylose, as I'm in the dark here (I have a problem with my browser, where I can't read any words which show as a link to the CC shop, but if it's spelt wrong I can see it!! There are a few others who also have this problem, Heath is aware of it, but they can't yet figure out what the cause is! ) and as I'm just about to start working with fondant, this would be a big help to me.

TIA

Kelly

gum.....tex? Did that help

I have asked a similar question and this is what I got..Helped alot to find it under the real name

Good luck

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-51621-.html

Gum tex! Thanks! Thats a big help!

The chemical name for Tylose is Sodium salt of Carboxy Methyl Cellulose or CMC. I use it regularly for my flowers.

Sometimes, is sold as a bakery product or as a stabiliser but under it's chemical name, not Tylose.

Karen