Wilton Fondant Decorative Punch Set

Another weapon of choice when im decorating fondant cakes is the Fondant Decorative Punch Set. It helps me add exciting 3 dimensional decorations to my rolled fondant, it's also perfect for enhancing details to my cakes, cupcakes and even cookies.

Gumpaste Part2

Here's a continuation post, regarding my gum paste entry which can be seen right after this post. I was looking around sweet craft last week and i saw flowers and decorations made out of gum paste. Can you believe that 6 pcs of roses would cost you around 200 pesos.

That's pretty expensive.

Those expensive flowers inspired me to perfect the art of making roses with the use of gum paste.

I have this, (took this photo via the internet)

My sister gave me this for no reason at all. She just showers me with gift from time to time. *awesome sister is awesome*.

Anyway, i have tried this flower set and it really really delivers. This costs around 800 to

1,200 depends on where your buying it. You can also purchase this thru www.sulit.com.ph

i let my gum paste rest for 24 hours before i use them. This makes it easier to work with.I was swamped with orders last december and i am still familiarizing myself with the art of gum paste. Btw,I used cookie cutters on my gum paste.

Note: You can use them right after you make them but it has the tendency to break into little pieces. So if you can and if you have the time, try to make you Gum paste a day ahead.

I tried cutting the gum paste into different shapes with the help of cookie cutters. I was able to produce cute toppers for my cakes and cupcakes. The recipe i have will make about 300 grams of gum paste.

Store gum paste in an airtight container. Shelf life would be a month or two. Commercial gum paste can lasts for over a year. You can try them out too.

Happy Caking,

Dina

Gum paste Recipe

Sugar Paste icing also know as GUMPASTE is a very sweet edible sugar dough usually made from sugar and glucose. It can be used to cover cakes, mold features and create decorations for cakes and many other uses.

There are commercial gumpaste available on the market, i found one at sweetcraft. The brand name is Satin ice and it costs 520.00 for 500grams.

I on the other hand, tried to make gumpaste inside my kitchen. I used

Ferna's recipe.

While the recipe calls only for 450 grams or 3 cups of powdered sugar. I added a little more than 2 cups because the recipe is to runny.

i let my mixer do the job. AT first, it was a little runny then after a few minutes i was able to get this

It should look like a dough. Once it does, place your mixture in a cling wrap to prevent air from contaminating your gumpaste.

NOTE: never leave your gumpaste in open air it will dry out easily.

TAKE NOTE: EASILY.

Always keep it in an airtight container to prevent it from going down the garbage bin. Once its hard, its going to be useless. So make sure to store it in an airtight container AT ALL TIMES.

There are a lot of gum paste tutorial videos on you tube.

Be creative and most of all Have Fun.

Happy Baking,

Dina