What is the difference between flower paste and sugarpaste

You can also use for some modelling. If your product is drying out - are you leaving it exposed to the air for too long? In answer to your question about which to use in moulds - I've used both - or a mix of the two together. Home Recipes. Experience the world of cake decorating like never before with Cake Central Magazine!

Fondant, Gumpaste, Flowerpaste, Sugarpaste. What's The Difference Please? I live in the UK so the easiest thing for me to buy is fondant. Is this sugarpaste? Thanks in advance Michelle.

Thanks so much for that costumeczar. Just be aware that, because of its nut content, it may not be suitable for clients. A great modelling material for simple figures when you require the product to hold its shape, dry quickly, but still remain soft enough to eat.

White sugar dough can be easily coloured with edible paste and dust colours. For a firmer paste add a little Gum Tragacanth and for a softer paste add a little white vegetable fat. It's pretty simple when you read into it and many of the differently named pastes do exactly what they say on the tin we're looking at your flower paste! Sugarpastes vary in price and with the more expensive ones, a little tends to go a long way. It's essential for your finished results and your budget that you store sugarpastes correctly once open.

For rolled sugarpaste, try to not use too much cornflour or icing sugar if you want to save trimmings, as this dries fondant out. Keep away from moisture and heat. Store in the best airtight bags you can lay your hands on, in an airtight container in a cool and dry place. Do not refrigerate!

Looking for more handy hints, tips and tricks? Answering all of the questions you could possibly have on fats in baking, check out our blog post on oil vs. Darker colours take longer to dry because of the amount of dye required to achieve depth. Allow more drying days for items made with deeper colours and also if the weather is hot and humid. If you need any more information or help please post again.

Thank you so much for your help, it really is much appreciated. I will now go off and do some experimenting, with different types, makes, colours, plus try making my own. Hi I have tried making the lantana flowers with gumpaste with no success.

Somehow the neck of the flower just break off. Tried making the same flowers with thai clay and they formed perfectly. I do need to make them in some edible material to place on a cake - would modelling paste be stronger and more pliable to work with. Appreciate hearing from you soon. I haven't actually got around to making the lantana flower so I'm unable to say why exactly the neck of the flower is breaking. Gum pastes takes like an un-flavored neco wafer. You never want to cover your cake in gumpaste.

If you want to make sugar flowers you want to use gumpaste. You can roll the gum paste thinner, so your flowers have a more realistic look to them, rather than fondant.

Gumpaste also dries faster, so it will keeps its shape. You can also mix fondant and gum paste together and get the best of both worlds: the flexibility of fondant and the strength of gum paste. Any time you want to make figurines or something 3D, I always use half gumpaste and half fondant.