Gum Paste

Easy, homemade gum paste to use for cake decorating and figure making.

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I had heard of gum paste before, but wasn't sure what you use it for. I now know that you can use it to sculpt figurines and flowers for cakes with or without fondant. I also learned you can use it to make your own mints! After finding the recipe for these Homemade Breath Mints, I also found a recipe for homemade gum paste instead of having to use the store bought kind. I already had all the ingredients to make it homemade, so rather than spend the money, I decided to try it. It was really…

Learning how to make gumpaste need not be difficult. If you search “gumpaste recipe” in Google, your search will lead to several recipes which are already using only eggwhites, powdered…

I don't work with gum paste very often, but when I need to make gum paste figures or simple flowers I make the gum paste from scratch using this recipe: Gum paste Recipe

Learn how to make sugar flowers with this easy tutorial. These non-wired gum paste flowers are very simple and perfect for beginners.