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Apr
24

Gum paste butterflies

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Inspired by some of the designs I see in Flickr and also in a friend’s blog, I decided to try to make my own butterflies from gum paste. Its fairly easy. Just cut out some butterfly shapes. Then create the look you want. I use my piping tips to make tiny holes and also to …

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Apr
9

Gum paste flowers – daisy

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  Image : BluMania on flickr I made some daisies today..it was so much easier compared to making “Lily of the Valley” flowers. Here are the items needed to make the daisies. Untinted gum paste Rolling pin Tiny pencil or stick Small wire or use your cake tester/ satay stick Daisy cutter Sponge Water and …

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Mar
31

Gum paste flower – Lily of the Valley

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(picture from light2spill’s photos in Flickr) Lily of the Valley, what a beautiful flower.. I wish I have it in my garden. For now I’ll have to make do with the gum paste version . Finally, I’ve got all the things needed for my gum paste flowers project. To make this tiny bell shaped flowers, …

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Mar
27

Gum paste flowers – equipments needed

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I have a confession – I’m running out of ideas on what to write on baking.. I’m more into cake decorating now, especially using fondants and gum paste. I think I’ll start a series on making flowers using gum paste. My main source of reference is, of course, from Wilton’s how-to book (coz I can’t …

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Mar
27

Modelling paste & gum paste recipes

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If you can find gum tragacanth (berbelit lidah..) you can use this recipe to make your modelling paste. Suitable to make all 3D figures. 280g icing sugar 3 teaspoon gum trag 1 teaspoon liquid glucose 6 teaspoon water 315 g ready fondant/sugarpaste (refer to my earlier post for the recipe) Method Sift icing sugar and …

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