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How to Make Gum Paste from Scratch

May 25, 2016August 16, 2015 by Maricris Francisco

If you are just a budding home baker looking to branch out of your comfort zone and enter the wonderful world of cake decorating, one of the very first things you will need to figure out is how to use gum paste to decorate your cake. Gum paste is one of the very basic forms … Read more

How to Make Gumpaste for Vegans

May 25, 2016August 16, 2015 by Maricris Francisco

Gelatin, which is a common ingredient in making fondant, is a processed collagen that comes from various animal by-products. So if you are a vegan or a vegetarian looking for a sugar paste recipe that will suit your lifestyle, you can substitute agar-agar for the gelatin. Agar-agar is a good vegetable counterpart for gelatin. You … Read more