Posts by klamb17

Thanks so much for your help, I will be trying it again for sure. I don't have a stand mixer yet, so I have to use my good ol' hands. I guess that is why my fondant is so stretchy, not enough p/s. Thanks again,Your help has been a...

well the first one did, but it was too much, now I just use it to grease my hands and the counter top.

16 oz mm, 3 Tbs water, up to 2 lbs of sugar. It goes together well, but it's been acting like putty, if I lift it , it just falls and stretches. And when I roll it on the counter no matter what I use it seems to stick! Its driving me up...

Cakeyouverymuch,THANKS for the crisco tip! I just rolled my gum paste out, added color and a little crisco and wow! what a difference! It's not drying out as fast and it looks great!!! NOW...why can't my MMF be just as easy??? LOLKaren

thanks so much for your help! Is it to early to make gum paste decorations 2 weeks ahead of time? Or should I wait until a week before? I have 2 cakes I want to make. Thanks!!

I found a gum paste recipe on the internet to make by hand because I do not have a stand mixer. (very easy) It calls for p/s, gum-tex,glucose, and water. I substituted the gum-tex with tylose and glucose with corn syrup. I can't find...

Oh by the way, I have tylose powder on hand.

Hello,I would like to know if someone has a recipe for gum paste? The only problem is I do not have a stand mixer, so I am searching for one I can do by hand until I can get a mixer. I want one SO BAD, but I can't afford an extra 200...

Dani,Maybe I am not putting enough p/s in my marshmallows. I guess that's why its so stretchy and like silly putty..lol. But I did keep adding p/s until it looked like the mm wouldn't take anymore. I had a 10oz bag of mm and used maybe...

Thanks, I will sure try it out. Now this fondant will not be sticky like MMF right? I am thinking that it won't be because it's not marshmallows.