Hi,
I read a thread here recently on sugar gems and did a little research. I decided this would be a cool idea for a cake I'm making at the end of this month.
I've never worked with Isomalt before but I figured I would buy some and play with it. I did read the extra tips in the "sugar bottle" tutorial, which looked helpful. My questions are:
1. At what point in the cooking stage do you color your isomalt?
2. Can I use my standard gel colors that I use for baking or are there special colors?
3. Can you use extracts to add flavor to it??
4. I've seen the videos of it being made on the stove...can you make it in the microwave?
I've looked around for "how to" videos just on how to cook it, but I couldnt find many instructional videos, most are how to use it once it is already made. Any info/recommendations would be great
I read a thread here recently on sugar gems and did a little research. I decided this would be a cool idea for a cake I'm making at the end of this month.
I've never worked with Isomalt before but I figured I would buy some and play with it. I did read the extra tips in the "sugar bottle" tutorial, which looked helpful. My questions are:
1. At what point in the cooking stage do you color your isomalt?
2. Can I use my standard gel colors that I use for baking or are there special colors?
3. Can you use extracts to add flavor to it??
4. I've seen the videos of it being made on the stove...can you make it in the microwave?
I've looked around for "how to" videos just on how to cook it, but I couldnt find many instructional videos, most are how to use it once it is already made. Any info/recommendations would be great
