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I have a quick question about using gumpaste appliques on a cake.

 

If you do a fondant-covered wedding cake, and cover it in gumpaste appliques (usually done in a silicone mold), how do they serve it?  Does all the fondant need to be peeled off?  Do the appliques come off the fondant?  I know you don't want to eat the gumpaste - texture is awful and taste is borderline, plus it would be really hard to cut through, yes?  Just curious.

 

 

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Hi Eileen, just wondering what you mean by Gumpaste Appliques?? :)

I've seen gumpaste molds - many times they have a baroque style, or some kind of antique flower look, that you press gumpaste into make the design and then apply to a fondant cake.  What brought it to mind was this photo:

 

http://www.cakeswebake.com/photo/wedding-cake-2010-158

 

It's a beautiful cake! And maybe those are fondant appliques?  But it got me to thinking.

My guess would be that those are fondant appliques.  As hard as gum paste dries I would definitely remove it if for no other reason than for cutting the cake.  Fondant appliques tend to get stiff so they may need to be removed also but it wouldn't be as necessary as with gum paste.
My question is why does it have to be gumpaste? Since it's up against your cake, it doesn't need to hold it's weight, so why not fondant? I use that.
I agree with Jade and Deah. I use fondant for lace appliques, and any other decoration that is basically flat. That way it can be cut through as with any cake and it tastes great. The only time I use gum paste is for 3D things such as figures or flowers. When I need gum paste I usually just add CMC or a similar stabilizer to good tasting fondant so that if eaten, they will be tasty as well.This is an example of one I did using plain Fondx Elite on the cake and Fondx Elite with CMC on the figurine.

hi Eileen

you could try mixing gumpaste and fondant 50/50 that way you get a "firm set" that is still flexible and doesn't taste so awfull, it has worked for me,

Eileen... I have done several cakes with lace molds.  I use fondant with them.  You have to allow your fondant to dry just a bit after rolling it out... press it into the lace molds then I put it in the freezer for about 15 minutes and they come out of the silicone molds really nicely.  If you are using the RVO molds by Rosa you do not usually have to put them in the freezer.  It is a very time consuming project to get all of the cutout areas done.  It is a beautiful look though!

 

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