Gumpaste Appliques

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Permalink Reply by Mizztry on May 20, 2011 at 9:56am

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

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Permalink Reply by Eileen S on May 20, 2011 at 1:36pm

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.

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Permalink Reply by Deah on May 20, 2011 at 5:26pm

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.

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Permalink Reply by Jade-eye on May 20, 2011 at 5:26pm

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.

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Permalink Reply by Rosemary Galpin on May 21, 2011 at 12:12am

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.

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Permalink Reply by Les Brown on May 21, 2011 at 1:54am

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,

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Permalink Reply by jeri c on May 21, 2011 at 2:57am

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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