Comments on: My gum paste helpers

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:48:00 +0000

The C’s are Styrofoam cups to hold gum paste flowers. You could use the tip with the glass and the foil.
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By: Nazia Tafader

Nazia Tafader — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:40:00 +0000

Can you please tell me how I can make item “C” by myself? Is it just pieces of foam that I can press my thumb and fingers into to make the shapes of petals?

By: Ligia Brum

Ligia Brum — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 03:21:00 +0000

Louise! Parabéns, este site é maravilhoso.

By: Gail Macintosh

Gail Macintosh — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 14:49:00 +0000

For drying wired leaves and flowers I stick them into a block of polystyrene. Leaves without the wire over corrugated fibreglass or cardboard. For lifting the fondant icing on the cake, bleach your x-ray sheets, rinse and dry, and perfect, just slides under. Hope this will help many. Greetings from S.Africa

By: Trudie-jane

Trudie-jane — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:58:00 +0000

Hi, your cup and foil idea is simply fantastic – Thank you for sharing.

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:48:00 +0000

also…thanks for all the gumpaste tips…who knew???

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:01:00 +0000

Jessica, I recall that someone wrote it in their comment… I got mine from a shop that sells all sorts of foam and mattresses.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 21 May 2011 22:53:00 +0000

You can get most ingredients either at your local food store or buy the more special ingredients from here:

http://carolines.com.au/index.html

http://www.floralartandsugarcraft.com/index.html

For gum paste please see the video on gum paste roses for recipe: http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gum-paste-rose-tutorial-on-youtube

By: TaraDavies

TaraDavies — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:03:00 +0000

how can you make gumpaste/ sugarpaste with australian ingredience and where can you get them from?

By: Betsy and company

Betsy and company — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:19:00 +0000

The foam egg trays are available at Walmart and other discount stores in the bedding dept as mattress toppers. The twin size will give you enough to cut a few flower former sheets and the rest I use in the back of my van to transport cakes. It absorbs the vibrations and keeps delicate work from being damaged in transport. I also cut a few sheets to like sheet cake boxes. these I use for transporting flowers and delicate embellishments to be added to a cake on site. That’s a lot of protection and function for about $15!

By: Betsy and company

Betsy and company — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 15:19:00 +0000

By: Cindi

Cindi — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:15:00 +0000

Louise,where do I get the egg foam trays? Your help is really appreciated. I can’t seem to find them anywhere.

By: Sophia

Sophia — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:57:37 +0000

Hi Louis,

I was wonder what sugarflair colour to use if I want to get the perfect skin tone colour?

Thanks!

By: Charlotte Shaw

Charlotte Shaw — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:23:03 +0000

Thank you, Louise, for your wonderful site! I just love opening it up to see what you have for us next!! I keep 3-4 small plastic/glass cups like for punch(_/) in my gumpaste/fondant tools (GP/F) for small bits of GP/F so that it doesn’t dry out while I am working with another color. Just turn the cup upside down over the bits and when you need that color, there is is, no messing with plastic bags!!

By: rute lopes

rute lopes — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:42:13 +0000

hi,im portuguese and i love your site.im starting in cake decoration anh im loving! in portugal there are some cake desing but there not very good.tank you.

By: Maria

Maria — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 08:12:55 +0000

Hi, Thank you so much for your beautiful site. I love all your work, colors and sweetness. As flower wire holders, I use the microwave’ steel rack, the one used for the grill: it has three legs and it is good enough for hanging small flowers… As an alternative to ziplock bag, you can use some little cup of coffee, filled with cornstarch or fine sugar, and you have perfect Celformers alternatives for single flowers!

By: wedding invitation kits

wedding invitation kits — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 03:42:28 +0000

Note to self: Never read about cakes or cake decorating when you are hungry. Bad move. Charming site. Thank you for some great ideas.

By: Cathy Keeping

Cathy Keeping — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:09:58 +0000

I use a cupboard dish rack ( the kind that makes more room in cupboard for storing dishes) to dry my wire flowers works great and some can fold down for storing. living in a small apt. I need all the dual use things or compact things I can find. Love thee new ideas that I gog from thisd site.Thanks Cathy

By: Zoey

Zoey — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:13:21 +0000

wow! your site is awesome, I learn so much from you. Thank you so much

By: ana-maria

ana-maria — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:16:08 +0000

hi, I am really new to cake decorating, and i was wondering, about the cornstarch box: do you let the fondant pearls dry in the cornstarch? does the cornstarch stick to them? will it change their color? will it come off if brushed off? thank you. love your site

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:06:58 +0000

Soooo happy to see you back and writing about your creations again. Honestly? No one can do it like you can – you have such a wonderful voice, and easy-to-follow pictorials!! I have a question when you get a chance, Louise. In the past you have referred to standard-sized cupcake wrappers that are just slightly (1/2″) higher than the norm, as “wonder” liners. I have looked high and low to no avail. Louise, where can I find these in the U.S. and what are they named? Thank you so much for all that you do!

By: joanne

joanne — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 16:38:42 +0000

Hey that tree you were talking about, you can use a pasta dryer. It is found at most pasta or cooking stores, as well as some Italian bakeries. Hope that helps!

By: Louise

Louise — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 07:02:40 +0000

Martine: Regarding the ebook. I can confirm that we have sent an email the 28 of February and again the 5 of March both with the ebook pdf-file attachment. I also wrote an email last evening, asking you to please confirm that email.

I hope that you see this and contact me again. Thank you.

By: Louise

Louise — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:37:41 +0000

First thank you for all your brilliant ideas and shares for the “tree” and your own ideas

I got my “egg foam” from a store that sells foam rubber? dont know if that is the corect name for this?

The question from Becky about a photo on where I store all my things…. let me just tell you that I store it everywhere in the whole apartment. I could really use a whole room just for my tools

Öznur Tuncar: You can get them from most of the UK online shops. They are called: Celformers (Celcakes)http://www.apieceofcakethame.co.uk/view_products.aspx?cid=5

By: cakes

cakes — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:06:49 +0000

Dear Louise, Thank you for all of your tips posting here. I am sharing with few bakeristin my city.

By: Martine

Martine — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:33:12 +0000

I ordered your Easter cookie e-book over a month ago and have yet to receive it. I also contacted you via email over a month ago and never received a response. Please issue a refund through PayPal.

By: Naomi

Naomi — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:59:47 +0000

Thank you as usual for taking the time and sharing with the rest of us your tips and tricks.

By: Öznur Tuncar

Öznur Tuncar — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:55:33 +0000

Hii. I live in Turkey/İstanbul. Where I buy C number gum paste helper. Can you bring website name mine. Thank you verymuch..

By: mas ismail

mas ismail — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:43:27 +0000

hi Louise. I’m from malaysia and i really love your site and tutorials. your creations are beautiful and perfect. Keep on inspiring! p/s: do come to malaysia and conduct some classess!!

By: elenia123

elenia123 — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:36:31 +0000

I am not sure if I have the wrong thing in mind. But for drying my wired flowers I use a block of florists foam. You just poke in the wired flower when complete and it stays away from all edges so dries in the shape that you make it. Becuase it is foam you ust poke in holes anywhere. I have yet to go through a block and it is quite cheap to use. Thanks for all the other tips.

By: Lyzzie

Lyzzie — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:43:35 +0000

Thanks , is a necesary helps gum paste for decorating cakes ,you are my heroe

By: Jill

Jill — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:20:04 +0000

Thank you once again for all your fantastic ideas, especially the cornflower one. I made big pearls the other day and the do have an ugly flat bottom! A jewelry hanger would work to dry out your flowers! regards,

Jill Cape Town

By: Becky

Becky — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:55:20 +0000

Great info as always!!

Sometimes I use a rolling pin for drying leaves or petals that need to be curved.

Also…what would really help me is a picture of where you store all of this equipment!!!

By: Minal

Minal — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:28:10 +0000

Where can i find these egg foam trays? So clever!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:40:13 +0000

thank you … you r so kind for sharing with us your useful tips

By: jackie P.

jackie P. — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:07:39 +0000

For drying flowers I use a high shelf rack, the ones with plastic rack and metal pull out legs. They are the kind that can be used as kind of instant shelves in pantry cupboards. Works very well. Hope it helps. If you arent sure of what I am talking of, let me know…can send you a photo!

By: Lorrie Gauthier

Lorrie Gauthier — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:59:32 +0000

Louise, KitchenAid make a pasta drying rack that you might want to consider buying. It works like the little trees you mention. The arms are not perfectly round but they work perfectly for drying flowers etc. And you could always say you might make your own pasta so you *need* it.

By: Clara

Clara — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:34:44 +0000

What I use to hang dry my flowersis the wire dish rack , is a very inexpensive way and practical, try it.

By: Romina

Romina — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:26:12 +0000

Hi Louise!! Great post as usual!
You know, I’m new at cake decorating, I started taking classes last year and haven’t worked a lot with gum paste yet. We are going to start this year, at level 2, so I guess I’ll find this really useful.
Regarding your “tree”, I have one made of wood, which is supposed to be used for drying pasta like spaghetti, but I use it to hang my royal icing flowers (they will soon become gum paste ones!) Perhaps you could get one of those, at least here they are easy to find and they are not expensive at all

Greetings from South America!!

By: Alice

Alice — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:02:10 +0000

Dear Louise,

I just wanted to thank you for all the tutorials and tips you publish, you really help me a lot and you are great inspiration for me!
My sugarcraft ability needs improving of course…but I always follow you!
happy caking to you too
Alice