Recipe: Gum paste (for decorations)
Preparing a gum paste recipe is similar to making fondant, but the addition of gum tagacanth gives the dough the added flexibility for making delicate flowers and forming figures. What is gum paste? It's a sugary dough which has one special ingredient mixed in, gum tragacanth. This important ingredient constructs the stretchy, elastic, and flexible paste which resembles a gum. You can roll the gum paste into different shapes, sizes, and dimensions. It can be as thick or as thin as you like to prepare real-life replicas of petals and flowers. Another plus point of gum paste is that it hardens really quickly and can be stored for longer period of time. These simple gum paste recipes are basically used to decorate cakes and give them unique appearances. Gum Paste Recipe with Gum Tragacanth Ingredients * 1 large egg white * Two ½ cup confectioner's sugar * ½ cup corn flour * 2 teaspoon unflavored powdered gelatin * 2 teaspoon glucose * 3 teaspoo...