Fondant Flowers: Attempt #2

The saga continues. This time I bought the Wilton Gum Paste Mix so my flowers (well it ended up being flower) dried hard. The mix comes in a 1lb can and says you add 1/4 cup of water to 1lb to make the paste. I didn't want to use it all, so I decided to use 1/8th of a cup of the mix which is 1/16th of a pound, and then added in water by the half teaspoon and ended up adding in 1 teaspoon of water. It was slightly sticky so I kneaded in powdered sugar until the stickiness went away.

I then rolled the gum paste into a ball, made a ball of marshmallow fondant the same size, and then mixed the two together. I then did the same flower technique as last time and after drying time got this:





I think it turned out okay. It definitely held its shape a lot better. I probably could have tried harder making the center, but I actually messed up my first small batch of gum paste (too much water) and it was getting late. I also tried using a different flower cutter but it didn't work out so well, because the petals were kind of separated, causing it to tear - and I didn't have graduated sizes. Those cutters might be my next investment. I refuse to get the forming cups yet though - I read you can put foil over cupcake tins at the depth you want and it works out well, so I'll be trying that next time.

~emy