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(More customer reviews)My cake decorating instructor told me that all gum pastes taste terrible. I tried the Wilton kind and the kind at my local cake decorating supply store and found that to be true. It tastes just awful. I was amazed how bad it was. My teacher recommended a 50/50 mixture of fondant and gum paste to make flowers, but when I added gum paste to my delicious homemade marshmallow fondant, it made the whole thing taste bad. However, in an attempt to save money when I realized how quickly $7-10 a pound for premade gum paste added up, I decided to give this a try and make my own.
At first I was a little disappointed because the container was not very full. More than half full, but less than 2/3. So, you don't get as much as it looks like. And when I started mixing (you mix with powdered sugar and water) it smelled pretty bad. But when I finished mixing and actually tried it I was so HAPPY. It still doesn't taste good, but it tastes very mildly bad. And when you mix it with half fondant, it doesn't make the fondant taste terrible. It just makes it taste like decent fondant instead of great fondant (assuming you're starting out with a great fondant. If you aren't, I'd recommend either the marshmallow fondant or the rolled fondant recipe from Wilton's website).
This stuff is palatable and much cheaper than pre-mixed gum paste. It is a bit tougher to work with, and it doesn't work for everything (sometimes I still have to buy pre-mixed), but I still love it when I can use it.
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