Satin Ice White Gum Paste, Vanilla, 5 Pound

For my son's recent wedding, I baked a 5-tiered cake. It was my first time using fondant and gumpaste, and I had a few nervous moments before it came together. I have always used buttercream icing but, after using the Satin Ice Gumpaste and Fondant brands...not sure I will ever go back to buttercream again, except as a basecoat. I was pleasantly surprised at the texture and ease of the Satin Ice Gumpaste when shaping the hundreds of flower petals---seemed like it took forever---but they turned out beautiful. My daughter-in-law wanted Calla Lilies, Stargazer Lilies, and Cymbidium Orchids. Yeah, I know, right? Just something "simple" for my first time. Hahaha! After some practice, lots of YouTube tutorials, and a lot of patience, I was thrilled they actually looked like the real deal. A few helpful hints I can pass along is the gumpaste dries out REALLY fast so you have to work quickly to shape your flowers. I covered and wrapped any unused small portions immediately. I did not use powdered sugar or cornstarch to dust my board or roller but, worked a small amount of shortening onto my board, roller, and hands whenever I handled the gumpaste. This made the paste more pliable and kept it from cracking and drying out as fast. Working with smaller amounts at a time helped, too. To color the gumpaste, I used Wilton's gel food coloring. I just kneaded it in until I had the right color. The dusting powders were the easiest and prettiest though for adding color and special highlights. Took about 24 to 48 hours for some of my thicker flowers to dry completely before I could handle them without them falling apart. They are fragile so keep that in mind when arranging them on your cake. I made an edible glue from about a cup of hot water and a quarter-sized ball of gumpaste that I added and let dissolve. As for taste, it has a slight marshmellow taste, kind of like fondant but not as tasty. Overall, working with the gumpaste reminded me of playing with Play Dough but, with prettier results. How many flowers can you make from 5-lbs? A lot! I had actually bought two of the 5-lb buckets anticipating it wouldn't go far but, I was wrong. Made probably 200 or so flowers/leaves from just one bucket. Never even had to open the second one and now I have extra for another project. I highly recommend this product. Have fun with it!:)

I use this gum paste all the time for my cake decorations. I find the thickness and texture to be much more comfortable to use than other leading brands'. The gum paste takes colors well without becoming too soft most of the time (red and black tend to be "looser" and need a bit of sitting time before shaping). The taste is what it is. Tastes kind of like marshmallows - it's sweet without a real flavor. Kids tend to love it, grown ups, not so much. It doesn't take an unreasonable amount of time to harden, and holds up well in warmer temperatures. Of course, humidity will wreck it, but any gum paste fails in humidity. I recommend this gum paste highly to anyone who asks, and use it exclusively.

Performs way better than Wilton gumpaste. Smells better too though I haven’t tasted it yet. I bought the 5 lb tub bc I do lots of gumpaste figures and flowers. I haven’t even gotten halfway through the container and I’ve made 15-20 sugar flowers and 4-5 gumpaste figures. The bigger tub is sooo worth it. I have to scoop the paste out with a spoon and then soften it in my hand so it’s pretty firm at first. But it softens right up!

Easy to work with and color but it won't dry! Added CMC powder and it still won't dry.

Batch 5135071 is not drying. Before purchasing I would message the seller to ask what batch they are shipping to you. We've been using this product for 18 years and every once in a while there's an issue with batch and unfortunately the manufacturer doesn't like to return any messages. Keep in mind consumables, like this, are not returnable.