Gumpaste Modelling

Gumpaste Rock Candy Geode

I made this today with marbled gray gumpaste dried in crumpled aluminum foil. Glued in the grape flavored string rock candy with clear Isomalt cooked to 320 degrees. A few small white rock candy around the sides and painted the edges with gold luster dust thinned with alcohol. Topper for an upcoming birthday cake.

Shirley

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I can definitely say Shirley that you made a perfect Amethyst cluster!!!

Elena

Looks great..thanks for the post..

Creativity is God's gift to us. Using our creativity is our gift back to God. Clarky's Cakes 😎

It is beautiful, Shirley! You have me in a fever wanting to make a geode!

Sugar Sugar by SSmiley

Thanks everyone. Sandra, just be careful. I used hot Isomalt to glue in the rock candy pieces, managed to splash a tiny bit on my arm and have a blister this morning. Ouchie!

Shirley

Are you kidding, Shirley! I am afraid of Isomalt!!

Sugar Sugar by SSmiley

With good reason Sandra. I took a pulled and blown sugar class with Chef Ewald Notter in 2000 and I don’t think any student there got out without at least one burn blister. Wear cotton gloves or even double latex gloves when working with it.

Shirley