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Confused!!!

I’m slightly confused, I was just wondering if you could cover cakes
with sugarpaste. I know you cover with fondant- is it the same thing?
Being in the UK the names differ, It’s so confusing!! Xx

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Goreti replied over 11 years ago

I believe that what in the UK is referred to as sugar paste, we in the US refer to it as fondant. I only use homemade Marshmallow fondant. It is much cheaper to make which is important to me since I give my cakes as gifts to my family.

cakealicious77 replied over 11 years ago

Oh ok, I thought that in the U.S sugarpaste was the same as gumpaste
I think that’s why I was getting confused !!

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Goreti replied over 11 years ago

I can certainly understand why. lol

cakealicious77 replied over 11 years ago

Thankyou for your replies : )

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Fun Fiesta Cakes replied over 11 years ago

I am almost sure that sugarpaste in the UK is fondant in the US/

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Yellow Bee Sugar Art by Vicky Teather replied over 11 years ago

Sugarpaste and ready to roll fondant are the same thing in the UK. There’s also fondant icing which is the stuff they pour on top of bakewell tarts etc.

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