This gelatine-based flower paste gives you perfect porcelain fine flowers, time after time. Squires Kitchen's Petal Powder has proved a must, not only for its sheer convenience, but also for the carefully balanced ingredients that combine to give perfect texture and pliability Price: £3.95
Food grade Iso-Propyl Alcohol. Can be added to paste or powder colour to create a coloured dipping solution for flowers. Also add to Confectioners Glaze for glossy leaves. Price: £4.04
This product is designed for use with lustre colours to create more sheen & brilliance. Simply brush icing flowers or decorations with Gildasol (use a flat firm brush) then with a clean dry brush dust over with lustre colour. Lightly buff with a dry brush to remove excess dust
For making modelling or petal paste: add 1 teaspoon gum trag to 250g sugarpaste (preferably Pastello) & knead well. Place in airtight container or bag overnight. For strengthening royal icing: take a small amount of gum trag on the end of a knife - add to a small cup of royal icing & mix well. Perfect for sticking decorations together or onto cakes.
Sugarcel is a gum tragacanth substitute. Add to sugarpaste to make a hard modelling paste or add sugacel & vegetable fat to royal icing to make a flower paste