THOSE DAMN BUTTONS/ USING EDIBLE GUM PASTE

All right here it is. I had a big order  of cupcakes, and I had to make some more of buttons. So here are the tools and the dough I use from Wilton-it's called Shape-N-Amaze.

I highly recommend using it, I got some mix for gum paste and made some at the same time that I got this pre-made colored shape=n=amaze. The home made dough would not take colors-I added a ton of gel colors and they were still pastel.

When I first started making buttons, I followed the directions included with the silicone mold-which called for coating mold in corn starch. I had better luck with no cornstarch and just popping right out of the mold. You will need to get a sheet of waxed paper and spread your buttons out and let  dry. Let dry at least a day they are totally tasty and will impress the heck out of people.

They look amazing on cookies, cupcakes,  cakes-ya know. The shape and amaze is very easy to work with, you just knead for a minute or two and shape. Press into your mold or sculpt, put om wax paper and let dry the shape n amaze is very glossy and will loose a lot of luster asit dries.