How To Make Edible Sugar Glue For Cake Decorating!

Hey Cake Lovers, Before we jump straight into how to make edible sugar glue for your cake decorating needs, I need to give you full disclosure…

When I first started cake decorating I thought using edible sugar glue was everything I needed, and my only option! But over the years I discovered Two Amazing Ways to stick your fondant decorations to your cakes ‘With! and Without Fondant Glue!’ Honestly, This is Going to Change Your Cake Decorating Game! To my amazement, no one is speaking about it!

I will of course now teach you everything about how to make edible sugar glue using CMC but if you want to find out how to be able to stick and move around your sugar decorations without ruining fondant-covered cakes, or the strongest edible glue that will hold super heavy decorations then click here to check out my blog and video tutorial.

Edible Sugar Glue For Cake Decorating:

You can buy edible glue, but this can become a little pricey after a while. Because of this, It’s a good idea to start making your own. Every budding cake decorator should have a supply of CMC Powder(Carboxymethyl cellulose) at home, you can purchase some here. Making sugar glue is simple and only takes a few minutes. Firstly! Let me run you through a few different types of glues you can use:

  • Just Use Water! We don’t always need to complicate things, we can simply add a little water to your fondant in the UK Known as sugar paste and tap the area a little with your finger, this will make the water congeal with the sugar creating a perfect tacky sticky surface to add your decoration too.
  • Sugar Glue: Perfect for making sugar models and flowers and can be made by mixing CMC and water. Extra strong edible glue for extra strength and support can be made by mixing Pastillage and water. Rarely, you’ll need this glue and if you want stronger opt for fondant glue, to see how to make this, view the tutorial here. These glues should be kept in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

Edible Sugar Glue Recipe:

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Mix a ¼ of a teaspoon of CMC in and 50ml of cooled water in a container, I use an old cleaned sugar glue pot and fill it to the top. Put the lid on and give it a good shake. The mixture will appear lumpy so leave it over night and you’ll wake to a lovely clear looking gel sugar glue. See, very simple! Using Sugar Glue: brush a very thin layer over the surface using a brush, leave for a few minutes to become tacky, then press into place
Top Tip!!! Whenever you use edible glues, Always remember less is more! You want the sugar to feel tacky not wet. Applying too much glue will make your models or flowers hard to handle and you’ll never get them to dry and stick firmly!
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STOP! Using Royal icing:

Using Royal icing was another huge mistake I made as a beginner cake decorator! Gosh, I remember the stress I felt watching my little sugar flowers sliding down the side of my cake thinking “Ahh Why Won’t You Just Stick!!” Until I discovered how to create fondant edible glue! Honestly a game changer!

Check out the blog: [Stick Fondant Decorations To Cakes 2 Ways Here]

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