Decorative Cakes Recipes -  Basics (Pastillage)

Ingredients

• 450g/1 lb icing sugar

• 125g/4 oz corn flour

• 2 tsp gun tragacanth

• 2 leaves of gelatin

• 1 tsp liquid glucose

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Method:

1. Sift the icing sugar, corn flour and gum tragacanth together into a bowl. Dissolve the gelatin in 5 tablespoons water, add the glucose and then add the liquid to the dry ingredients.

2. Beat well to form  paste, the knead until smooth . Keep in a plastic bag until required.