#tylose

[morethansalad]

How to Make a Gumpaste Magnolia

refer here for vegan gumpaste recipe

[jazzs25]

Practice cake in preparation for my sisters wedding. Not a bad first effort of draping. There’ll be a bunch of extra detail on the actual cake and it’ll have proper decorations rather than just Lindt balls - plus it’ll be smoother (the sadness of not having my fondant smoother here)!

[beidak]

I suppose it's not cool anymore but well, you know me.

[industrialchinicuil]

Tylose HS 30000 YP2 (espesante para pinturas)

Espesante de hidroxietil celulosa en polvo para: _Pinturas para interiores. _Pinturas sólidas. _Pinturas para exteriores. _Pinturas de resina de silicona. _Tintas. _Esmaltes. Polvo color blanco con solubilidad retardada, bioestable y nivel de viscosidad (Höppler) de 30000 mPa . s. 1 costal de 25 kg 1 saco 3 kg aprox.

MXN $ 5700

[daisybrydoncreations]

The differences between Tylose, CMC and Gum Tragacanth

I get a lot of emails asking me what the difference between these 'gums' are and what to use them with. It can get a little confusing especially if you are just starting out. 

I'll start by explaining what Tylose powder is. This is the one that I like to use the most.

Tylose

It's actually less expensive than the other 'gums' out there. It's also slightly more difficult to get hold of and you'll have to go to a speciality cake decorating shop to find it. You can also find it online.

It is a brand name used for CMC. Add it to sugarpaste, also known in some countries as Fondant, to create a 'homemade' version of gum paste. It makes it easier to make models with, and dries faster and harder. 

CMC

CMC is the same as Tylose, but stands for Carboxymethyl cellulose, a manmade powder. It's cheaper than Tylose and Gum Tragacanth and is more readily available. 

It works much quicker than Tylose and Gum Trag. For lastminute.com people like me!!

Gum Tragacanth 

Gum Trag is the real thing because it's completely natural. It's made from the sap of a Middle Eastern plant. Once the sap is extracted from the plant it is then dried into powder form. 

It's the worst smelling of the three, but by far my favourite because it's natural. It does take a little time to work, so if you are going to use it, I suggest adding it to your sugarpaste about 24 hours before modelling. This will make sure it has activated. 

Uses of all 3

All 3 can be used with sugarpaste to help with modelling and dries harder than plain sugarpaste. 

You can make home made glue with it by adding 1:10 hot water. Leave it over night and you have glue. Make as much as you need because it doesn't last more than about 3-4 days. The older it gets, the thinner it becomes and less active. 

Sludge or Cement. - This is used when you need things to really hold. Grab a little bit of gumpaste (used for making sugarflowers), add some CMC, Tylose or Gum Trag and a little water. Mix it well with a mini spatula, adding a drop of water at a time, until it becomes really sticky. Once it's very sticky, stop adding water.

And there you go... the differences between the 'gums' and their uses. I hope this has clarified it a little. They are basically the same thing. 2 are manmade, 1 is natural... and my favourite!! 

[tryintobeadult]

[avengergasm]

#haha...leo can we pls talk about what a strange bond we're having over tylose?

yes pls because i love tylose and you kinda . . . don't . . . but maybe a little and he's and asshole swagger daddy and he knows his shit and he's my favourite character for some mysterious and unknown reason (the reason being charles dance) but he's still yours because g-o-t so it's like i ran into your family fiest of dead people, seeking for permission to steal a character to make fun of but also love and now we're here hashtagging and tywinning and tylosing.