Homemade Piping Gel - Two Recipes - Gelatin or Vegetarian
Calories: 261kcal
Adjust Servings Here: 2 cups
Description
This homemade piping gel is so simple, quick and easy to make you will never have to go without it ever again. Piping gel has become an important aspect of cake decorating from glue to sticking flowers. In this post, I share with you two recipes one with gelatin and a vegetarian one with lots of possibilities.
Ingredients
Ingredients - Homemade Piping Gel with Gelatin
- 2 tablespoon Gelatin
- 2 tablespoon Water
- 2 cups (470 ml) Light corn syrup
- Clear vanilla or almond extract
Ingredients - Homemade Piping Gel with Cornstarch
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) White granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Cornstarch / cornflour
- ¼ cup (4 tablespoon) Lemon juice
- ¼ cup (4 tablespoon) Water
Instructions
Method - Homemade Piping Gel with Gelatin
- Dissolve gelatin in the water for 2 minutes.
- Place in the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds or in a double boiler and melt the gelatin.
- Place the corn syrup and extract in a saucepan over low heat. Once the corn syrup is hot, add in the gelatin mixture.
- Stir well to combine.
- That's it - your piping gel is ready.
- This gel will thicken as it sits.
Method - Homemade Piping Gel with Cornstarch
- Dissolve the cornstarch in half the water.
- Place the sugar and the remaining water on low heat and stir until all the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the lemon juice, and cornstarch mixture.
- Stir until thick and opaque.
- The cornflour should cook until it becomes opaque (see image below).
- Switch off the flame.
- Store in a glass jar or container.
- Once cooled use as desired.
- If necessary add hot water to bring to the right consistency.
Recipe Notes
Featured recipe below - Wine bottle cake (I used piping gel as glue)
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