Homemade Piping Gel - Two Recipes - Gelatin or Vegetarian

This homemade piping gel is so quick and easy to make you will never have to go without it ever again. It has become an important aspect of cake decorating form glue to sticking flowers. In this post I share with you two recipes one with gelatin as well as a vegetarian.

Homemade Piping Gel - Two Recipes - Gelatin or Vegetarian

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.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cake decorating, cake decorating recipe, cake decorators, fondant, piping gel

Prep Time: 2 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 7 minutes

Servings: cups

Calories: 261kcal

Author: Veena Azmanov

Cost: $2

Equipment

Ingredients

Ingredients - Homemade Piping Gel with Gelatin

2 tbsp Gelatin
2 tbsp Water
2 cups Light corn syrup
Clear vanilla or almond extract

Ingredients - Homemade Piping Gel with Cornstarch

1/3 cup White granulated sugar
1 tbsp Cornstarch / cornflour
1/4 cup Lemon juice
1/4 cup Water

Metric - US customary

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.

Notes

Featured recipe below - Wine bottle cake (I used piping gel as glue)

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