How to make mastic for cakes?

Mastic for cakes is a beautiful and very tasty decoration. Confectionery shops are completely filled with masterpieces of cooking, looking at which one simply does not believe that such a miracle can be created independently! Bizarre shapes, various patterns and colors - all this seems very difficult to implement with their own hands. However, in fact, a bright and original cake can be cooked yourself. Mastic for cakes will help make it no worse than professional products! Surprise your relatives with your culinary talents and creative idea. Below you will learn how to make mastic for cakes.

Colored mastic for cake on milk: recipe

If you are preparing for a children's birthday or a matinee, then this recipe will definitely come in handy. Now you will learn how to make mastic for cakes of different colors in just half an hour. It turns out very effectively, juicy and appetizing - what you need to decorate a child's cake!

Necessary ingredients:

• powdered sugar - 2 tbsp.
• sugar syrup - 4 tsp.
• milk - 4 tbsp. l.
• extract of almond - ½ tsp.
• food colors of different colors

Cooking method:

1. Thoroughly mix the powdered sugar with milk. You should get a lot of soft consistency.

2. Put almond extract in the mass and pour the syrup. Stir until the glaze becomes elastic and shiny.

3. Spread the resulting dough into different plates and add color to each. Choose the desired number of colors, based on the planned jewelry.

Everything is ready, you can proceed to sculpting the figures. Also you can wrap a biscuit with different pieces of mastic, you get a real rainbow! Glaze is also suitable for decorating cookies: each product is dipped in mastic and put on a dish. Patterns are conveniently drawn using a pastry syringe. A few ideas, see the photo below.

Note: The more you add the dye, the brighter the color will be.

How to make mastic for cakes made of gelatin? Recipe

The gelatinous mastic turns out to be very sticky, viscous and quite tough. It is best suited for modeling figures. They turn out very neat and clear, you can reproduce any detail.

Necessary ingredients:

• water 50 ml
• powdered sugar - 500 g
• gelatine dry - 10 g
• lemon juice - 2 tsp.
• food colors

Cooking method:

1. Soak gelatin in water at room temperature. It should swell well. Next, put it on a stove and dissolve with constant stirring. In no case do not boil, because the gelatin will not be strong, and the mastic will not work.

2. Sift the powdered sugar on the table. In the middle, make a hollow and gradually pour gelatin into it.

3. Start to knead carefully the mastic. The dough should turn out to be elastic and strong.

4. Now you can proceed to coloring. Spread the glaze portionwise and mix with the dyes. If you need one color, for example brown, then you can take cocoa for coloring. You will get an appetizing chocolate mastic. However, do not add too much cocoa, as the taste will become bitter.

Note: If in the mixing process the mastic dissolves and crumbles, add the lemon juice. But if the glaze is sticking to your fingers, put a little sugar powder on it.

How to make mastic for cakes of gelatin and milk, you already know. However, this is not all the ways. Below is a video on how to prepare glaze from marshmallows. Experiment and get pleasure from the process!