Abstract: The present invention relates to a sugar paste substrate with a reduced sugar content comprising fondant, fructooligosaccharides (oligofructose or oligofructan) and starch. The paste can be used in standard sugar paste substrate processes, for example to produce printed decorations.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 20, 2018
Date of Patent:
February 13, 2024
Assignee:
SUGARFAYRE LIMITED
Inventors:
Karl Richard Miller, John Robert Russell
Abstract: An edible cake decoration comprising a sugarpaste formulation including at least one humectant. A method of forming the decoration is also disclosed which includes exposing the sugarpaste to a humid environment. An apparatus for use in the method is also disclosed which comprises a blister (6) having a profiled surface and a plurality of ventilation holes (8) therein, which blister (6) forms a template for use in the vacuum forming of the wet sugarpaste to provide a 3-D shape to the decoration, the sugarpaste being dried after vacuum forming.