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I’m curious to know if anyone has used the new Squires Kitchen sugarpaste to cover a cake? And if so how did it compare? I have tasted a sample and it is a very nice vanilla flavour and not overly sweet.

It is advertised as being firmer than some other pastes and I like the idea of that as I find some pastes too soft for my liking.

All feedback will be gratefully received. Thank you.

Hi willowdusk, I work in an independant sugarcraft supply shop, and have had some Squires sugarpaste… I agree it tastes nice, but to be honest I found it needed a LOT of working to get it suitable to roll out, it started to crumble easily at first, which I found irritating. I have always reverted to Renshaws regal ice, after trying Covapaste, and Bako… But I have recently been converted to Culpitts own brand, in my oppinion great to work with,quite a firm sugarpaste, and it tastes marshmallowy, very nice… worth a try…. ( I dont work for Culpitts, so its not a sales pitch) my customers have commented on how nice the taste is, even those who normally find sugarpaste too sweet.. hope this helps you,

That’ s interesting to know as I’ve seen Culpitt’s sugar paste, been tempted but as of yet, never tried.

Hi Judygreen. Thank you for answering. I to have been a Renshaw user for many years now but will definitely give Culpitt a try this weekend. Have a madiera/lemon curd buttercream cake to make for a birthday.

Hi regarding Baco sugarpaste I was told by a rep that Baco and Renshaws were the same. That Baco sell it as their own.? Kath.?

Hi judygreen, just thought I would let you know how I got on with the Culpitt sugar paste. I hate it. I don’t like the taste, I found it too soft to work properly and it was so sticky that no matter how much icing sugar I put on the sides it stuck to the smoothers and pulled away from the cake. I tried two different makes of smoothers I have incase it was that but both had the same result. It was fine rolling it out but as soon as I put it on the cake it clung to the smoothers like it was glued to them. I’ve have used Renshaw for years and never had that problem. I was very disappointed as I was looking forward to trying it after your comment. If you think I have done something wrong please let me know.

Hi, willowdusk, I feel quite bad that you tried it and it all went so badly for you. All I can say is that my experience was a positive one. Maybe thats why so many people have their own preferences, it can depend so much on the working environment, temp. work surface, heat of your hands and how we work with the sugarpaste. I certainly would never try to mislead, and it is good you have given your experience, although sadly a bad one, because it shows what may suit one person, may not always suit another.
I doubt you did anything wrong, if you have used Renshaws successfully for many years, it is obviously just not the product for you.

Hi judygreen, I totally agree that different pastes work better for different people, as there are so many factors that determine success, that’s why there are so many and feedback is so important. I think I will give Squires a try as I like the samples I have had and it is a firmer paste so think it will work better for me. Will give my feedback on that when I do. Fortunately the Culpitt cake wasn’t for a client. Again thank you for your input. Many thanks.