The Fundamentals of Gunging
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Kaysie Lackey teaches all about gunge in this great new instructional video! Gunge allows you to seamlessly repair imperfections in your fondant, smooth over cracks, fill the space where your tiers meet, and give your cake a slick professional appearance. Watch how Kaysie uses her Square Chisel Sugar Shaper along with her Turntable Expander for a smooth, efficient workflow!
Ingredients:
200g of fondant
15g whole milk
15g vodka
Tools:
Turntable Expander
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Firm Tip Sugar Shapers
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I personally found this tutorial VERY helpful bc it gives a very polished and professional finish for a self-taught home-baker like me. I just wish the camera could have zoomed in more during the gunging process to give the viewer a more close-up look of what's happening. Thanks again for sharing!👍
Hi Miss Starr! Thanks for your feedback! We're still new to the video game, and we haven't quite got them all where we want them yet. Feedback like yours helps us improve our future videos, so we're super grateful! We agree with you completely, and we're making sure our newer videos employ a second camera for close-up shots. Keep an eye on our channel for upcoming new videos! And thanks for watching! :D
I made a three tiered fondant covered cake last weekend and I ended up with huge gap between the tiers because of uneven dowels. The design didn’t call for a border at the base of each tier, so the cake looked horrible. I wanted to cry. But this gunging technique saved the day. I mixed up the gunge, spackled the seam, and after a few minutes you could not tell that there was ever a gap. Amazing. Thanks for the gunge, Kaysie.
I love EVERYTHING from Kaycie & Sugar Works!!
+elsa velazquez Thank you!! We're glad to hear it! :D
Beautiful cake decoration
Amazing work and I love your attitude! I love learning from your video's, thanks so much for putting them out for all to view.
You're welcome! And thank you for watching and for letting us know you appreciate them! And stay tuned- we've got more coming out all the time!
Wow. I needed this last week. But I have it now.
If you use a good fondant to begin with you won't need gung. I find some fondant are very very forgiving you can work just about anything into it and still get a beautiful smooth finish. A tear, air bubbles, overlap you name it. Since this is not an ad I won't name any brand but do to your homework, read on fondant in general, check out reviews it will be a life saver.
Thank you Kaycie. Knew about the vodka before, now I know about gunging and using the milk.
This is SO helpful, thank you 🙏🏻
thanks so much for the prompt reply and thanks for the wonderful informative tutorials...have learnt so much..much love from south africa😘
We're so glad to hear you like them! Thanks for watching! :D
Great lecture so far
the cake is beautiful and thanks again for the info
+Teneta Robertson You're welcome! We're always happy to help! :)
thank you , excellent explaining done, but wish the camera was closer so we see before , n after touch !
Katia Khalil I was just going to comment that. It’s too far away!
This is like a revelation to me
thank you for your tip on using milk with the vodka, will be trying it.
You're welcome! :)
Hi Kaysie. I used gunge on my cake and was pleasantly pleased with it once it dried. How long will a batch keep or should it be tossed coz of the milk?
The tutorial was very helpful. Thank you
Hi Maria! You're very welcome. We're always glad to help! And thanks for watching. :)
Omg my pinky nail no matter how low it is always nicks the cake. Tfs
thank you very helpful tips ❤️❤️❤️
You're very welcome! :)
what is the tool called that you are using please very helpful tutorial
This is fantastic! quick question though can you use a cake smoother over it once its dried?
Wow I love your Ideas and you're amazing
+Douha Alsaleh Thank you!! :D
thank you so much kasie!!! so grateful
You're welcome! :D
Brilliant! Hate the color matching! I adore the tiers, what a fun shape/style! I'm curious which set of shapers you'd recommend I start with? Obviously they're brilliant and I'd love to just buy them all but for general use would the soft/hard be more versatile? I realize it varies with specifics I'd like to focus more on sculpting so I assume the minis would be better probably (smaller figure toppers). I guess my question is basically about the difference between the hard and soft tools. Love your work and appreciate your tutorials, you and Nathalie rocked on Cake Wars 😉👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Any guidance would be appreciated, thanks so much!
Hi Sharon! Thanks for your kind words. :) The choice between whether soft or firm tips are best for you depends a lot on your personal style- are you heavy handed (try the soft) or do you have a light touch (maybe the firm)? It also depends on your material choice. If you use primarily fondant for sculpting, you might want the soft. But if you use mostly modeling chocolate, you might prefer the firm. Many people find that their work is so varied that they like to have both densities and a popular thing to do is get the original sized shapers in one firmness and the mini-tip shapers in the other firmness.
We also have an FAQ on our website that offers some info on the soft vs firm question: www.sugarworks.com/pages/faqs
I hope this was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Wow, that's amazing. I've never heard of gunge before. Sounds like I need to try it. I have two questions. Is there any difference between using gunge and royal icing? Is it possible to make a small amount? Sometimes I need royal icing to cover some imperfections, but there's a minimum amount to make and I don't work with it, just fondant. And gunge seems to be an alternative to royal icing, but for me your recipe is still a lot amount
Great tips!! Love the videos.
Thanks so much! :D
thank you so much for sharing.. love your tutorials your are amazing
You're welcome! And thank you for your kind words! We love to help! :D
Do you always use Carma to cover your cakes? And do you just color it the color you need it? If so what type of colors do you use? Also I love Carma but it is not as white as I would want it. What is your take on it?
Amazing loved😍😍thanks
Hi, New subscriber, I was very lucky to meet and talk to Kaysie 2 years ago at The NEC lovely lady, so talented. My question is can i use semi-skimmed milk instead of full milk. Thank-you xx
Hi Marie! We're so glad you found our channel!
Unfortunately, the gunge really needs the fat content of whole, or full-fat, milk. Reduced fat, or semi-skim will leave a similar sheen to using water. That was a great question; thanks for asking! :)
Hi thank you for sharing I'm a big fan of yours love you to tutorial just keep them coming question The leftover gung can that be sport and kept-fora later time use can it be stored and how
HI Juanita, thanks for writing! That's a great question. Kaysie says that leftover gunge can be stored in the fridge for up to a week. Just make sure you remix it immediately before reusing it. :)
thanks a lot! you just got a new subscriber
We're so glad to hear it! Enjoy the videos! :)
can I store it for another cake, if I have leftovers?
Yup! Kaysie says you can store it for up to a week. Just remix it before using. Thanks for your question! :)
Hi really liked your tutorial, would this work if your fondant has cracked on the edges if it's been over stretched?
Yup! It sure will! Thanks for watching. :)
Thank you for this video, so helpful!!!!!!
You're welcome! And thanks for watching! :D
thank you for making this tutorial ♡ are you using color shapers?
Hi Tracey! You're welcome. :) And Kaysie is using Sugar Shapers in this video: www.sugarworks.com/products/sugar-shapers
What are the size of these cakes? Love your videos.
Hi Karen! For this cake, Kaysie used Fat Daddios 3" deep oval pans. The tiers were 6", 2", and 4" tall and she thinks the pan sizes were 11", 7", and 5". Thanks for watching!
If I gunge a cake on a Monday for a wedding on a Thursday using the milk and vodka in the gunge mix, will the milk not go off or does the vodka preserve it?
Hi Vanessa, it's the sugar that will acts as a preservative more than the vodka. But the vodka will help it dry quickly. Between these two actions, your gunge will not go off. :)
Kaysie hi!!! I´m such a huge fan of yours!!! Thank your for teaching... love your classes on Pretty Witty Cakes :)
My question is... is there a way to fix shiny dried grunge on a dummy cake?
+Annie Dutari Hi Annie! If your gunge dries shiny, sometimes you can go over it with everclear then cornstarch to take down the shine a bit.
Will try that... thank you so much for the tip and for taking the time to answer... :)
Hello.
How can I replace the alcohol for customers who do not want alcohol in their products?
Thank you in advance
+Fatma K-Bee If you don't want to use alcohol, you can just use straight milk. The alcohol helps it dry faster, but it will work just fine with milk alone. Thanks for asking! :)
Curious if you've had any issues with the milk souring? (Like if the cake sits out for several hours at an event? I live in a very hot climate and am wondering between the work time and it being out, and then on display before cutting..) or should refrigeration not be an issue.. Thanks!
Hi Renee, great question! The alcohol causes the gunge to dry very quickly, and once it's dry you don't need to worry about the milk turning. :)
Thanks for asking!
Thank u so much
You're welcome! :) And stay tuned- we've got more videos coming out all the time!
Hi can You use dairy free milk such as oat milk for this
Unfortunately it's the milk proteins that make it dry matte. Non-dairy milks and water leave a bit of a shine
What an absolute genius trick! I'm still new to working with fondant so I almost always get at least 1 tear towards the bottom of the cake, will this work to cover the cringe worthy tears?? Also do you have a video how to smooth "elephant skin" my fondant seems to dry very quickly after I get it on the cake
Hi Farha! These are great questions!
For the tears, put the edges of the tear back together and smooth them out as best you can with your fingers or, if you have them, the Bone Chisel Sugar Shaper, then use the gunge. It should work pretty well.
For the elephant skin issue- can you tell us what brand of fondant you're using? That will help us give you the best advice. Thanks!
hi, what can be used instead of vodka?
Hi Mumtaz, If you don't want to use alcohol, you can just use straight milk. The alcohol helps it dry faster, but it will work just fine with milk alone. Thanks for asking! :)
Hi kaysie! Can i use mmf for gunging? Thanks!
Hi Dianne! Kaysie has actually never tried gunging with marshmallow fondant. If you decide to try it out, will you let us know how it goes?
Have you tried this with Satin Ice? or is there a recipe variation for it? It doesn't seem to break down at all. Been in the mixer for 30 minutes now and it's like a gummy glue. Nothing that can be piped.
I meant lumpy glue
+satirical7 Interestingly, Kaysie says you actually need more fondant. She says Satin Ice is a very soft fondant so you need a greater proportion of fondant to get a workable consistency. Try adding a little more and see if it will integrate better with the liquid.
+Innovative Sugarworks I was finally able to get it to work. it just took a long while in the mixer. Thanks!!
+satirical7 Glad to hear it!
I don't use regular milk. can I use almond milk instead?
+Teneta Robertson According to Kaysie, almond milk and similar long-life milks will get "gummy" as they dry and won't work as well. You might do better with just plain water. It will be slightly shinier than using dairy milk, but will dry better than alternative milks.
Ok, thanks for the information and sharing your videos. What pan did you use to make the cake with?
+Teneta Robertson Kaysie used Fat Daddio's 3" deep oval cake pans.
wish you film a little closer...camera is too far!
Hi CakeAngel! Thanks for your feedback. We're still new to making videos and haven't gotten them quite where we want them yet. We value your input and agree with you about the camera angle. Our newer videos employ a second camera for close-up shots. Keep an eye on our channel for new videos coming soon! Thanks for watching!
I enjoy all your videos second camera would be great!