RacoonQueen wrote: Depends where you are based but your best bet is the likes of decobake (Clane) or simply sugarcraft (Rathfarnham). Any other cake decorating shop near you should stock tubs of it.
Dial Hard wrote: » 50 kilo tubs?!
Gloomtastic! wrote: » Google ‘Pastry Suppliers’ and give a few a call. You’d need a mortgage to buy 50kg of anything from Decobake! :eek:
Lefty Bicek wrote: » So I discovered today Unfortunately Pallas which I was linked to earlier (thanks again), only supply to business, according to their website. The search continues...
phormium wrote: » I presume you are not icing cakes with this? Is it for bees? There are Irish producers/suppliers of it that you could go straight to rather than buying retail.
Although if it is for bees I think it's the pouring fondant/bakers fondant rather than the sugarpaste block you are looking for?
PhoenixParker wrote: » I thought their collect service didn't but I haven't used it myselfhttps://collect.pallasfoods.com
phormium wrote: » Now I don't know much about bees but thought the sugarpaste type fondant wasn't suitable because of the additives, I was talking to one of the suppliers at one stage who had a load they could not sell because it didn't come out right for cakes, nothing wrong with it as such but just bad rolling out quality and the bee keepers wouldn't take it either because of the additives. If you really wanted the cake icing type then try Select Foods, Cork, Stuff4cakes, Galway and maybe Decobake to see if they have any batches that have been pulled for quality reasons, you might pick up some cheap that way. Andrews ingredients does Bakers fondant, don't know the price and they have a minimum spend of 150 stg for collection up north. I'm not surprised the bee suppliers are lower in price as I presume they are not subject to the same strict production conditions that food for human consumption would be which I presume makes it more expensive to produce
professional Bakers Fondant - sometimes called poured fondant or pouring fondant please don't get confused - this is NOT a roll-out icing / sugarpaste also very popular with bee keepers as an excellent substitute for sugar water - apiarists know that the purity of ingredients is crucial to the health of bees, so this fondant only contains sugar, glucose syrup (more sugar) and water . . . there are no additives!
phormium wrote: » Yes, I know exactly what it is, not really used by small cake makers the same way sugarpaste/fondant would be and I don't even think I have seen it for sale in the usual cake suppliers. I make it myself when I need it, would only be using very small quantities. Sometimes you can buy a just add water mix for it in Aldi but small boxes. Only place using that pouring fondant in large quantities would be big bakeries, maybe if you could find some of them and ask where they get it, wholesalers only I'd imagine. Maybe somewhere like Musgraves might stock it if you knew anyone with an account there, same with Pallas Foods. May not be cheaper though after all that. Stuff4cakes/Decobake won't have the Bakers/Pouring fondant.
