How to Make Homemade Piping Gel

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How to Make Homemade Piping Gel

Homemade Piping Gel Tutorial

We make piping gel using ingredients you may already have in your cabinet. Get the exact color you want for your cakes or leave it clear. Save $$ by making it yourself. My most popular YouTube video.

Things needed:
Corn syrup or glycerin

Cornstarch

Water

Gel food color of choice

Clear vanilla extract (optional)

Add Corn Syrup

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In a microwave safe bowl add 1/4 cup of light corn syrup. You can also use glycerin.

Add Corn Starch

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Stir in 1 tbls. corn starch

Add Water

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Stir in 1/4 cup water

Add Flavor (Optional)

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Stir in 1/2 tsp. clear vanilla extract. This is optional

Microwave

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Microwave for a minute and a half to two minutes until it boils and turns clear.

Add Color

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Add gel food color of choice until you get the color you want. Or you can skip this step and leave it clear.