where to buy icing etc

[jellybean]

when I start my cake course I need to take various bits in, petal paste, icing, gum something. Where is a good place to buy it all from?

[Peony]

Hobbycraft will sell a lot of it but tend to pricey. You might have a cake decorating shop nearby - can you check the Thompson book?

[jellybean]

There is one that I know of but I think they are expensive, but I will go and check it out. Just wondered if there were any online places that are a bit cheaper

[Northern Angel]

I found our local cake decorating shop to be cheaper than eBay and Asda for coloured regal icing. I didn't know it existed. I got the rec from a girl at work who decorates cakes. So maybe worth asking the course tutor if they know of anywhere if your local one is pricey.

I think I paid £1.75 per pack of regal icing, whereas it was £2.50 on line to give you an idea of price. Doesn't sound much but the amount I needed made it pricey!

[Squeaker]

I get a lot of my stuff from the following places Jellybean

http://www.blueribbons.co.uk/
http://www.surbitonart.co.uk/
http://www.cakescookiesandcraftsshop.co.uk/

Do you need gum trag or gum arabic? One makes sugarpaste stronger the other can be used to make edible glue. You may need both.

[Julius]

For the past year Ive been doing a sugar flower course and either buy from a local cake decorating shop (we get a 10% discount if we mention we're doing the course) or from A Piece of Cake website which is generally the cheapest for me.

[Rosa]

I get stuff from ebay usually, one shop if I can to save on postage.

[jellybean]

I think it was gum trag squeaker. Thanks for the suggestions. I don't actually need it until september, but I will have a look at all of the recs.