This gumpaste open peony tutorial shows you how to make an impressive focal flower for a wedding cake or special occasion cake with graduated layers of petals opening out from the center. The open peony consists of a centre made up of three green pods called “pistils” surrounded by yellow stamen, followed by 5 rows of 23 petals (although the second row can be skipped and the number of petals reduced to 19 if you wish). Gumpaste Open Peony Tutorial: Materials • Gumpaste - pale green (using ... Read More...
Buttercream Flower Tutorial – The Garden Rose
We are delighted to feature this buttercream flower tutorial by Jiahn King this week. Jiahn has garnered much acclaim since opening Brooklyn Floral Delight in 2015. Her bakery is the go-to place for New Yorkers seeking out an exquisite yet scrumptious buttercream celebration cake decked out in breathtakingly beautiful piped buttercream flowers. And now readers can learn to create her signature designs in her brand new book, Stunning Buttercream Flowers. The book features 25 projects in total ... Read More...
Gumpaste Antlers Tutorial
This gumpaste antlers tutorial can also be made in white modelling chocolate which is actually pretty close to the color they are in nature. Plus it has the added advantage of making it easier to blend the joint between the two sections in which the antlers are made. In any case, the joint can be disguised with optional extra texturing you can add to the antlers at the end. Gumpaste Antlers Tutorial: Materials white or beige gumpaste or modelling chocolate thick gauge wire (we've use 12 ... Read More...
Gumpaste Snowdrop Tutorial
Our gumpaste snowdrop tutorial shows you how to make this exquisite little portent of early Spring. They are simple to create yet make the most delicate and pretty addition to a late Winter or early Spring wedding cake. There are over 100 different varieties of snowdrop but this gumpaste snowdrop tutorial demonstrates one of the classic varieties. Gumpaste Snowdrop Tutorial - Materials: 24-gauge green wires cuts into quarters white gumpaste green gumpaste edible glue and ... Read More...