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Cake Calligraphy Tutorial by Faye Cahill from The Gilded Cake

(This cake calligraphy tutorial is extracted with permission from The Gilded Cake by Faye Cahill, published by FW Media International and available to purchase here from Amazon). A. Transferring a pattern Before you can start to decorate, you’ll need to transfer your design onto a fondant-covered cake. Use a fine fabric such as chiffon or netting and an edible pen to trace the design onto the cake before adding colour and embellishment. Trace your design onto a piece of fine fabric using an ... Read More...

Large Gumpaste Rose Tutorial – Quick & Easy Rose with Textured/Torn Petals

This large gumpaste rose tutorial is for a wired rose but don't worry, there is just one central wire - the petals do not have to be wired individually, which saves a tonne of time. Plus it features a rather unconventional method of creating textured/torn petals which gives a beautiful, straight-from-nature appearance. It calls for a fondant plus CMC or Tylose mix rather than store bought gumpaste in order to create the frayed edges on the petals. It is also part of our Quick & ... Read More...

Easy Gumpaste Lavender Tutorial

Gumpaste lavender makes add a wonderful botanical feel to a sugar flower arrangement and is another great one to have in your repertoire to add a pretty finishing touch to your home bakes and cakes when fresh lavender is out of season (as well as gumpaste pansies which you’ll find a tutorial for here: gumpaste pansy tutorial). It’s a simple process to create gumpaste lavender but can be time consuming if you need to make a lot of it due to all the tiny petals required. A small spray to ... Read More...

Gumpaste Cosmos Tutorial

Continuing our Quick & Easy Sugar Flower Tutorials Collection, this gumpaste cosmos tutorial incorporates "thread stamen" which is a great technique to learn and will stand to you for lots more sugar flowers, if you want to expand your repertoire beyond the more popular sugar flowers like roses, hydrangea & peonies. Gumpaste cosmos flowers also lend a more botanical look to your sugar flower arrangements when blended with the more traditional ... Read More...