This gumpaste ilex berries tutorial shows you how to make winter berries quickly and easily and also how to make realistic-looking twigs/branches with wires and floral tape, to add a wonderfully authentic touch to arrangements on winter cake designs. Ilex berries also come in orange varieties so they work great for fall sugar flower arrangements […]
Gumpaste Holly Tutorial
This gumpaste holly tutorial shows you how to create the classic dark green holly as well as a variegated holly variety, guaranteed to add Christmas magic to your cakes and bakes this festive season. Gumpaste Holly Tutorial: Materials dark green gumpaste light green gumpaste (for variegated holly) red gumpaste holly leaf cutter 24-gauge green wires […]
Gumpaste Mistletoe Tutorial
This gumpaste mistletoe tutorial includes a template for the leaves in case you don’t want to buy a set of mistletoe cutters. Whichever method you chose your gumpaste mistletoe will add a fabulous finishing touch to your Christmas cakes & bakes. Gumpaste Mistletoe Tutorial: Materials mistletoe leaf cutters (or cutting wheel to cut out leaves […]
Gumpaste Orchid Tutorial (Moth Orchid/Phalaenopsis Orchid)
Our gumpaste moth orchid tutorial this week is by multi-award winning UK cake designer, Cassie Brown from her recent book, The Kew Book of Sugar Flowers. Endorsed by the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, Cassie’s book encompasses over 40 tutorials featuring hyper-realistic details that serve both a beginner looking to learn from a master crafts […]
Quickest Ever Gumpaste David Austin Rose Tutorial
This gumpaste David Austin rose tutorial uses a super fast method for creating those usually time consuming layers of intricate inner petals. It’s so fast you’ll be churning out gardens full of them in no time! The completed flower measures 4 inches/10cm so it’s quite a substantial flower head and makes a stunning feature flower […]