Cake Geek Magazine

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 also. Gumpaste Ilex Berries Tutorial: Materials red gumpaste 30-gauge white wires cut into sixths either 18, 20 or 22-gauge wires (you ... Read More...

  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 cut into sixths edible glue rolling pin foam pad ball tool or bone tool dust colors: red, leaf ... Read More...

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 freehand or from our template below) 24, 26 or 28-guage green wires cut into quarters (or sixths) white gumpaste leaf green gumpaste ... Read More...