We are delighted to feature this gumpaste moth orchid tutorial this week 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 person to a more advanced sugarcrafter looking to enhance their skills further. The book includes all the classic sugar ... Read More...
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 either as part of a sugar flower arrangement or as a statement flower on it's own. The David Austin rose is one of the most requested flowers in brides’ ... 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...
Gumpaste English Rose Tutorial by Naomi Yamamoto
Extracted from Sugar Flowers: The Signature Collection by Naomi Yamamoto (£45.00, B. Dutton Publishing). Photography by Takeharu Hioki. (For the classic David Austin rose, see our Quickest Ever David Austin Rose Tutorial here and below.) Naomi Yamamoto explains: "English roses are the creation of David Austin, a well-known rose breeder from England. These roses have characteristics of both old garden roses and modern varieties. I’m grateful to him for introducing hundreds of ... Read More...