{"id":9517,"date":"2015-07-06T12:47:32","date_gmt":"2015-07-06T13:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cake-geek.com\/?p=9517"},"modified":"2020-04-05T17:18:44","modified_gmt":"2020-04-05T17:18:44","slug":"jewelled-sugar-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/jewelled-sugar-flowers\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewelled Sugar Flowers, Part 1 – Crystal Centres"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whether it is a delicate touch of elegance or over-the-top glamour you wish to add to your wedding cake design, adding jewelled centres to your sugar flowers can achieve either effect beautifully.<\/p>\n

Helen Mansey of Bellissimo Cakes achieves the perfect balance with her magnificent jewelled peonies above, each floral centre embellished with tiny pearl stamens and a single diamante spray, dressing this delicately piped lace wedding cake (the full instructions for which are in her newly published book, Bellissimo Wedding Cakes<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Sweet Cakes by Rebecca Custom Dessert Shoppe<\/a> go all-out glamour with their beautifully bejewelled statement sugar flower on the right.<\/p>\n

Mignon Daymond of Call Me Cake Face\u2019s<\/a> signature lustred luxury wedding cakes are the perfect canvas for beautiful, jewelled flowers to enhance the perfect sheen of these elegant wedding cakes below.<\/p>\n

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A full size crystal brooch makes a stunning floral centre in this glamorous single tier design by Cakes & Biscuits by Lisa<\/a> (below left), while Make Me My Cake<\/a> go all out glamour with a heavily embellished diamonds and pearls design (below right).<\/p>\n

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A giant jewel-centred parrot tulip makes a bold and sophisticated statement topper on this stunning wedding cake from a sugar flower class by The Caketress<\/a> (below).<\/p>\n

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Clusters of silver stamens add a beautiful focal point to the sugar peonies adorning this unique jewel-encrusted design by Sugar Ruffles<\/a> (below), with beautiful art deco inspired scalloped detailing.<\/p>\n

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Lisa Roberts Cakes\u2019 exquisite soft pink floral design (below) is heavily embellished with silver and jewelled effects for a magnificent jewelled floral design with beautiful feminine overtones.<\/p>\n

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Oversized sugar flowers in soft pink are given metallic silver statement centres below left by Gateaux Inc<\/a>. On the right, The Sugar Suite<\/a> dress their stylish wedding cake below with a floral cascade embellished with jewelled stems for a glamorous finish (image by Kristen Weaver Photography<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Pastel pink wafer paper blossoms are blended with silvered sugar flowers in this beautiful and unique floral cake design below by Little Miss Cupcakes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Oversized, ruffle style sugar flowers are adorned with intricate sugar jewelled brooch centres for a ultra glamorous wedding cake creation below by Flower & Flour Designs.<\/p>\n

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A winter white cascade of stylized sugar flowers and foliage against a white backdrop makes a beautifully sophisticated wedding cake design (below), studded with silver jewels and trimmed with vintage lace by Edible Essence Cake Art<\/a>, Plymouth.<\/p>\n

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For a tutorial on how to assemble wired petals, stamens and a jewelled centre, see Lea’s Cooking blog’s tutorial on the beautifully textured wafer paper flower below here: jewelled sugar flower tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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