Help With Making Flowers Please
Decorating By Zuicidal_Zeth Updated 22 Aug 2011 , 10:49am by Zuicidal_Zeth
Hi all, i read today in a book by Rosemary Wadey on how to make flowers, i had an attempt well had two attemps but i aint quite sure if they look right, i didnt have the required ingredients to make sugar paste which was advised in the book so i carried on trying it with left overs of fondant icing, i was wondering if you could possible have a look at them and give me your opinions and any suggestions on best icing to make/use and the best techniques for this, thank you for any comments, i just want to perfect them by the 16th of next month, all and any criticsm is most welcome, cheers. Rich
Youtube is your friend! You can find instruction you need on youtube!
This is a set of tutorials by Edna De La Cruz, this is how I learnt
She uses gumpaste. In the UK, you either have to make this yourself or you can buy the Wilton Powder Mix from Hobby Craft. What most UK cake decorators use is "Flower Paste", available online or at your local cake shop.
The main thing I'd suggest is cleaning up your edges. When you cut the petals out, press on it with your cutter and then rub the cutter against your surface (preferably a craft mat specifically for food). Rubbing it against the surface gets rid of the rough edges.
You've got the idea, that's for sure! Good job. They need to be a little tighter in the middle to look more realistic. Your edges need to be a little more rounded and smoother. You'll be there in no time. Speaking of youtube, this is what I used to learn how to make roses:
thanks all for the links ive been searching youtube but getting stuck with what seem to be nonsense ones going by the comments, i never used a cutter or anything, the simply said to make an open cone ut of a pea size piece of paste, then basically use the same amount, overlapping as i went, this whole cutter thing does seem to look a whole lot less fiddly, also, can u make stems that look realistic, all the videos ive watched seem to be with wire, thanks for replys
Rich, how are the roses coming along now? Did you end up getting any cutters?
Rich, how are the roses coming along now? Did you end up getting any cutters?
sorry i havent replied, only just got the notification, i watched a lot of the videos giving to me on youtube and they were very handy, i made a few but have yet to try more, they did turn out better but because i didnt have sugar paste or a metal ball tool they still werent delicate enough, thanks for asking tho, ill get back in touch when i try more . Rich
I made a "no-cutter" gumpaste rose tutorial awhile back: http://karencuppycake.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-free-hand-gum-paste-rose.html
Hope it helps you 
I made a "no-cutter" gumpaste rose tutorial awhile back: http://karencuppycake.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-free-hand-gum-paste-rose.html
Hope it helps you
thankyou karen, i think i might be going wrong with the amount of layers i dont have, i only seem to get to what you say is layer 6, and then seem to stop, ive got the start pretty much the same and i end up somewhere to where you are at layer 6, i just need to get them thinner for more realistic look, i seem to struggle though as i cant seem to steady my hands lol, my oldest wants flowers of some sort on her cake so ill try some again in the next week, i just need to go cake supplies and get some flowerpaste stuff, thanks again, ill go back to your blog for reminders
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