I recently had to make some English garden roses which were a bit like that for a wedding cake and was in the same spot as you not finding any tutuorials. I want to forewarn you, it takes a gazillion petals to make each flower and they are HEAVY! Make sure your wire is study and is well placed and glued into your base and then well dried for several days as it is going to have to hold a lot of weight as you add more and more petals and hang it to dry.
You begin to make the rose the same as normal for a large rose construction. However, do not furl the petals as you go. You will need to increase the petal size incrementally for every row letting the rose dry for a bit in between applications. It probably took me close onto 75 petals for each rose. I thought I would never be done!
The roses I did had the three centers so that was even more interesting....NOT! Good luck to you.
Jena, curious:
How many roses do you need?
Will they be closed up like the one in the picture?
Color is the same, or different?
I have this tutorial that might also be of help: http://tortentante.blogspot.com/2012/11/Historische-Rose-aus-Zucker-Anleitung.html
Jena, just a someone earlier mentioned, they will be very heavy due to the core and the number of petals. If I were doing them I would use an egg shaped styrofoam for the center cone with the wider end at the bottom of the flower. These roses don't appear to have the more pointed center as most do. They look more like a tiny cabbage. Double wire it with a thick wire using hot glue. Cover the bud with gumpaste, let dry and then add rows of petals. I recommend making the gumpaste using Nicholas Lodge's recipe. It is great for rolling very thin, which is what you want to get the realistic look of the rose. I think his recipe is on his website. If not let me know and I will send it to you. Glad she only wants 5.
If I can help in anyway, please let me know.
Jena, just a someone earlier mentioned, they will be very heavy due to the core and the number of petals. If I were doing them I would use an egg shaped styrofoam for the center cone with the wider end at the bottom of the flower. These roses don't appear to have the more pointed center as most do. They look more like a tiny cabbage. Double wire it with a thick wire using hot glue. Cover the bud with gumpaste, let dry and then add rows of petals. I recommend making the gumpaste using Nicholas Lodge's recipe. It is great for rolling very thin, which is what you want to get the realistic look of the rose. I think his recipe is on his website. If not let me know and I will send it to you. Glad she only wants 5.
If I can help in anyway, please let me know.
Thank you sooooo much!! I am no pro at gumpaste flowers, have only made a few. I will certainly be practicing with hopes of early success and be able to use them for the actual cake. I will look up his recipe as I currently only use premade gumpaste (due to lack of time with the ones I have made) I will more than likely have some more questions! I greatly appreciate the advice of everyone and the offers for continued support. The wedding isn't until November, plenty of time!
OH WOW! I'm new to this...I will DEFINITELY have to try this someday!
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