Gumpaste Black Berries

First attempt for black berries, they were so real, you could not tell they were made out of sugar when compared to the real thing. I will also have the cake they were on under square wedding cakes, or check out my profile to see all the pictures. :)

Thanks for looking!

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Comments (25)

veronica970206 on 2 Sep 2007 , 5:05am

WOW!!!! How did you make these???? Fabulous job!!!!

FromScratch on 2 Sep 2007 , 5:05am

DAMN!!!! Those look good enough to eat! WTG! What did you use to make them? If you say all by hand with no help from a mold I might just have to hate you.. :wink:

fiddlesticks on 2 Sep 2007 , 5:12am

beautiful ..look very real !

dogluvr on 2 Sep 2007 , 5:13am

Wow, these are amazing.......they look sooooo real

Superstar2 on 2 Sep 2007 , 5:21am

Wow!!! Black berries look soooo real. How did you make them?Please do share. I would also like to know where I can find the instructions on CC to make the startch paper butterflies. Thanks.Please PM, I would forever be grateful. Thanks.

Lisa93063 on 2 Sep 2007 , 5:32am

are you kidding?????????They're not real!! Please let us know how you made them.

Lisa93063 on 2 Sep 2007 , 5:34am

Truly amazing

RkRamirez on 2 Sep 2007 , 8:46pm

WOW!!! I thought they were real until I read your description. Those are amazing!! Great Job!!!! 8O

tsky74 on 2 Sep 2007 , 9:14pm

WOW they look great. They do look so real. Great job! :D

natalka on 2 Sep 2007 , 9:27pm

unbelievable, how did you do that? They do look soooo real. Awesome work you did there. ;-D

LaSombra on 2 Sep 2007 , 9:54pm

8O speechless...

Chef_Stef on 2 Sep 2007 , 11:43pm

Good Lord! They're exactly right!

LSW on 3 Sep 2007 , 12:08am

Awesome!!!

JanetPlanet on 3 Sep 2007 , 3:26am

Not only are the berries perfect, but your leaves and vines too! Awesome!

LadyMike on 24 Sep 2007 , 8:27am

These are fabulous. I'm ready for pie! Your work is amazing! TIA for sharing.

Eshed on 2 Sep 2007 , 12:35pm

amazing!!! look so real!

Susan123 on 2 Sep 2007 , 1:11pm

CONGRATULATIONS!!! These are absolutely stunning! When I saw these, I guessed a blackberry pie was coming soon!

weirkd on 2 Sep 2007 , 4:33pm

Wow! Looks like you just picked them! Really hard to tell! If your sharing the how to, I would also like to know!

sisita on 2 Sep 2007 , 6:08pm

Wow.... Do you have a mold for this black berries??????

dynee on 2 Sep 2007 , 6:35pm

Wow!!! you have to tell us how you made these. They look so real!!

Wendoger on 2 Sep 2007 , 6:41pm

OMG!!!! Absolutley remarkable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

danasflowers on 2 Sep 2007 , 7:48pm

Thank you all for your great comments. Some black berries were made with a mold, some were hand made (which took a LOT of time). Putting them together made them look even more real. I used a lot of black color to get a black gum paste, and the end result was a purple looking black. Some burgundy mixed with black paste was used to make the immature looking berries. All were dry dusted with black petal dust. All were steamed, and then a glaze applied to make them shine.

danasflowers on 2 Sep 2007 , 7:53pm

I am checking to see if we can get a "how to" on these under articles. Until then, If you woud like further instruction e mail me and I can give you further details on how I made them. Thank you all again for your wonderful comments!!!

ljudd1969 on 2 Sep 2007 , 8:21pm

Wowie Cowie!!!! Absolutely amazing. They look like the real things. Wonderful job!!!!

maema on 2 Sep 2007 , 8:39pm

Absolutely stunning! 8O They are as beautiful as the real thing. ;-D