How Did I Do? My First Gumpaste Flowers!
Decorating By Euphoriabakery Updated 13 Feb 2011 , 5:22am by Jeff_Arnett
So Here is a pic of teh cake I made today for my sister. She loves Gardenias, so I attempted to make them out of gumpaste. These are my first gumpaste flowers so any advice would be appreciated! And also my first time doing any freehand embroidery. What do you guys think? Any comments good or bad will be appreciated!
. i really like the leaves a lot, did you make those too? they look very very real. Thanks! Yes the leaves are gumpaste as well.
Very pretty. Hard to believe it's your first time making them. I also like your freehand embroidery. I've been afraid 
to try either of them. I have actually been eyeing my can of gumpaste but am trying to work up my nerve to even attempt a simple flower.
Yes, definitely my first. I just learned fondant roses recently, but have only started with gumpaste this past week! My girls went to visit their grammy who was on spring break, so I had lots of free time! I attempted tulips too, but haven't quite finished those! I haven't quite got the hang of getting florist wires wrapped and inserted into the flowers! If I ever get tehm done I will post them!
thanks for all the compliments!
they are just beautiful
Oh Crap!! Guess I need to go try and squeeze that H in!!! Thanks for pointing it out. Luckily no one will see the cake until tomorrow!
ive actually spelled birthday wrong b4 2!
oops quoted the wrong person, seems I am having some issues tonight! Okay, well it's not perfect but at least it's spelled right now!
Wow! Great flowers, Euphoria! Hard to believe these are your first. 
Euphoriabakery - Gardenias are one of my favorites, too and those certanly do look like gardenias to me! Nice job.
lasidus1 - the next time you try gumpaste, give Tylose a try. It makes a much stretchier, stronger paste that can be rolled really, really thin. And the finished flowers are like concrete. Recipe is on Nicholas Lodge's website. They sell the powder, too...but lots of other places do as well. Good luck!
I love your roses---I still stuggle with roses. Great job!!!!
Hi
There is a thread on making gumpaste gardenias. You will find written instructions on page 3, and finished flower photo on page 4.
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=454873&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=30
Hope this helps.
Jan
Hi, I think you did a wonderful job as well.
To those who have not given flowers a go, do try, once you got one flower its not hard to do others. I did a short course in flower making. I came home and got my husband to take a video of me going step by step through the making of that flower for future reference. I put a finished flower in a ziplock bag with the cutters and the instructions, so glad I went to that trouble as years later I could come back to that flower and make it no problem.
So Here is a pic of teh cake I made today for my sister. She loves Gardenias, so I attempted to make them out of gumpaste. These are my first gumpaste flowers so any advice would be appreciated! And also my first time doing any freehand embroidery. What do you guys think? Any comments good or bad will be appreciated!
Your flowes turned out nice....I remember my first ones many years ago...my roses looked more like cabbages!
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