How Much Gumpaste For 100 Call Lilies?
Lounge By lovenintheoven Updated 24 Oct 2010 , 11:05am by cabecakes
How much gumpaste would it take to make 100 call lilies from 4 inch heart cutters? Anyone have a good guess?
Really depends on how thickly you'll roll it. The difference between paper thin and almost paper thin can double the amount you'll use. And over 100 flowers, that adds up. Lilies are generally rolled a little thicker than most flowers. But I've seen them anywhere from 1/16" (about what I do) to more than 1/8" thick. That's a big difference in the amount of dough needed for 100 lilies.
Sorry for being curious but for what kind of gigantic cake do you need 100 calla lillies? LOL! I honestly don't have any idea on how much gumpaste you would need. I'm still learning how to make flowers, I have discover that they are the hardest and longest thing to do! Good luck with your project.
Or make just one the way you make them, weigh it on your digital food scale, then multiply times 100. Many gumpaste recipes tell you how many pounds a batch will weigh.
Artscallion, thanks! Great idea! I SO love my scale 
. And Isacake...it is ENORMOUS!! My larest cake yet, 600 guests!
Or make just one the way you make them, weigh it on your digital food scale, then multiply times 100. Many gumpaste recipes tell you how many pounds a batch will weigh.
What an AWESOME idea! That goes under the "Now WHY didn't I think of that file!!!!!"
And good luck to the OP. WOW! 600 people. You are very brave 
Ha, ha! I saw Leah was the latest poster and I just knew she was going to say that. LOL
I agree with Leah. I can picture myself getting frustrated when each one wasn't exactly like the other. If I saw them all grouped together, I wouldn't notice those tiny differences. That's a lot to make and a lot of gumpaste to buy. Unless you have oodles of time and can charge what you're time is worth, buy them.
No, can't buy them. That would be "cheating" and they are expecting "hand-made" flower (and paying up for it all!) I have a pot rack at my shop I dry flowers from. AND YES! I am def/ a bit nervous to do 600 guests. The cake is not due until December, but I am starting NOW! Thanks everyone!
BTW...the 100 calla lilies (bride's fave flower) represent the 100 callas the groom filled their hotel room with on their last vacation when he propsed!
I can picture myself getting frustrated when each one wasn't exactly like the other. If I saw them all grouped together, I wouldn't notice those tiny differences.
I love making gumpaste flowers and I find calla lilies to be pretty easy and quick. But regarding the comment that they need to look exactly alike, I respectfully but completely disagree. I want my gumpaste flowers to look like real flowers and real flowers don't look exactly alike. They are all different, just like people. I consider that each one has it's own personality and are individuals. I think they look fake if they all look exactly alike. That knowledge relieves a little of the "perfection" anxiety.
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