This week I learned to cover a cake base with fondant. I chose to tint the fondant green and use the Star Power imprint mat to make it fancier. I like the way it turned out. Plus it would be a great way to present a cake! On top of the base are the flowersContinue reading “Fondant”
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Gum Paste Flowers
So if you were tuned in last week, you will know that I am learning to work with fondant and gum paste. This week I learned to make a few flowers. First the rose. It is so delicate looking but so very easy to make. It’s like working with play dough! The only thing isContinue reading “Gum Paste Flowers”
Roses and Bows
I wanted to see what the Wilton rose would look like with buttercream icing. Since it is a softer icing and the flower is a heavy flower, I wasn’t sure it would work. Being pleasantly surprised, it did turn out. So I decided to decorate a lemon cake with white buttercream icing and yellow roses.Continue reading “Roses and Bows”
Basket of Flowers
Just a peek at what those pretty daffodils look like on a cake. This is a chocolate cake with chocolate icing and yellow daffodils made in royal icing. I also did the border in basket weave which is something new for me. Enjoy!
A Few More…
These violets are so dainty and perfect for filler in a bouquet on a cake or topping for a cupcake… The yellow daffodils are fun for a cake as well. Check out the height on these and the delicate nature of the petals. These were made using Royal icing and dry hard. Lilies areContinue reading “A Few More…”
Rose Buds
Today my daughter and I tested for our next belts in taekwondo. So as a treat for doing well, I typically make a fun dessert to celebrate all of our hard work. It gets a little tricky coming up with new ideas for all the different colors of belts but this one was fun. IContinue reading “Rose Buds”
More Flowers!
Apple Blossoms and the Primrose are some of the most delicate flowers I’ve learned to make. The Apple Blossom (the larger of the two) has a heart shaped petal with a center to the flower. The Primrose is a lot smaller, almost a quarter of the size of the larger. These were made usingContinue reading “More Flowers!”
Button Flowers and Pansies
Gum paste is a fun thing to work with when you know you are making something that will look so cute you will want to eat it for sure! Check out these cute-as-a-button button flowers. I had yellow on hand but these flowers can be any combination of colors. With striping on the largest flowerContinue reading “Button Flowers and Pansies”
Flowers
I’ve learned to make ribbon roses. When I made this cake, I decided to make it colorful and to kind of represent my family in colors. My oldest daughter loves pink. My second daughter is very fond of purple, but specifically violet. My husband favors blue and my favorite flower is a yellow rose. TheContinue reading “Flowers”
Cupcakes
Need a sugar rush? How about trying some swirly cupcakes? Check out the height on these… I made some cupcakes for campers at my daughters’ taekwondo camp last week. I know the campers didn’t really need any more sugar but they were sure fun to make. I used Wilton coloring spray to color theContinue reading “Cupcakes”
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