I’ve been practicing lately. Sugar flowers that is. The last time I even attempted gumpaste sugar flowers was nearly four years ago in Baking and Pastry Arts school at SAIT.
The perfect opportunity came up for me to get back into it again. And it was also an opportunity to test out the new camera!
Gumpaste is an edible cake decorating medium, similar to fondant. It is mostly made out of icing sugar, binding agents (such as corn syrup or egg whites), and vegetable gums (hence the word “Gum.”) To difference between gumpaste and fondant is that gumpaste can be rolled incredibly thin, and I mean really thin. Think see-through-paper-thin. It also tends to dry hard and brittle, which can be very visually appealing, yet so fragile.
It takes a certain mindset to get into the groove of making sugar flowers. I compare it to the same attention-to-detail mindset one would need when cross stitching. It was also a great chance to get together with the girls, as each one of us worked on different parts of the flower. I think I’ll have to adjust the colour of them to be a bit more purply, but I’m pretty happy with the overall feel of them.
What I really love about making gumpaste flowers is the process of taking very basic materials and turning them into something that can be so pretty.
It’s like re-creating nature.
What do you think? Does it look like the real thing?
They absolutely fantastic! Very real looking.
~Sara Henry Cakes
This absolutely looks like the real thing. Fantastic work Rose.
-Alison
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OMG!!! They look just like real flowers!!! I am also trying to practice and improve my gum paste technique. Thanks for your fantastic photos! Really inspireing.
Hi Rose Sen, i also learn how to make this but it doesn’t turn look real like yours, although i use the cutter for it, still look not real. So thank you to post this one, i’ve been looking for tutorial for this one, and find your website, so it’s really good step by step photos. Thank u so much. Tedy.
Hi Ros Sen, They look beautiful and so real. I’m hoping that you can help me. I have an order for a wedding cake for 6 days from today on June 1st .My problem the orchid mold I ordered was much small than I thought. Do you have a template for the orchids that you made? I’m going to have to cut them out free hand. I was hoping you may have something that would show me the shape and size of the different parts to the gum paste orchid.
Thank You, Doreen
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Wow! They do look real. Thanx for the knowhow
Have you done a video tutorial??? I would love to learn to make the these beautiful orchids.