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How to Make Sugar Flowers for Beginners
The first time I saw gum paste sugar flowers, I did not believe that I would ever be able to make them. They looked so delicate that I thought I would need years of training to make anything as I saw. However, the tutor explained it step by step, and I found myself producing some
Tips for Extreme Weather Cake Decorators: Rolling Fondant
There are so many things about making and decorating cakes that give you problems. For example – the ingredients, the recipe, your oven, endless distractions from your surroundings, and even being in the right frame of mind to work on a cake. The list is endless, but one of the main problems cake makers and
Tips for Extreme Weather Cake Decorators: Fillings & Frostings
When we speak about extreme weather conditions, we refer to extreme cold, heat, and heat & humidity. Fortunately, once fillings and frostings are made and used in a cake, the cold will not affect them. In fact, it will keep everything in place; providing cakes are not allowed to freeze if they are being transported
Tips for Extreme Weather Cake Decorators: Gum Paste Sugar Flowers
Weather conditions are the main concern for many cake decorators, and to what extent depends on where you live. Heat, cold, and humidity all play havoc in different ways with ingredients, the gumpaste, and finished flowers. Here I am giving you some ideas on how to handle your gumpaste when it’s cold and difficult to
How to Colour Gum Paste on a Budget Like an Expert
Whenever you start something new, you always feel that it will cost you a fortune, and I don’t doubt that your expectations will be no different when you decide to start making gum paste sugar flowers. Wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t have to spend a lot of money to color your Gum Paste
How to Make Your Own Marzipan to Cover Your Rich Fruit Cake
You can buy it ready-made in most cake supply shops or supermarkets, but I have had little success with factory-made marzipan. I find that it has usually dried out slightly in its packaging or it’s oily, making it difficult to work with, and getting it to roll smoothly is difficult. I’m also aware that it
Simple Homemade Gum Paste Recipe for Sugar Flower Making
I know it’s easy to shop online or go to your local cake supplier to buy ready-made Gum Paste, but it’s expensive, and I have not been satisfied with the quality of any commercially made paste I’ve tried. With prices of all the cake making and decorating ingredients going up all the time, I’m sure
My Rich Fruit Christmas Cake Recipe That Really Works
For many years I used a traditional English fruit cake recipe for my Christmas cakes. I used the usual ‘cake’ ingredients such as butter, sugar, eggs, and flour, to which I added a mixture of dried and crystalized fruit such as sultanas, raisins, currants, glace cherries, and mixed citrus peel. Raisins are quite expensive, so
Difference Between Cane Sugar and Beet Sugar for Cake Decorating
When you do a lot of cake baking and decorating, you usually find that some ingredients work better than others, and once you find the ones that work best for you, you will tend to stick with them as long as they are available. Sugar is no exception, and professional pastry chefs will tell you
How to Choose the Best Royal Icing Recipe for Cakes or Projects
One of the most versatile products used for cake decorating is Royal Icing, whether it sets hard or is a softer version. It’s made from Icing/confectioners sugar and egg whites and can be used, for example, to cover a cake, to create designs on cookies, for piping designs as decorations, or to pipe flowers and
What to Ask Clients to Get Sugar Flowers and Cakes Just Right
When making a cake for yourself, you will choose what type of cake and decorations you prefer. If you are making one as a present for a friend or a family member, you may ask what type of cake they prefer and if they prefer what color it should be, but you will undoubtedly decide
The Easiest Rolled Fondant Icing Recipe
There are many uses for rolled fondant as well as using it to cover a cake. For example, you can use it to make simple flowers, cut-out designs, models, bows, and drapes, and they will all be soft enough to cut and eat with the cake. Rolling fondant is mainly used as the covering for
