Gum Paste Roses
13 Jun
The only thing I wanted for my 7th birthday was a Fantastic Flowers kit. (I did get it, and I loved it.) Eighteen years later, I’ve discovered that making flowers, while essentially useless, is still pretty entertaining.
I’m going to be honest; I don’t really “get” using gum paste on cakes. Yes, it’s technically edible… but, you wouldn’t want to eat it. Most real and artificial flowers are equally non-toxic and don’t take nearly as much time and effort. Still, crafting something like this by hand is just fascinating. I’m really looking forward to learning other types of flowers.
The topmost rose was made solely by hand, with no tools at all. The instructing chef told us to imagine that we were stranded on a desert island without our kits, but inexplicably found a batch of gum paste and floral wire. (The conversation quickly diverged to reveal that most of us own all seven seasons of Gilmore Girls, and still watched them regularly. I don’t recall how.)
The bottom two roses were made with this kit by Wilton and was actually very similar to the aforementioned Fantastic Flowers kit.
I hope to make this one of my first step-by-step guides, as soon as I learn a bit more and can coordinate with my husband/photographer.
I’m looking forward to the step by step. I’d love to learn how to make these.
There are really simple, especially doing them by hand.