Hi Wendy,
Thanks for the quick response and the great advice! I hope you don't mind me asking another cake decorating-related question: How did you attach bouquets of gum paste flowers onto the top and sides of your “Romance of Autumn?wedding cake?
I will be making (or rather, attempting to make) a cake for my friend’s wedding in a few weeks, but I am a total beginner when it comes to decorating with fondant and gum paste. I have not taken any classes yet; for the past few months, I have just been trying to figure things out on my own by reading books, websites, and through trial-and-error with the Wilton 32-piece gumpaste kit. So, any advice you have would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance. Again, your cakes are truly a feast for the eyes.
~ JC |
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When is the wedding day? If you planned to make the wedding cake, I would suggest starting making the gum paste flowers about one month before the wedding day because these gum paste flowers can last more than few months, and will save you a lot of time and stress when the wedding day is approaching.
About the questions of attaching the bouquets... At first, I combined all flowers and taped them into one bouquet, then, used a piece of foil to cover the roots (the bottom end of the bouquet) . After the cake was delivered to the wedding hall, I just intserted the roots into the cake directly. Well, the key point is that, you'd better bend the roots into an "L" shape, so that it can stay the position after inserted into the cake.
If you need to make the sugar flowers ahead of time, I suggest using gum paste instead of fondant because colored fondant might lose the color if it's exposed to light directly, especially for pink, purple and blue colors.
You're very welcome! Let me know if you have any other questions, and I'll be more than happy to help!^^
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