Sugar flowers

For my first real post on here, I'd like to focus on sugar flowers. It is something I particularly enjoy making because there is a real challenge involved, and there's a true sense of satisfaction when they're completed. Dusting on the colours to make the petals look real is time consuming, but makes such a difference. To make just one flower can take HOURS (depending on the type) and you have to wait for the sugar-paste to dry before attempting to colour it.

My first example is this gerbera wedding cake. This was so frustrating to make as we had to make a LOT of gerberas to fill the space between the tiers, and they were so brittle as well and we had many casualties on the way!

Another flower that has been popular amongst wedding cakes and birthday cakes alike is the orchid. It's a beautiful flower, but harder to make, as the petals are different shapes, and each need wiring separately, but I really get to go wild with the colouring!

Chocolate roses! I will admit I didn't make these- my MIL did them all without me, but I have to include them because I think they look STUNNING. This was done using Cocoform and real edible gold leaf.

Finally, for this post, we have the chrysanthemum. This cake was for my Gran's 89th birthday. She had been quite unwell, and wanted to make a big do about her birthday "in case she didn't make it to the next one". I'm pleased to say she's still doing well, and I'm hoping to do a 90th cake for her later this year! This cake was covered with all my Gran's favourite things- British Wildlife and her favourite flower, bronze Crysanthemums.

I hope you enjoyed my first instalment here on Faerie Kakes. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions of what you'd like to see here, I'd love to here from you. I might even include some step by step guides at some point if you ask me nicely :)