This
week I started the final Wilton course in cake decorating – Advanced Gum Paste
Flowers. I am excited and a little bit
sad. I couldn’t wait to get started, but
I’ve really enjoyed these classes and am sad that soon I’m going to be done
with them.
Here
is lesson plan for this
course. The red, bold text is what we
covered in the class:
- Blossoms
- Gerber Daisies
- Sweet Peas
- Ivy Leaves
- Lily Leaves
- Briar Rose
- Stargazer Lily
- Stephanotis
- Assemble Blossoms, Leaves and Bouquets
- Using Flower Spikes
Before
we started making our first flowers, we prepared our gum paste by kneading it,
tinting it and rolling it. All stuff we’ve
done before. Then we moved on to
something I was not anticipating being terribly difficult… using florist wire.
Once
I got it started, it was easy, but getting it started? Let’s just say I came really close to having
a meltdown. Florists, you have my
respect.
Okay,
so we moved along to Blossoms.
These flowers are the size of a dime and so delicate they are easily
ripped when threading the wire and stamen.
I massacred two of them before I got one to hold together… even if it
looks like someone chewed on it and spit it out.
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| © You Want Me to Cook? Blossoms |
Don’t
believe me how tiny these are? Check out
this picture.
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| © You Want Me to Cook? Blossoms |
My
fingers were too fat to even pinch the bottom of the blossom to the stem. Anyone know a way to tone up your fingers?
Then
we moved on to the Gerbera Daisy.
A challenging flower in that the leaves are easily stretched and twisted
off. I finished a beautiful one in class
and was quite proud of it.
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| © You Want Me to Cook? Gerbera Daisy |
This
is not it.
When
class was through, I carefully packed away my flower into the travel container. Then I placed it in my bag. I guess I twisted the bag a little too much
while walking because the flower ended up in a ball during the 50-foot walk out
to my car and the 3 mile ride home.
I
was a tad hysterical when I opened up the container at home. It took me a couple of days to get the strength
to practice it again.
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| © You Want Me to Cook? Gerbera Daisy |
At
least I was able to duplicate it and all was right in the world again.
We
finished the evening by making the center for the Sweet Pea flower which we will
be making in Lesson #3. They need plenty
of time to dry before we form the flower around the base.
Next
week we will be making several types of leaves, putting together a Briar Rose
and making the petals for the Stargazer Lily. I can’t wait!
Until
next time… happy decorating!
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