Wilton Cake Decorating Course 3 - Class 2

Last night was my second class of this gum paste and fondant decorating course I am taking.  It was as much work or more as the first class, but it was just as fun!  We got to make three different types of flowers.  I think that in the end they were easier to make with the fondant that with buttercream (especially the roses!)

Calla Lilies
We started with the calla lilies.  I really like these flowers, they are so elegant and simple to make!  First we cut out heart shapes from the gum paste and used our tool with a ball on the end to roll down the edges so that it makes the petals have a little shape.

Next we wrapped the hearts on this plastic cone we had, and put a little gum glue on the end to help it stick together, then set it off to the side to dry.

Then we rolled out some yellow gum paste and cut out a medium circle and cut it in half.  We took one half and rolled it into a ball and then into an inch and a half long line.  We put a toothpick in one end, then put gum glue on the inside bottom of the lily and placed the center inside and viola! A calla lily.

You could put gum glue on the center and roll it around in
yellow sugar, but I didn't have any to do that.

Roses
Next came the rose.  The rose is my enemy with buttercream, so I was a little hesitant with the fondant.  Fortunately, it is a lot easier to make using fondant, so we got along more last night :)

First we cut out 6 large flower shapes (3 for each flower).

Then you have to make 1/4 inch slits between the petals, roll out the edges and then poke the petals with the ball tool to give the petals some shape.  Once you do that, you place the petals on the cone base we made last week (I thought we were using these for the lilies...oops).  You glue and fold the petals up one at a time to make the rose.  They turned out really well.

First layer, you could use this as a rose bud if you were
doing a bouquet. 

Second layer.

Final layer.

The spaghetti noodle broke on this one, but it still turned out
really goo considering.

Carnations
I really like these ones and for some reason I'm really good at making them.  My friend kept asking me how I was able to make the petals ruffle so well, I don't know though, I just followed what I was told to do! haha

The process is pretty much the same as making the base for this one, except you only go around it with the plastic dentist looking tool to make the petals ruffle.  You make 6, but you can use anywhere between 4-6 petals to make the flower.

Once you have them all made, you take the base and put a little gum glue in the center where you put a hold in them, the you stick one of the petals in and use the ball tool to push it in.  Once it's full enough, you take the last petal and fold it in half twice, add glue, stick it in and use the end of the paint brush to push it in.  I was very pleased with the final product.

That's all we learned last night.  We were suppose to learn how to make leaves, but we didn't have enough time, so we will be doing them next week along with mums and daisies!