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Wisteria Sugar Flower Tutorial

November 12, 2019      Leave a Comment

Today I am sharing one of my most popular tutorials. My wisteria sugar flower tutorial. Click on the link above to download your free copy now!

Are you looking for a new flower to add to your sugar flower skill set?

With my wisteria sugar flower tutorial you will learn something new and different that you can add to your sugar flower and wedding cake portfolio.

In this step by step tutorial you will learn how to create beautiful wisteria sugar flowers and how to use petal dusts to give a life-like look to your wisteria.

You will also learn how to create a lustre effect on your cake and use a mould to create pretty floral swags.

Wisteria sugar flower tutorial
Wisteria Wedding cake tutorial

Hanging flowers are a huge trend for weddings and wisteria adds a really elegant touch to a wedding cake.

Wisteria sugar flowers
Wisteria Wedding cake tutorial

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Wisteria sugar flower tutorial

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Please let me know in the comments below any tutorials you would love to see on the Sugar Ruffles blog. I’d love to hear from you. 

P.S I love seeing the cakes that you’re making, so if you use one of my tutorials please tag @sugarruffles in your Instagram photos and stories so I can take a look! 

How to make your own jewel cake decorating mould

November 5, 2019      Leave a Comment

Did you notice the pretty edible jewels on the wedding cake that I shared last week in my Sugar Sequin Tutorial? Well this week I am sharing exactly how I made them, and the best part is that they are made with white modelling chocolate so they are really delicious as well as looking pretty. I am going to take you through step by step, including how to make your own jewel cake decorating mould.

How to make your own jewel cake decorating mould

You will need:

–Silicone Plastique Putty Mould Making Kit

–Small jewels

–White modelling chocolate 

–Snowflake lustre dust

How to make your own jewel cake decorating mould
Begin by measuring out equal parts of the blue and white silicone plastique clay.
How to make your own jewel cake decorating mould
Knead together the two parts until completely combined and an even colour has been achieved.
How to make your own jewel cake decorating mould
Select some small jewels. Roll out the clay to twice the thickness of the selected jewels.
How to make your own jewel cake decorating mould
Press each of the jewels into the clay ensuring that the detail on each jewel is completely submerged.
How to make your own jewel cake decorating mould
Leave to dry for one hour at room temperature with the jewels submerged in the mould.
How to make your own jewel cake decorating mould
After 1 hour remove the jewels from the mould and wash the mould thoroughly.
How to make your own jewel cake decorating mould
Press white modelling chocolate into each of the crevices of the mould.
How to make your own jewel cake decorating mould
Remove the white chocolate jewels from the mould and brush with lustre dust.

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P.S I love seeing the cakes that you’re making, so if you use one of my tutorials please tag @sugarruffles in your Instagram photos and stories so I can take a look! 

A Sugar Sequin Tutorial- How To Make Sugar Sequins

October 29, 2019      Leave a Comment

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Sugar sequins look so pretty on wedding cakes, they add such a lovely delicate sparkle.  I love to use sequins on wedding cakes to embellish sugar lace and to add some extra sparkle to designs. Today I’m going to show you how to make sugar sequins using cake lace. In this sugar sequin tutorial I used the sequins cake lace mat and white original cake lace by Claire Bowman. 

I have added a list of everything you will need to complete this sugar sequin tutorial on my amazon storefront here, so everything is in one place for you.

Please note that the link above is an affiliate link. If you click the link and purchase any item I will receive a small commission but this does NOT add any additional costs to you. Thank you so much for supporting Sugar Ruffles Blog.

Sugar Sequin Tutorial
Carefully measure out 50ml of water and pour into a stand mixer.
Sugar Sequin Tutorial
Add four tablespoons of part A powder from the Claire Bowman cake lace set. Mix on high for 2 minutes.
Sugar Sequin Tutorial
Add half a teaspoon of Part B liquid from the Claire Bowman cake lace set.
Sugar Sequin Tutorial
Mix on high for about 5 minutes until the cake lace looks smooth.
Sugar Sequin Tutorial
Pour a small amount of Cake Lace mixture onto the sequin mat and spread out with a knife.
Sugar Sequin Tutorial
Once the sequin mat is completely covered, bake in oven at 70°C – 80°C for 10-15 minutes.
Sugar Sequin Tutorial
Remove the mat from the oven and once cooled remove the individual sequins from mat.
Sugar Sequin Tutorial
Brush the large and small cake lace sequins with lustre dust.  I love to use squires kitchen snowflake for a really sparkly look.
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Petal Ruffles Cake Tutorial

October 22, 2019      Leave a Comment

petal ruffle cake tutorial

Today I am sharing a petal ruffles cake tutorial with step by step instructions. I have also included my cherry blossom sugar flower tutorial as a free download so that you can create our entire cherry blossom and petal ruffle wedding cake design.

petal ruffle cake tutorial

Petal ruffles are one of the most popular design elements amongst my brides. If you take a look at my Instagram you can see just how many brides choose to incorporate them into their wedding cake design. I can definitely see why, they are pretty and delicate and add such lovely texture to a cake. They also pair beautifully with sugar flowers.

But I will warn you, petal ruffles are very time consuming to make! So I have included a few tips which will help you to speed up the process. Keep reading to find out more.

petal ruffle cake tutorial

Petal Ruffles Cake Tutorial

petal ruffle cake tutorial
Thinly roll out white flower paste and cut out shapes using the hydrangea cutter.
petal ruffle cake tutorial
Place the hydrangea shapes onto a foam pad and use the ball tool to thin and frill the edges of each petal.
petal ruffle cake tutorial
Put one hydrangea shape on top of another and scrunch together to create a cluster of petals. Leave to dry for a few minutes. This can help them hold their shape.
petal ruffle cake tutorial
Apply a little edible glue to the bottom of each petal cluster.
petal ruffle cake tutorial
Attach each of the petal clusters to your cake, starting from the bottom and working upwards. Adjust the petals as necessary to ensure that all spaces are filled.

Tips

-My favourite tool to speed up any cake design is my electronic sheeter . It is the best investment I have made for my wedding cake business yet and you can find the same one I use here. I highly recommend it!

-Usually a little brush of edible glue is enough to to stick the soft ruffles to the cake, but if your ruffles have set a bit more and they will not stay attached to the cake you can use royal icing.

-Cut out lots of hydrangea shapes at once and store in a plastic zip lock bag until you are ready to thin and scrunch them.

-To create on ombre effect with your petal ruffles start by creating petals in your colour of choice e.g pink and then add a little white flower paste after every two layers of petals. This will gradually lighten the colour and create an ombre colour gradient.

Would you like to learn how to make our cherry blossom and petal ruffle wedding cake? 

petal ruffle cake tutorial

Click on the image above to sign up for our newsletter and download your FREE cherry blossom sugar flower tutorial. You can use this along with the petal ruffles cake tutorial to create one of our most popular designs.

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petal ruffle cake tutorial

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Please let me know in the comments below any tutorials you would love to see on the Sugar Ruffles blog. I’d love to hear from you. 

P.S I love seeing the cakes that you’re making, so if you use one of my tutorials please tag @sugarruffles in your Instagram photos and stories so I can take a look! 

petal ruffles wedding cake tutorial

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Interview with Jacqueline Butler of Petal Sweet

October 15, 2019      Leave a Comment

Photo by Nate Rega of Harper Point Photography
Photo by Erin Wrightsman of Nurture Nature Photography

Jacqueline Butler is the Owner and Creative Director at Petalsweet, based in San Diego, California. She teaches her signature style of cake decorating and sugar flowers around the world. Jacqueline’s first book Modern Sugar Flowers was published in April 2017.

One of the first online sugar flower classes I took was Jacqueline’s Handcrafted Sugar Flowers class on Bluprint (formerly Craftsy) in which she teaches hydrangeas, leaves, five petal filler flowers and buds. She later added another online class Fantastic Filler Flowers to the platform with five more unique styles of filler flowers.  

I caught up with Jacqueline Butler to talk about her new book Modern Sugar Flowers Volume 2, her indispensable tools for sugar flower making, as well as her advice on charging for sugar flowers… 

How did you first get into making sugar flowers?

I’ve always enjoyed making small things with my hands. I had a great dollhouse when I was growing up and loved making the kits for furniture and home accessories. I used polymer clay to create tiny plates of food and desserts for the little kitchen table. I was baking as a hobby when I found a small book on simple sugar blossoms and I was immediately drawn to the art form. Initially I learned from a few books but was then fortunate to take a class with Colette Peters, and the sugar flowers were my favorite part of week! Once I knew I wanted to start my cake business Petalsweet, I invested more time in an extensive private lesson to learn as much as I could about good technique and how to make well crafted flowers. From there I was hooked!

Do you have any advice for someone just starting out in sugar flowers?

Nothing beats a hands-on class with an experienced teacher for learning how to use your tools properly, and to maximize their use as well. There are a lot of little subtleties that can make or break the look and quality of a finished flower. And you can’t get those invaluable little tips from watching videos or reading PDF tutorials. In person workshops are also a great way to learn tips and tricks in decorating real cakes and working efficiently and cost effectively, especially if you are studying with someone who makes cakes as a business. Learning good technique will also give you the confidence to try new flowers on your own! Study with someone who’s style you admire but remember to then take that knowledge and re-make the flowers in your own style. And, practice as much as you can. I still make time to practice every week!

Photo by Nate Rega of Harper Point Photography

What can we expect to see in Volume 2 of Modern Sugar Flowers?

Modern Sugar Flowers Volume 2 is a true sequel to the first book! The only overlaps from the first book are the hydrangea and filler flowers as they are both staples in many of our cake designs. We repeated them because we wanted the second book to be able to stand on its own. The rest of Volume 2 includes all new flowers and 6 new cake project styles for decorating inspiration. I’ve also highlighted the use of a bit more greenery since it is trending so much in the cake and floral industries. All the flowers and projects are broken down into steps with clear instructions and corresponding photos, same as the first book. The pretty fonts and layouts are the same so both books can truly sit side-by-side on your shelf as a set. There will be more sneak peeks before the release in November, but so far, some of the flowers featured are clematis, gardenia, poppies, bougainvillea and petunias, and there will be several roses too.

Your sugar blueberries have been very popular on instagram! Is this something that we will see in the book?

It’s been a fun surprise to see the blueberries be so popular! And yes, they are included in the book in the chapter called Staples and Fillers. 

Photo by Nate Rega of Harper Point Photography

The cover image of the book is beautiful! Did you have a few contenders for the front cover or was this design created with the cover in mind?

Thank you so much! The photography was done over 5 separate shoots, each lasting 3 to 4 days. My publisher knew I was incorporating a few stronger colors for some of the flowers and asked for a cake design that would feature my recognized pastels mixed with a flower in a darker color. They felt this would help readers identify the new book easily. The cake chosen for the cover features a large front arrangement with poppies, bougainvillea, petunias, clematis and greenery. We tried a shot of the full cake for the cover, but the details of the flowers proved to be more visually interesting, so in the end, my publisher chose the closer shot.

Photo by Nate Rega of Harper Point Photography

What tools do you find indispensable for sugar flower making?

Pasta machine for rolling paste, metal ball tools, Dresden tool, veining tool, knife tool, tiny palette knife, small scissors, groove board and a foam pad. I so appreciate all the wonderful cutters and veiners that are available now, although I try to re-utilize as many different things as possible across numerous flowers. And I’m so grateful for the artisans who have created such beautiful petal dusts, I couldn’t create without them! 

What do you find are sugar flower artists biggest stumbling blocks and what are the best ways you’ve found to overcome them?

Not charging (enough) for your floral work! Sugar flowers take time and you need to incorporate that time into the final price of the cake. When I first started out, some great advice given to me was to keep a notebook page for each flower, listing any extra supplies and tracking the time it took me to make the flower from start to finish. At the beginning, your margins will be smaller because you work slower, but eventually you will become more efficient making flowers and can charge more. But even if it’s a smaller amount in the beginning, be sure to charge for your time! 

Photo by Nate Rega of Harper Point Photography

More is not always more! Don’t assume you need to completely cover a cake with sugar flowers to make it beautiful. Thoughtful placement of a few blooms with fillers and greenery can be stunning. And don’t forget the power of a single grand statement flower. Use other artists for inspiration, but really work to create your own style. The workload is always a bit easier if you are not trying to force an idea. 

What’s next for you?

Photo by Nate Rega of Harper Point Photography

Short term you’ll find me doing a bit of domestic and international travel to promote the new book. This will include a few cake shows and book signings, and some workshops to introduce the new flowers. Longer term, we are looking into additional ways to teach and share content that could be easily available to more people who are interested in making sugar flowers. We are working on several ideas and projects and look forward to sharing more soon! 

Modern Sugar Flowers Volume 2 is available to Pre-order now on Amazon UK, US and Canada and will be Released November 2019

Visit PetalSweet website to find details of upcoming classes and events and you can follow Jacqueline on facebook, instagram and Pinterest

Thank you so much Jacqueline. I can’t wait to read my copy of Modern Sugar Flowers Volume 2!

P.S I loved Jacquelines advice about noting down the supplies you use and tracking the time it takes to make flowers from start to finish. It is so important to take into account your time when pricing your sugar flowers. I have included my Sugar Flower Costing Worksheet as a FREE download below. You can use this to record the supplies you use and the time taken for each individual sugar flowers you make, in order to work out your pricing. Please click the link below to download it now!

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Sugar Pinecone Tutorial

October 8, 2019      Leave a Comment

Sugar Pinecone Tutorial

Today I am sharing a tutorial showing how to make sugar pinecones. They look really effective on autumn and winter themed cakes. Download our full tutorial if you would like to see how we coloured our leaves with petal dusts to create a lovely autumnal effect and how to create our large sunflower sugar flowers.

I have added a list of everything you will need to complete this sugar pinecone tutorial on my amazon storefront here, so everything is in one place for you.

Please note that the link above is an affiliate link. If you click the link and purchase any item I will receive a small commission but this does NOT add any additional costs to you. Thank you so much for supporting Sugar Ruffles Blog.

First roll a small piece of brown flower paste into a cone shape and then flatten the top.
Next roll out some brown flower paste and cut out a scalloped circle shape using a pastry cutter
Cut out a smaller circle shape from the centre of the scalloped circle.
Cut through the scalloped circle using a wheel tool.
Use scissors to cut a deeper indent into each of the scalloped edges of the circle.
Roll the circle in a spiral formation, applying some edible glue to the base to secure. This will form the top part of the pinecone.
Apply edible glue to the top of the flattened cone shape and then attach the top part of the pinecone.
Repeat steps 2- 5 to create 3 additional scalloped circles. Attach to the cone underneath the top section.
Continue to attach all the way down to the bottom until you have completed your pinecone.

Would you like to learn how to make our entire Autumn inspired cake design?

Click on the image below to sign up for our newsletter and download your FREE tutorial. Our Autumn inspired cake tutorial includes step by step instructions for how to make and colour autumn leaves. In addition you will learn how to make a large sunflower sugar flower.

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Let me know in the comments below any tutorials you would love to see on the Sugar Ruffles blog. I’d love to hear from you. 

P.S I love seeing the cakes that you’re making, so if you use one of my tutorials please tag @sugarruffles in your Instagram photos and stories so I can take a look! 

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Such beautiful work by my Sugar Rose Artistry stud Such beautiful work by my Sugar Rose Artistry student Chantell!

Sugar Rose Artistry is designed so that once you have learnt all the foundations of sugar rose making and petal dusting, you complete 5 sugar rose petal dusting projects to practice and consolidate all your skills. So that by the end of the course you will have mastered colouring and dusting techniques and created you own unique style. 

Then moving forward you can apply the techniques you have learnt to create any variation of sugar rose. It was so lovely to see my student Chantell, share a picture of a new variety of rose that she had created today, using all the techniques she had learnt in the course! The possibilities really are endless once you have mastered the foundations!

Enrolment for Sugar Rose Artistry closes on Sunday 31st January. (In 2 days!!!) You can send me a message for more details if you’d like to join us.

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As well as all our petal dusting projects, in Suga As well as all our petal dusting projects, in Sugar Rose Artistry you can learn all the foundations of sugar rose making including two different sizes of sugar rose, calyx and a spray of leaves. Even if you are a beginner, we break everything down, step by step, so that you’ll have everything you need to master sugar roses.

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