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Today I’m sharing our brand new iridescent anthurium sugar flower tutorial. A FREE step by step video tutorial on how to use petal and lustre dusts to create a iridescent effect on sugar anthurium flowers. Also know as unicorn anthuriums, these are such a fun flower to make and colour. I first saw these flowers […]
Earlier this month I took part in the #meetthemaker challenge over on instagram. A 6 day challenge designed to tell you a bit about the story of my business, with a new prompt each day. Say Hello The first prompt in the #meetthemakerweek challenge was ‘Say Hello’. So I’m saying hello and telling you a little about […]
Today we’re going to be talking about sugar flower inspiration. I’m going to be sharing some of the different ways I find inspiration for my sugar flowers and cake designs and we’ll also be chatting to sugar flower artists Maggie Austin, Arati Mirji and Jacqueline Butler about the inspiration behind their beautiful work. About 8 […]
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links and/or paid partnerships. This means that if you click on one of these links and make a purchase, I may receive a small commission or compensation at no additional cost to you. Rest assured, I only recommend products and services that I genuinely believe in and trust. Your support […]
Welcome to my first ‘behind the scenes’ blog post. I am going to be sharing some behind the scenes images and the stories behind the cakes, starting with July 2021! After such a long time in lockdown without any weddings, it has been so lovely to get back to making cakes, but wow, its been […]
Today I’m sharing our brand new iridescent anthurium sugar flower tutorial. A FREE step by step video tutorial on how to use petal and lustre dusts to create a iridescent effect on sugar anthurium flowers. Also know as unicorn anthuriums, these are such a fun flower to make and colour. I first saw these flowers […]
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 […]
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 […]
Today I am sharing a quick and easy sugar flower tutorial with 10 step by step instructions showing how to make pretty wax flowers. Not only are these sugar flowers beautiful in their own right but also they make the perfect filler flowers on wedding cakes. What’s more you can make them in any colour! […]
Welcome to the launch of the new and improved Sugar Ruffles Blog! I’m Charlotte, owner and cake designer at Sugar Ruffles. I started blogging at the beginning of my cake journey, nearly 10 years ago and then started my bespoke wedding cake business based in the Lake District, UK in 2011. When I’m not making wedding […]
Take a look at our online sugar flower classes, workshops and courses. Here you can learn how to create beautiful sugar flowers, as well as advanced petal dusting techniques and the art of sugar flower arranging. Join us in our community of sugar flower creators from around the world. Learn new skills, and create beautiful works of art!
A guide to colour theory and how to mix the perfect shade of dusky pink for your sugar flowers.
Step by step tutorial- How to make petal ruffles as well as some pretty cherry blossom sugar flowers
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Step by Step tutorial- How to make wisteria sugar flowers and this scalloped lace design for wedding cakes.
Take a look at our online sugar flower classes, workshops and courses. Here you can learn how to create beautiful sugar flowers, as well as advanced petal dusting techniques and the art of sugar flower arranging. Join us in our community of sugar flower creators from around the world. Learn new skills, and create beautiful works of art!
Resources for sugar flower artists and those who would love to learn how to make beautiful sugar flowers.