Gumpaste Flowers

I am now starting my gumpaste flower classes. Each class my students will be shown 2 flowers and how to make the special gumpaste for the flowers. The flowers will be split into 2 classes , the first to make each of the necessary components for the flowers, the second class to paint/petal dust and assemble them.
Here is a selection of my flowers-

                            Remember, stay sweet my  fellow sugarcrafters until my next blog!

Birthday Owls

On Sunday 17th November Saige turned 7 years old and had a camping themed birthday party. It was a lovely party filled with camp inspired games, a bounce house ,delightful camping themed decorations, food and even a real canoe in the swimming pool, with short (sometimes soggy) rides offered by Saiges brother. My daughter Emily and I went along to help the party goers create a delightful rice kripsie owl, for them each to take home.
We had 18 kids in all and I must say that there were some great creations and no two owls looked alike, each very unique. Here are some photos from the party, I believe a great time was had by all!

A picture of the lovely Birthday girl with her Sisters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jungle Theme Cake

Jungle themed cakes are still a popular choice for kids today. I have been asked many times "How do you make those cute gumpaste animals?" So I have finally managed to create a display cake featuring some of the gumpaste figures, used for a jungle cake.

I started by covering 3 tiers (or cake dummies in this case) with a chocolate marshmallow fondant. I love using this fondant because it is easy to make, rolls out smoothly, is pliable and best of all taste delicious. Next I built the tree , to make it sturdy I inserted a medium sized dowel in the top tier around 8 " in height, then built up rice krispie treats around it to create the trunk. The branches were made out of floral wire and tape and I added gumpaste leaves to make it more realistic.
The trunk was covered in dark chocolate marshmallow fondant and after it had dried a little I scored it using a "Dresden" tool. This is a great tool to use and a must have if you are a serious sugarcrafter.
The lion, tigers, elephants, giraffe and snake are all made out of gumpaste , the monkeys  are made from dark modeling chocolate.
Please post any questions or comments, I hope this has inspired you to create your own jungle cake.

Hello fellow sugarcrafters, just wanted to let you know we had great fun last Saturday, attending our very first Arts and crafts Festival here in Countrywalk. It was a great event and we met some wonderful people, who all share our love of the Sugar arts. Our best sellers were the French macaroons and I was happy to see that many people were already familiar with this very delightful French Pastry. We offered 5 flavors, hazelnut and dulce de leche, Pink Raspberry, Yellow passion fruit and chocolate ganache. We offered a selection box with each of the flavors and they proved  to be the most popular. 

Another big hit was the kids table, where everyone was given the chance to make (or at least finish) their very own penguin. These sweet treats were made out of rice krispie treats and covered in chocolate fondant. We sold out of these fast, and it was great to see all our young aspiring pastry chefs, trying out their pastry skills.

 

 

 

 

 

GINGERBREAD HOUSE EVENT



 

 

I will be hosting a gingerbread house event on Saturday 14th December 2013, from 10.00 am -1.00pm

. Each person will be able to decorate and take home their very own gingerbread house, ready to get them in the holiday spirit. I have spaces for up to 10 people , it should be lots of fun. please contact me if you would like to sign up-

E-mail- thesugarcraftplace@gmail.com