A Recipe For Sugar Paste Sunflowers?

This week’s cake decorating video tutorial demonstrates how to create a realistic looking gumpaste sunflower using simple daisy cutters and a textured center. The tutorial includes three different standing gumpaste sugar flowers: a classic Yellow Sunflower with a light center, one modeled after a Ring of Fire sunflower, and a Red Sunflower.

To create the first row of petals, dip the petal wire in sugar glue or water. Add icing color to the fondant or gum paste, using yellow food coloring paste or black or brown color paste for the center of the flower. Cut a piece of 20 gauge floral wire in half and activate the glue in the floral tape by pulling on it gently.

In this tutorial, the author shares her love for making gumpaste flowers and shares her process for creating a realistic looking gumpaste sunflower. The tutorial also includes instructions on how to make a textured center using icing color and a piece of 20 gauge floral wire. The goal is to create a beautiful and whimsical gumpaste sunflower that can be added to summer wedding or birthday cakes.