How To Make Peonies Out Of Sugar Paste?

This tutorial demonstrates how to create sugar peonies using white gum paste and color. The process involves rolling the gumpaste to a 5 on a pasta machine, cutting out 10 petals each. The same techniques can be used to make a peony from sugar paste as poinsettias, following the step-by-step instructions in the sugar paste poinsettia tutorial video.

The gumpaste is also used for mixing with scratch Tylose gumpaste (or the Renshaw gumpaste) to create a paste that does not dry as quickly as needed for making flowers, especially with basic flowers. To mold the peony petals, use a foam pad and ball tool to place a petal backside up and gently start to frill/thin the edge.

To create the fondant or gum paste, start by coloring it in a color of your choice. Knead the paste and add a pinch of tylo powder. Roll a small piece of white paste into an oblong shape and seal the remaining white paste in a zip-top bag. Roll out a ball of gumpaste about the diameter of a quarter and insert an 18-gauge floral wire into it.

In summary, this tutorial provides a simple and easy method for creating sugar peonies using white gum paste and color. The process involves rolling out the gumpaste thinly, creating the petals, and molding the peony petals.