Mad about Sugar Paste Roses
I really wasn’t going to make more sugar paste cakes so soon, but the beautiful photos of sugar paste roses in Peggy Porschen’s Romantic Cakes were so inspiring that I couldn’t help myself.
Sadly, no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t tease the rose petals to take on the life-like frilly edges (no amount of rolling or pressing with the bone tool produced the desired result) and I finally settled for smaller blooms.
While the roses here are a far cry from the gorgeous ones in the book, I was so delighted with how the cakes turned out that I might just attempt a small 2-tiered cake next.
September 8th, 2007 at 8:36 pm
Hi! Been a lurker of your blog for a long time. I just need to congratulate you on the beautiful roses. Well done!
September 9th, 2007 at 2:01 am
I love your roses…they’re beautiful.
September 9th, 2007 at 8:06 pm
be-yoo-tiful cakes. bravo!
September 10th, 2007 at 6:26 am
Your roses are lovely. Dont you love Peggy’s books?
September 10th, 2007 at 11:13 am
Thank you, Rebecca, Mags, Billie and Landa!
Landa: Yes, her books are wonderful!
September 10th, 2007 at 11:19 am
I really love your roses *=*
September 14th, 2007 at 10:54 am
Hello Karen!
Hope you can still remember me!
It’s been a long time since I hear from you.
Your bakery is becoming a mastery!
I wonder if you bake mooncakes as well?
Keep in touch!
September 14th, 2007 at 6:15 pm
Thanks, Wendy!
Wai Loong: Of course I remember you.
I’ve been to your blog several times. Thought-provoking material you have on there! I haven’t tried making mooncakes. Perhaps I’ll give it a shot next year.
September 14th, 2007 at 11:59 pm
Haha! Thanks for the kind feedback!
Maybe you can plan to catch some seasonal waves if you are not too busy?
I highly recommend that you consider (gift) packaging options, feedback polls or collect testimonials from your customers that you may want to use?
Of course, then you will build to become a full time professional - if that is where your passion lies!
Anyway, keep up the excellent work!
September 17th, 2007 at 11:35 am
your roses are bee-yo-ti-fullll!
January 25th, 2008 at 11:30 am
they are so pretty
July 25th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
To get the frilly edges to the roses, you want to use the ball end of a sugarpaste tool and run it along the edge with the petal on a peice of thick shaping foam like this one http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=B47AD540-802D-F658-0592F318FEC2E5A8 It’s not hard if you practice with it some. It will make the edges thinner for you. Hope you find it helpful!
September 12th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
yels & Pinky: Thank you!
Nicole: Thank you so much for the tip! I haven’t worked with sugar paste much since this last attempt, but I’ll definitely try your tip out the next time I make these roses.
December 18th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Nice!!! i’m totally speechless.