Sugar Flowers for Cake Designs

Begin by getting to know Nasima and her journey as a self-taught cake artist. As founder of her own bespoke cake company Sweet Drops of Heaven, she shares her influences and the inspiration that have shaped her work.

Nasima goes through all the ingredients and tools needed to make an array of sugar flowers. Get inspired by looking at mood boards of cake designs and floral compositions. Choose the color palette and the types of flowers you like best before drafting your design.

Explore how to create a classic sugar rose by kneading, rolling, cutting, and wiring the gum paste. Nasima guides you step-by-step through each technique in order to produce quality results. Next, create a more complex open peony flower by learning how to make ruffled petals.

Discover how to make a David Austin rose, a famous English flower, by learning cutting techniques based on the thickness of each petal. Apply the ruffling techniques learned previously, then assemble and curl the outer petals. Add some variety to your arrangement by learning how to make sugar leaves, berries, and filler flowers.

The last step is bringing it all together and adding the final touches to give your bouquet a realistic look. Learn how to assemble and wire together your flowers and leaves. Then, explore how to add depth and realism to your flowers with petal dust and setting techniques. Learn how to attach your bouquet to the cake before hearing Nasima’s tips for photographing your work and sharing it on social media.