Sugar Flowers by Frances #1: Wired Sugar Lily by Frances McNaughton
Flamboyant Mayflower Petal Cake
While Sydney was home this past weekend, for a VERY short time, we visited the Botanical gardens. As we walked around the flowers and greenery I saw a Flamboyant Mayflower and became mesmerized by it’s beauty! The Flamboyant Mayflower is known for its flamboyant display of flowers. In many tropical parts of the world it is grown as an ornamental tree and in English it is given the name Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant. It seemed kismet to spot this…Read th...
Tutorial: The way I made my Waratah (Telopea speciosissima)
A quick picture tutorial on how I made my Waratah for my Hubby’s 40th birthday cake . Hope it will be of help to some people. Any questions please don’t hesitate to ask :-) The materials used…................ Gumpaste + Red colour pasteRolling pin, and BoardBall and Dresden ToolWater and paint brushCrisco or Copha to roll out pasteFlower wire (I used #26 inner tips and #30 for the outside petals )Burgundy petal dust for the inner central tips and apple green peta...
Purple Perfection Peony
Peonies are one of my favorite flowers, we have had them adorn our landscaping for almost 22 years; I remember planting our first peony plant with Sydney (she was almost two) and it just happened to be Mother’s Day. As I was covering the the second cake Sydney came through the door ready for 10 days of fun (she is spending the summer in DC). I had originally created the Peony cake topper as another cake, in a long line, of 21 birthday cakes for her to choose...
Mother's Day cookie card
A quick tutorial to celebrate Mother’s Day! ♥ Happy Mother’s Day!!!
Cookie Pop Bear
I use cookies instead of the cake and i use royal icing to cover it that’s why i called it cookie pop. It’s easy to make and you can use anykind of cookie and marmalade :) Hope you like it. For some instruction and information just come and visit my page : http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.309737619156236.1073741833.297499260380072&type=1&l=bb78f56124 http://www.facebook.com/SweetLin8
Fabric Fondant Billow Weave Cake
I posted a few days ago Sydney will be turning 21, and I am creating a few different cakes for her to choose from for her party. This is the first cake for her to view. This cake is a billow weave, Susan Trianos has a wonderful video explaining how she creates a wonderful tufted billow weave cake. The first time I saw the billow weave I thought of Sydney, between her love of fashion and fondant cakes, I knew she would adore the fabric fondant cake.Read the whole s...
How to make a cookie box (inspired by Julia M Usher)
This is inspired by Julia M Usher’s “cookie box”. Thank you Julia for sharing. I used tylose treated fondant for the body of the cookie box. You can also use modeling chocolate. here’s the link to the video tutorial on how I did and decorated this cookie box: xo-Rose
Spotty Dotty Cake Tutorial
Here is my Spotty Dotty Cake Tutorial, I hope you’ll like it. https://www.facebook.com/rosieoriginals
