#gumpaste roses

[pretentiouspastryprojects]

coming back with a pale olive wedding cake. more people should pick non-white wedding cakes imo

[frostedpuffs]

i like to think Marinette is really skilled at cake decorating. it's a different artistic medium but one she picks up quickly and finds very relaxing. she LOVES piping intricate designs and making realistic gumpaste flowers. it's calming to her. whenever she's stressed, Tom will ask her for her help with decorating a cake, and it instantly chills her out. she gets into the Zone.

the first time she makes Adrien a cake, he is mesmerized by the amount of detail. perfectly piped rosettes and lettering, wishing him a happy half-birthday or something of those sorts. he almost doesn't want to eat it because of how pretty it is, but they enjoy a slice together. he loves how artistic she is, and the cake tastes good too! after dating her for a few months and spending time at the bakery, he begins to become familiar with her piping style, and loves watching her make perfect droplines or buttercream roses. he thinks it's especially cute how her tongue pokes out of her mouth when she focuses. she's always showing him something new she's learned. he's aware she's amazing (his own words), yet she still always manages to surprise him.

later, when ladybug shows up to patrol with a cake to celebrate their defeat of a particularly difficult akuma, chat noir recognizes Marinette’s handwriting in the piped message on the top of the cake, and his chest warms with affection knowing ladybug purchased this cake from his girlfriend's parents' bakery.

"It's a beautiful cake," he would say, thinking of Marinette poking her tongue out as she piped the buttercream border. his love for her surely spills out in the softness of his voice, but he can't help himself. he adores Marinette!

Ladybug would be all bright smiles, beaming with pride. "Thank you," she'd respond. "I decorated it myself!"

[quarklynx]

Here it is folks, the long-awaited Genshin Impact Birthday Cake Breakdown, Episode 3: Sumeru Cake!

Details below the cut!

For a filling between the two layers, I’d recommend a Swiss meringue, stabilized whipped cream or another kind of frosting flavored with Saffron, Caramel, Coco, Vanilla, Tahini, or another nut/seed butter. If you want to try something a little different, you could try making an Iranian/Persian Halva (comparable in consistency to a fairly dry fudge) to add in a thin layer between the cakes, with or without additional frosting layered in. 

Jumping right into it, the cake has inclusions that appear to be a nut of some sort and judging by the color and theme I believe that Pistachio would be an appropriate choice, though Almond is one of the few nuts canonically in Genshin Impact (according to the english translation) so that would also work. Cardamom, Rosewater, or Orange would be an excellent flavor accompaniment, especially since pistachio doesn’t have a super strong flavor on its own if you choose to go that route. If you use almonds, use blanched and halved ones, if you use pistachios make sure they're shelled and broken into pieces.

In the countries/regions of the world that Suemru is analogous to I found one kind of cake that stood out to me: Basbousa (also known as Revani, Namoura, Shamali, or Harissa) a kind of cake typically made with Semolina and yogurt that is then soaked in syrup, it can even be made with almond, coconut, or pistachio included in the batter. But if you’re feeling less adventurous, or simply want a consistency that is more expected of a western-style layer cake, then I do encourage you to at least find a recipe that includes your nut of choice in the ingredient list.

If the type of cake you choose allows for it, a syrup soak could enhance the flavors of the cake and keep it moist since it’s not frosted all the way around. Any of the flavors I suggest for other parts of the cake would be suitable for this, especially Rose, Citrus, and Cardamom.

Swiss meringue, stabilized whipped cream, or any other kind of frosting would be just fine for the piped star dots on the top, and the ring of dots around the filling as long as it has the correct consistency to make large full blobs. 

Now for the decorations. 

The berries on the side would likely be easiest to craft with fondant (which you can diy with marshmallows), but you could take that extra step to make the berries shiny by brushing them with egg whites or vodka and letting them dry. They also bear a resemblance to Goji berries, Cape Gooseberries, and Strawberries if you squint, so you could use some of those to decorate the cake instead. And though they do look quite a bit like tomatoes, I do not suggest putting tomatoes on your cake. 

The Sumeru roses do not seem to have a real world counterpart, though Columbine, Dendrobium Orchid, Lisianthus, and Rose of Sharon flowers seem passably similar. Gum paste or fondant may be your best bet here otherwise. Crocus, Hibiscus, and Lily flower tutorials in your chosen medium would likely help you to best put together an accurate looking Sumeru Rose. If you plan to use real flowers, always check to make sure they’re not toxic before putting them anywhere near food.  

The musical score and bird standing up in the back could easily be done with fondant or gumpaste adhered to dowels or skewers to keep it upright, but Chocolate would be an elegant option as well. The technique used in this video would work to create the large shapes and the bird, and this one would be suitable for the music notes and the treble cleff. 

The leaf behind everything is large enough that fondant or gum paste might be too heavy without substantial support, so I would recommend using Wafer Paper/Rice Paper. This video should help in the creation of a big leaf (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOI-I0IhUHY), though it may still need some support to stay in place. Synthetic lilypads and monstera leaves are available for purchase online and in some craft stores if you would like a simpler but inedible option. 

That's a wrap! Good luck, and if you try to bake it be sure to share your efforts with me, I'd love to see!

The Aranara heads and hats would also be easiest to accomplish with fondant or gum paste, though it could be possible to make the heads themselves out of buttercream like the frogs in this tutorial, or to make them like cake pops. The hats would be doable if you follow a morning glory or leaf tutorial for fondant or gum paste, use whichever substance you’ve already used for the other elements. Just don’t forget the glasses, tiny leaves, and the little bow!

Finally, there appear to be blanched almonds, small pistachios, pine nuts, or lotus seeds placed around the edge of the frosting on the top, and scattered flower petals and more crushed nuts. Rose, violet, pansies, or edible orchids would work here, though I'd recommend orchids if you can get your hands on them.

[autumn-warrior]

I did another wedding cake today! Just a little two tier (10” and 8” stacked, vanilla buttercream with gumpaste roses).

I’m getting better at smooth icing, but this cake gave me quite a hard time after I stacked it, and writing sideways is always hard😭😂 overall i’m happy with it!

[blacklight-ghoulette]

Note to self: trying to make tiny roses out of bronze clay is not the same as gumpaste. It dries out entirely too fast for my dumb, fumbly fingers. Grrrrr.

Might want to look into making a clay that says wet and flexible for longer than others, I just need to not fuck up the starch to metal ratios... I think.

Either way, I wanted to make a pretty earth ghoul themed grucifix, with vines and flowers all along it. We'll see if it actually happens... I'm great at plans fucking up.

[graedari]

Is there a way to read the College Sucks au in order? Or at the very least is there a way ti find the posts that deal with the story? (I tried to find them but only found the asks, idk if the asks are the story or not, sorry)

There isn’t much of a story to be found unfortunately... I have like 3 actual posts about the AU that are artI think? Here’s a link to the posts I have tagged under the official tag for the AU in chronological order, and this link has some of the misc asks I’ve joked about ideas and more content for the AU that leans into “unofficial” territory I guess? 

I hope that helps! 

[kathrobinson1]

Hexagon Cake

[georgiapele]

made this birthday cake for my mums boyfriend! (He’s a drummer lol) the big skull is also a cake 🥀💀

[onceamoose]

Check out my Instagram @spectacledberry !!!

[pretentiouspastryprojects]

sunset wedding cake

[thevegancauldron]

6″ round chocolate cake iced with vanilla frosting and topped with edible gumpaste flowers.  All 100% vegan!

[autumn-warrior]

I did my first four tier wedding cake today! Vanilla buttercream (14”, 12”, 10”, 8”), and they opted for two buttercream roses instead of the gumpaste flowers.

It is incredibly heavy and i’m glad it’s done.

[paolaazzolina]

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[cakesbykristi]

Finally getting around to posting a good picture of the full spray of flowers I made in the class I took with @chefnicholaslodge last week! I learned SO much and I have already utilized some of what I learned in class in cakes this past weekend! I can't wait to practice more flowers- I have so many ideas! And the Katy Sue filler flower mold is my new favorite! Time to make ALL the tiny flowers now! Stay tuned for some fun cakes happening in May! ❤🌹 (And thanks again to the @thecakebarshow for having such amazing raffle prizes! Can't wait for your next show!) • • • #flowers #sugarflowers #sugarart #flowerspray #floraldesign #floralarrangement #sugar #sugarpaste #gumpaste #realistic #realism #fake #fauxflowers #faux #roses #anemone #forgetmenot #foliage #continuingeducation #alwayslearning #art #sugarartist #foodphotography #spring #floral #handsonclass #renshaw #renshawamericas #renshawacadmey @renshawacademy @katysuedesignscakes https://www.instagram.com/p/BwjvusXg9a4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=j3i6h2uevuwn

[graedari]

Hi and welcome to Grace screams into the void for 12 hours as she mentally prepares for her Wedding Cake final