Last time I used brush embroidery technique was over a year ago when I just started cake decorating. So rusty at it and I had to it over a handful of times. I definitely need to practice my piping skills. Overall, this cake turned out beautifully!
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Sunday, September 1, 2013
Brush Embroidery and Sugar Peony Cake
I absolutely loved making this Peony! This is my first successful wired sugar Peony thanks to the godfather of sugar flowers Nicholas Lodge. Every sugar flower artist knows how valuable it is to use good quality gumpaste. His recipe makes a world of a difference. I'm able to roll the the gumpaste quite thinly without tearing. I used Satin Ice before and was always unsuccessful with wired petals. I'm never going back to commercially made gumpaste. Thanks Nicholas Lodge!
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Brush Embroidery Cake
I've seen brush embroidery techniques done on cookies so I wanted to try it on a cake. After watching tutorials and such I decided to give it a go. As you can see, my first attempt at this went surprisingly well. What a beautiful cake!
The brush embroidery was made using a small flat square brush with short stiff bristles. I tried different sizes and chose a smaller brush for more control. The consistency of the royal icing is very important. Too thick gives you a hard line to brush and too soft leaves you with a runny mess. To make things easier I used CK products royal icing mix rather than making my own. I used tip no.3 on this cake but most people use no 2. Use whatever works for you. After piping a flower with the desired number of petals, dampen your brush and brush the royal icing into the petal. Brush it in a second time to give it more of an "embroidered" look or more until the desired effect is achieved. Here's a close up of a flower....It takes time to do this. Practice on wax paper first until you're comfortable to do it on a cake.
I was a little hesitant to leave out the sugar flower. I just love how gumpaste flowers complete the look of a cake. In fact, I had a gumpaste Peony ready as a topper but I wanted to create something that could be as beautiful without one. By continuing the technique on top of the cake there was no need for a topper.
The brush embroidery was made using a small flat square brush with short stiff bristles. I tried different sizes and chose a smaller brush for more control. The consistency of the royal icing is very important. Too thick gives you a hard line to brush and too soft leaves you with a runny mess. To make things easier I used CK products royal icing mix rather than making my own. I used tip no.3 on this cake but most people use no 2. Use whatever works for you. After piping a flower with the desired number of petals, dampen your brush and brush the royal icing into the petal. Brush it in a second time to give it more of an "embroidered" look or more until the desired effect is achieved. Here's a close up of a flower....It takes time to do this. Practice on wax paper first until you're comfortable to do it on a cake.
I was a little hesitant to leave out the sugar flower. I just love how gumpaste flowers complete the look of a cake. In fact, I had a gumpaste Peony ready as a topper but I wanted to create something that could be as beautiful without one. By continuing the technique on top of the cake there was no need for a topper.
Brush embroidery is a technique I'm certain I'd use repeatedly. Another skill learned and surprised by my ability yet again. Oooh yes....nothing like a beautiful cake to make my day!
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