Comments on: How to make gum paste daisies

By: Sandra Nelson

Sandra Nelson — Wed, 16 May 2012 07:09:23 +0000

@ Marian (Sweetopia): thanks for the advise on placement of the daisies on the cupcakes just before serving.
Now I have another question. I was looking at Peggy Porschen’s Pretty Party Cakes, on page 62. I was thinking of using the fondant icing on pages 20-23. She adds sugar syrup in the icing, and she coats the cupcakes w strained apricot jam. Have you made this icing? If you did, what flavor of sugar syrup did you make? Regarding apricot jam, can you strain it? What do you think of using fondant icing?

By: Marian (Sweetopia)

Marian (Sweetopia) — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:57:48 +0000

Thank you @ austine archibong!

Hi @ Cheryl: I have a video on YouTube now on how I did the swirl, and there’s a frosting recipe if you like. (in a blog post… you can check the cupcake recipe section).

HI @ Sandra Nelson: No problem, all you need to do is not store them in an airtight container. The moisture in the container made the flower droop. I would advise storing only the cupcakes themselves in an airtight container and when you’re ready to serve them, then place the flower decorations on top. Hope that helps!

By: Sandra Nelson

Sandra Nelson — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:43:50 +0000

I made some daisies recently using your tutorial as a guide. I do appreciate that you had your tutorial as a guide, and want to thank you for having it available. I do have a question. I placed one of the dried daisies on a cupcake covered w ganache just to see how it would look. I just happened to have the cupcake on hand. It was in a covered container. I noticed after a day, when opening the container, that the gumpaste daisy had pretty much melted over the cupcake. the daisies that I made are for a wedding in a couple of weeks, so I was hoping you might have some advice on how to keep this from happening.

By: Sunflower Cupcakes | Sweetopia

Sunflower Cupcakes | Sweetopia — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:30:10 +0000

[...] The next time I make some I’ll take pictures and post a wee tutorial, (*Update – Here’s the tutorial), but they really are simple to make. You basically roll out your sugarpaste and use the tool like [...]

By: {Video} How to Make Simple Fondant or Gum Paste Shapes (& Wintry New Years Cookies) | Sweetopia

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:10:35 +0000

[...] and snowflakes are really quite simple to make. If you prefer a written tutorial rather than video, here’s a link to a post on making daisies using the same [...]

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:43:34 +0000

The daisies are beautiful and the cupcakes are stunning. What a great job you did and the tutorial is excellent to follow. Thank you for sharing. One more thing the buttercream frosting looks wonderful. Would you share the frosting recipe and show a tutorial on how you made them look so wonderful with the star tip. Keep up the great work. Keep teaching us beginners the tips and tricks of how to do the same. Thank you so much!