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Cake Decorating: Cattleya & Cymbidum Wedding Cake
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Cattleya & Cymbidum Wedding Cake

Cattleya Orchid

Cymbidium Orchid
Orchid wedding cake
Cattleya Orchid

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This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Exotic Sugar Orchids »
Category: Cake Decorating

Type of item: Food

For: Other

Style: Romantic, Formal / Bridal

Materials

Gumpaste

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jaqs on craftsy.com
jaqs
Jan 25, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
Gorgeous!
MissMonique23 on craftsy.com
MissMonique23
Dec 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Beautiful
clp23455790753 on craftsy.com
clp23455790753
Nov 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Gorgeous! Such a wonderful job. The coloring and veining is superb.
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 26, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you clp23455790753 :)
lcalypso on craftsy.com
lcalypso
Nov 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
STUNNING!
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 26, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you lcalypso!
Liseecakes on craftsy.com
Liseecakes
Nov 17, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Oh this is well done , absoloutely gorgeous :) what did you use to make the flowers if you don't mind me asking :)
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 18, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thanks Liseecakes! I followed James Rosselle's Exotic Sugar Orchids instructions to a tee... for the colours I used several shades of pinks, magentas and purples with cornstarch :)
Bite Me Bakery on craftsy.com
Bite Me Bakery
Nov 17, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Really pretty. Well done.
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 18, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you Bite Me Bakery!
sweetsdol856132 on craftsy.com
sweetsdol856132
Nov 16, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Wow ~ so simple and so elegant. Really well done! Congratulations!
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 18, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you sweetsdol856132!
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 18, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you sweetsdol856132!
Cakealicious on craftsy.com
Cakealicious
Nov 15, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Gorgeous! Seems so simple, your hard work has paid off.
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 15, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you cakealicious!
Ajokeolowude on craftsy.com
Ajokeolowude
Nov 13, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
hummm lovely. I wish i can make flowers that look so real. Good one!
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 13, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you Ajokeolowude! You can! It jus takes practice ... my first orchid was a disaster :P
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 13, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you Ajokeolowude! You can! It jus takes practice ... my first orchid was a disaster :P
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 13, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you Ajokeolowude! You can! It jus takes practice ... my first orchid was a disaster :P
JoWong on craftsy.com
JoWong
Nov 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
very gorgeous color! awesome job!
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you JoWong !
nadyatk on craftsy.com
nadyatk
Nov 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Love this!! How did you achieve this magenta colour? i find it the hardest to get right!
SweetLoft_Cakes on craftsy.com
SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Hi nadyatk, Diffent shades of detal dust and lots of layers! I actually used a very pale pink gumpaste for the flowers and I always use more than one shade of colour to get more dimensions - for this flower, I used deep magenta, pale pink, shimmering pink (medium hue), hot pink, fusia and mixed it with cornstartch so it doesn't go on too dark, then layer on the dusts until you get the colour that you like. I hope this helps.
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SweetLoft_Cakes
Nov 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
typo... I meant petal dust, not dental dust :)
nadyatk on craftsy.com
nadyatk
Nov 12, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
i mix loads too! i think i just need a true bloick magenta colour - like your deep magenta, because everything i try mixing from basic colours just ends up looking a little "muddy". Thanks!

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