Bold & Beautiful: Wafer-Paper Flowers
Stevi Auble
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- In-depth Instruction; over 142 mins
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Design Basics
11:03
Meet cake artist Stevi Auble, and preview the six amazing flowers you're going to make: anemone, ranunculus, poppy, garden rose, dahlia and chrysanthemum. Then, learn Stevi's four main pillars of cake design and what patterns and colors of wafer paper work well together.
Creating Texture With Wafer Paper
16:39
Add luscious texture to your tiers as Stevi demonstrates two easy ways to wrap your cakes in wafer paper. First, create a vintage faux-leather look, the perfect contrast to light and airy flowers. Then, learn the wafer-paper spin on creating trendy wrapped ruffles.
Using Frosting Sheets
15:51
Add bold colors and patterns to your cakes with frosting sheets! Stevi offers advice for printing, cutting and applying sheets to tiers. Then, create a chic embellishment as you cut out a single motif from your frosting sheet and mount it onto gum paste.
Anemone & Poppy
28:25
Learn your first two wafer-paper flowers as Stevi takes you through the process: from forming a gum paste center and adding stamens made of thread, through wiring wafer-paper petals and leaves. You'll love Stevi's tricks for adding gelatin pollen as well as veining leaves and petals.
Ranunculus & Garden Rose
23:43
Create two more flowers, shaping individual petals to increase movement and botanical accuracy. Use a paper punch to cut out each petal, and add veining and ruffled textures by hand. Glue your petals directly to a craft-foam center as you build out these lush, dense flowers.
Dahlia & Chrysanthemum
18:03
Create dramatic, fanciful dahlias with elongated petals, individually curled and shaped for maximum effect. Stevi shows you how to attach these petals to a gum paste center as you build this flower from the outside in. Then, refine your look with a chrysanthemum, building your bloom from the center out.
Fillers & Arrangements
28:14
Turn your beautiful blooms into appealing arrangements! Stevi offers detailed design and placement advice, whether your flowers cascade down from the top or extend from the side. Pair your wafer-paper flowers with the 2-D elements you made in Lesson 3 to create amazing cakes!
Make your cakes breathtaking with botanically accurate wafer-paper flowers and more alongside cake designer Stevi Auble. Learn to wrap your cakes in wafer paper for lots of luscious looks. Use frosting sheets to add eye-catching colors, patterns and motifs to your designs. Then, create an exquisite wafer-paper anemone or poppy with wired petals and gelatin pollen for a fabulous finishing touch. Make a radiant ranunculus and a gorgeous garden rose with realistic veined and hand-ruffled petals. Bring a dramatic dahlia to life with elongated and curled petals for magnificent movement. Create a sophisticated chrysanthemum with intricate appeal. Plus, turn your beautiful blooms into unforgettable arrangements with detailed design advice. Learn how to make wafer-paper flowers that look like the florist’s finest.
Stevi Auble
Stevi Auble is a cake designer and the owner of Hey There, Cupcake!, a boutique bakery in San Diego, California. Baking started as a hobby after Stevi left her job as an interior designer to become a stay-at-home mom. She strives to create fresh, inventive designs. Her award-winning cakes have been featured in numerous publications including Brides, Cake Central and many more.
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