flowers - Saracino

SUMMER PICNIC CUPCAKES

Jun 26, 2019 | Cakes, Cupcakes, Modelling

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

Green sugarpaste with gum trag added
Sugar glue
White flower paste
Golden brown modelling paste (white paste coloured using Saracino yellow, orange and brown gel colours)
Saracino white modelling paste
Saracino red modelling paste
Saracino pink modelling paste
Saracino light green modelling paste
Ginger modelling paste (white paste coloured using Saracino orange and brown gel colours)
Saracino yellow modelling paste
100s and 1000s
Work-board
Rolling pin
Paintbrush
58mm round cutter
Sponge drying mat
32mm round cutter
Ball tools (large and small)
2cm square cutter
1cm round plunger cutter
Craft knife
4cm square cutter
Smoother
Sharp knife
2.5cm square cutter
12mm blossom plunger cutter
6mm blossom plunger cutter

Step 1

Cut out four green circles using a 58mm round cutter and leave to dry completely.

Step 2

To make the plates cut out a thin circle of white flower paste using a 32mm round cutter and soften edges using a ball tool on a piece of sponge. Flatten slightly and leave to dry completely.

Step 3

To make the scones, roll out a 1cm ball of golden paste and flatten slightly with your finger. Use a ball tool to add texture.

Step 4

Pull off a small pea sized piece of white paste and use your thumb and forefinger to soften the edges. Stick to the bottom part of the scone. Repeat process with red paste (jam) and stick on top.

Step 5

Lastly use your thumb and forefinger to shape a 1cm ball of golden paste for the top half of the scone and secure using sugar glue.

Step 6

Make 3 scones like this and stick them onto the plate with sugar glue. Attach to the centre of one green topper

Step 7

To make the sandwiches cut out 4 x 2cm squares of white paste (approx. 2mm thick) Cut out 2 x 2cm squares of pink paste (approx.. 1mm thick) and 8 x 1cm circles of red paste using a round plunger cutter. Construct the sandwiches filling each with a piece of ham (pink square) and 4 x red circles (tomatoes) securing with sugar glue if necessary.

Step 8

For the lettuce take a small piece of light green paste and soften edges with thumb and index finger. Attach to the top of the slices of tomato

Step 9

Finish with the other white square (slice of bread) and cut in half diagonally with a sharp knife.

Step 10

Arrange on one of the plates securing with sugar glue.

Step 11

To make the pork pie roll a cherry tomato sized piece of ginger paste into a ball in the palms of your hands. Holding the ball of paste between your thumb and forefinger, use your other hand to rotate the paste round to create a pie shape.

Step 12

Roll out a thin sausage of ginger paste using the palms of your hands.

Tip: I use a smoother to even out any bumps made from rolling with the palms of your hands)

Step 13

Wrap this sausage around the top of the pie to create the crust, cutting off the excess with a craft knife and securing with sugar glue if necessary.

Step 14

Use the bottom end of a paintbrush to push gently upwards on the rim of the pie to create a pattern.

Step 15

Push down on the top with the end of a paintbrush to create the pattern around the top edge of the pork pie.

Step 16

Roll out a thin piece of white paste and cut a 4cm square. Use your thumb and forefinger to push in slightly at the sides.

Step 17

Secure the pork pie to the white paper and attach to one of the green toppers. Add two little slits on the top of the pork pie for decoration.

Step 18

To make the flask use a smoother to roll out a sausage of blue paste and a sausage of white paste approx. 15mm in diameter. Cut off a piece of blue approx. 25mm in length and two pieces of white approx. 12mm in length.

Step 19

Use your thumb to soften one end of each of the white pieces and attach one to the blue piece with sugar glue. Put the other white piece aside for now to firm up. This will be the second cup.

Step 20

Roll out a thin piece of white paste and cut out a 2.5cm square. With your thumb and forefinger push gently on the sides as you did before. Attach this to one of the green toppers. Also attach the flask with sugar glue.

Step 21

To make the doughnut roll a small pea sized piece of golden paste in the palms of your hands. Using the small end of the ball tool, push through the paste creating a hole in the centre. Push the tool two thirds of the way through to make the hole bigger.

Step 22

Roll out a small piece of pink paste and cut out a 12mm flower using a blossom plunger cutter. Press this onto the top of the doughnut (using sugar glue if necessary to secure) Use the ball tool again to add the hole back in.

Step 23

Decorate the doughnut with a few 100s and 1000s. Attach to the white square on the topper.

Step 24

To make the cup with tea, take a small piece of ginger paste and flatten in your fingers so it is the same size as the top of the cup made earlier.

Step 25

Press onto the top of the cup made earlier and secure with sugar glue if necessary.

Step 26

Roll out a small piece of white paste into a thin sausage. Curve into a handle shape, cut with a craft knife and glue to the cup. Repeat for the other cup.

Step 27

To make the grass roll three pea sized balls of light green paste into tear drop shapes in the palm of your hand with your finger.

Step 28

Stack them on top of each other and use a craft knife to trim off the excess.

Step 29

Attach the clumps of grass to the toppers with sugar glue making two for each topper.

Step 30

Finally using a small plunger cutter cut out little yellow flowers and add these to the toppers next to the grass (approx. 3 per topper)

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COSMOS FLOWER

Jun 13, 2019 | Flowers

Author: Zlatina Lewis

FB: ZL CAKE BOUTIQUE

Skill level: BEGINNERS

FROM ZLATINA

By using different dust colours, you can create different colour cosmos blossoms. Let the nature be your inspiration.

You will need:

Saracino flower paste – Pasta Bouquet – 50g
Florist wires white (24 and 30)
Florist tape – green
White cotton thread
Saracino colour gel – green, pink
Saracino colour dusts – yellow, pink, red, violet, white, green
Saracino edible glue
Semolina
Cornflour for dusting
Balling tool
Non-stick rolling pin
Cel Board
Foam Pad
Cosmos cutter & veiner
Paint brushes (Flat for dusting)
Wire cutter
Scissors
Kitchen roll

Step 1

To make the centre of the flower, wrap cotton thread around your two fingers about 20-30 times, until you have a thick loop.

Step 2

Fold the cotton loop into a figure eight.

Step 3

Fold the figure eight loop again, to form a thick coil and feed through a half length 24 gauge wire. Fold the wire and twist the two ends at the base tight together to secure the thread.

Step 4

Secure the cotton loop with half length green florist tape and cover the wire.

Step 5

Cut into the loop with scissors and shorten the ends of the cotton if it is too long, to form a shape of a short tassel.

Step 6

Mix together small amount of red and purple Saracino dust colours and dust the threads.

Step 7

Colour a small amount of semolina with yellow Saracino dust colour to make a pollen like mixture.

Step 8

With a paint brush dab gently the ends of your coloured thread tassel with edible glue.

Step 9

Dip the ends of it into the yellow semolina. This will resemble a flower pollen.

Step 10

Add a bit of pink gel colour to a small amount of Saracino flower paste and mix well to achieve a smooth pale pink coloured paste.

Step 11

Roll the paste thinly over the grove on the grove board. Cut out a petal with the cosmos cutter and insert the 30 gauge florist wire into the ridge. Dust the veiner with small amount of cornflour and press the veiner firmly to form a veining pattern.

Step 12

Move the petal onto a foam pad and thin the edges of the petal with a balling tool. Pinch gently the bottom of the petal to secure the paste on the wire and to give it more movement and shape. Make eight petals and leave them to dry on a sponge.

Step 13

Mix together little bit of white, violet and red Saracino dust colours and dust the petals, at the base you should make the colour a bit darker. Dust gently the reverse of the petals as well.

Step 14

Wrap florist tape around the base of the flower centre.

Step 15

Bend the wire of each petal and attach it at the base of the flower centre with florist tape.

Step 16

Make sure you attach the petals tightly to the base of the flower centre.

Step 17

There is no correct way in which to arrange the cosmos petals.

Step 18

Assemble the flower as you see it. Different blossoms can be arranged in a different way.

Step 19

Colour a small amount of flower paste with green gel colour.

Step 20

Roll out the green paste and using a star shaped cutter cut out a calyx.

Step 21

With the ball tool roll over the calyx and thin the ends of it.

Step 22

Dampen gently the centre of the calyx with water.

Step 23

Push the calyx up the wire towards the flower head.

Step 24

Attach the calyx to the base of the cosmos flower.

Step 25

Use green dust colour and dust the calyx gently.

Step 26

Your flower is ready to go on your cake

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PARROT PATTERN TUTORIAL

Jun 7, 2019 | Cakes, Cookies, Modelling, Uncategorized

Author: ANJALI TAMBDE

FB: GLOBAL CAKE TOPPERS

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

Saracino sugar paste coloured in fuchsia, light green and lilac
Pre-coloured Saracino azure sugar paste
Pre-coloured Saracino green sugar paste
Pre-coloured Saracino yellow sugar paste
Pre-coloured Saracino black sugar paste
Rolling pin
Cutting wheel
Crafts knife

Step 1

Roll fuchsia Saracino sugar paste into a small sausage, roughly 2 inches long. Be gentle while rolling and make sure you don’t have any air bubbles or air locks in it.

Step 2

Flatten some orange Saracino with a rolling pin

Step 3

Keep the fuchsia sausage in the center and trim the sides of the orange sheet to the size of the sausage

Step 4

Now roll the orange sheet over the fuchsia as shown in the photo and cut off the extra, make sure that its exactly the same size of the sausage and not over lapping

Step 5

Roll lilac Saracino sugar paste, approximately 0.5cm thick.

Step 6

This has to be thicker than the sheets that were rolled earlier.

Step 7

Now place the log over the lilac

Step 8

Cut it to shape exactly the same way the orange sugar paste was cut and roll over the log

Step 9

Again roll a thin orange sheet and cover the log, this will go over the lilac

Step 10

Mix some yellow and light green to make lime green paste and then roll it into a thin sheet, cover the log with the lime green paste

Step 11

Press this log from one side to make a tear drop shaped log

Step 12

Now roll a very thin black sheet and cover the drop shaped log with it

Step 13

Mix some azure and green sugar paste to make turquoise and roll it

Step 14

Place the log over the turquoise.

Step 15

Smooth the paste and seal the edges well.

Step 16

To make the eye roll a small amount of black, cover with blue and the white as shown in the picture

Step 17

Cover the eye (log) with black sugar paste

Step 18

Roll the turquoise sugar paste lengthwise

Step 19

Place the eye log over it and roll it

Step 20

Cover that with thin black sugar paste sheet and make a nice round log.

Step 21

Roll a small amount of fuchsia into a thin log.

Step 22

Press on one side to form a drop shape

Step 23

Cover it with black sugar paste

Step 24

Cut it length way exactly in the centre and place a black strip in between each half.

Step 25

Sandwich those two pieces back together to form the beak

Step 26

Place the beak in position

Step 27

Now slightly curl the tapered end of the body log to form its tail

Step 28

Join the head and the body together

Step 29

Cover the front of the body with lime green sugar paste

Step 30

Cover the head with the lime green sugar paste

Step 31

Roll a small sausage with lime green paste and place it exactly where the head finishes, as shown in the picture and then cover the rest with the lime green paste to form a nice round log

Step 32

Cover the log with thin fuchsia sugar paste

Step 33

Then cover the log with lilac paste

Step 34

Gently roll everything together and you are ready to slice it

Step 35

Slice using a sharp knife and you are ready to decorate your cake with these parrot patterns

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EASTER EGG DECORATION

May 28, 2019 | Cakes, Modelling

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LITTLE LOVE BEAR TUTORIAL

May 23, 2019 | Cakes, Cupcakes, Modelling

Author: SARAH BRAY

FB: DAISY CAKES BY SARAH

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

200g Saracino white modelling paste
Saracino yellow gel colour
Saracino orange gel colour
Saracino brown gel colour
Saracino green gel colour
Saracino yellow edible dust
Saracino orange edible dust
Saracino brown edible dust
Saracino pink edible dust
Small piece Saracino black modelling paste
Sugar glue
Workboard
Cocktail sticks
Paintbrush
Rolling pin
Blossom plunger cutters
Small flower cutters
Sharp knife
Dresden tool
Small ball tool
Craft knife
Dotting tool
Sponge Mat
Smoother
Medium sized soft brush
Plain wheel modelling tool

Step 1

Using a cocktail stick, add small spots of Saracino yellow, orange and brown gel colours to 100g white paste to create a light golden brown colour.

Step 2

To make the legs take a 12g piece of golden brown paste and roll into a ball in the palm of your hands

Step 3

With the ball of paste in your hand use your index finger and middle finger to roll just one end to create a leg shape.

Step 4

Stand the leg onto the board and push it down onto the board to make the foot. Smooth over with fingers to soften any bumps. Repeat steps 2 – 4 to make the second leg

Step 5

Push the two legs together using sugar glue if necessary to secure them together. Be careful not to lose the ankle shape when joining together.

Step 6

Use a sharp knife to diagonally trim off the top of the legs. Leave to set.

Step 7

For the bears body roll a 35g ball of golden brown paste into a ball in the palm of your hands and roll gently to make a slight oval.

Step 8

Use sugar glue to attach the body to the legs.

Step 9

Mark a line down the body using a plain wheel modelling tool and leave to set (supporting if necessary)

Step 10

To make the head roll a 25g piece of golden brown paste into a ball and soften gently into a slight oval.

Step 11

Mark a line down the middle of the head using a plain wheel modelling tool and continue down the back.

Step 12

Use your finger to slightly flatten the top of the body in order to secure the head more easily.

Step 13

Use some sugar glue to attach the head to the body and leave to dry (supporting if necessary)

Step 14

For the ears roll a pea sized piece of golden brown paste into a ball and flatten slightly with your finger.

Step 15

With a ball tool press into the centre of this ball.

Step 16

Using a craft knife cut this in two to create two ears.

Step 17

Attach one either side of the head to create ears.

Step 18

To make the arms roll 5g of golden brown paste into a ball and then roll into a teardrop shape with your hands at an angle. Repeat for the second arm.

Step 19

Place the pieces on the board and use your fingers to flatten slightly onto the board.

Step 20

Attach the arms with sugar glue making sure they meet in the middle. If they aren’t long enough elongate the arm slightly before attaching.

Step 21

Roll a pea sized ball of white paste and flatten slightly onto finger in an oval shape.

Step 22

Attach muzzle to bottom half of the face with sugar glue.

Step 23

Using a plain wheel modelling tool mark a vertical line from the top of the muzzle to the bottom.

Step 24

Shape a small piece of black paste into a triangular nose shape and attach to the top of the line just made using a small bit of sugar glue.

Step 25

Using a small dotting tool mark out two indents for eyes. Leave to dry

Step 26

To dust mix a small quantity of Saracino yellow, orange and brown dusts to get a golden colour. Build the colour up slowly with a soft brush dusting the top of the legs, around the base of the feet, under the head and around the edge of his head.

Tip: I keep a small piece of the paste used for the bear to check the colour of the dust before adding to the bear himself

Step 27

Use a small amount of Saracino pink dust for the cheeks.

Step 28

For the flowers mix up three shades of pink using the Saracino pink gel colour and keep a small portion white.

Step 29

To make the roses roll small pieces of paste into sausage shapes and flatten with the rolling pin

Step 30

Roll up into flowers. You may need to trim the excess paste off with a craft knife before attaching.

Step 31

Cut out a variety of flowers using simple blossom cutters and other small flower cutters in all three shades, shaping on a sponge mat with a ball tool.

Step 32

Start to arrange these to the front of the bear securing with sugar glue. Try to add the smaller flowers towards the edges. Roll tiny balls of paste for the centres of the flowers.

Step 33

For the leaves and stems mix up a small piece of white paste with a small amount of Saracino green gel colour to create a soft green.

Step 34

Shape a small triangle of green paste in your fingers and use the thin end of the dresden tool to press lines in to create the look of stems

Step 35

Trim down and attach below the bears arms with sugar glue

Step 36

For the flower pots mix up a 25g piece of white modelling paste to a golden cream colour using spots of Saracino orange, yellow and brown gel colour.

Step 37

Cut in half and using a smoother at an angle, roll to a cone shape.

Step 38

Use a sharp knife to cut the excess off from either end to create a flower pot shape.

Step 39

Repeat to make the second pot

Step 40

Take a small piece of pink (any shade is fine) and stick to the top of each flower pot.

Step 41

Roll roses and cut out flowers as before and stick to both flower pots.

Step 42

Roll tiny teardrops of green paste and using the thin end of the dresden tool make a line down the middle. Push a few of these leaves in between the flowers in the pots

Step 43

Finish pots by very lightly dusting the bottoms using a mixture of Saracino yellow, orange and brown dusts.

Step 44

Roll two tiny balls of black paste for eyes and secure with sugar glue.

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