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DIY: Frilly Handmade Carnations

January 23, 2012 by Carrie Sellman

Today’s post is twice the treat!  Not only do we have a beautiful new cake design to showcase, but we’re going to learn something new as well!  Our contributor, Miso of Miso Bakes, created this incredible cake and is kindly sharing one of her techniques with us.  So once we finish swooning over Miso’s lovely design, we’ll learn how to make one of the elegant sugar flowers she used.  Frilly and flirty, carnations are not just a filler flower!  They’re a great place to start if you’re new to making gumpaste flowers.  The layers of ruffly petals are more forgiving for beginning hands.  Plus, carnations would be perfect for your upcoming Valentine’s Day cakes!  I can just envision the pink carnations now!  So first, let’s enjoy the beauty of Miso’s Modern Sugar Flower Cake and then we’re on to her Frilly Handmade Carnations.

Elegant Sugar Flowers | by Miso Bakes

Miso of Miso Bakes shared a few thoughts about her design:

“I have always wanted to create a cake using my favorite colors but never really got around to it until early last Spring. I spent a couple of weeks creating tons of roses, carnations, ranunculus, and gardenias out of gumpaste so I could pick and choose the finest ones to be displayed on the cake. I wanted the cake to be covered in flowers but at the same time be chic, bold, and crisp.”

Elegant Sugar Flowers | by Miso Bakes

Elegant Sugar Flowers | by Miso Bakes

Be still my heart!  From the striking color combination to the elegant flowers, this design is just stunning!  I love the varying shades of purple against the white contrast with just a few pops of green.  And now… the promised tutorial.  Frilly and flirty, handmade carnations!

Learn to make Sugar Carnations | Tutorial by Miso BakesFRILLY SUGAR CARNATIONS
a Tutorial by Miso Bakes

STEP 1:  Create a core using a pea-sized ball of gumpaste. Dry until hard.

STEP 2: Cut out a flower or a circle using a flower or round cutter.

STEP 3: Using a knife, make slits all around the edge of the flower or round gumpaste.

STEP 4: Frill the edges.

STEP 5: Slide through the wire all the way to the base of the core.

STEP 6: Wet and fold in half.

STEP 7: Glue a corner to the center.

STEP 8: Repeat on the other side, but this time, folding it the opposite way.

STEP 9: What it looks like with the first layer.

STEP 10: Repeat with as much layers as desired. You should increase the size of the cutters every 2-3 layers. When you get to the last few layers, folding the petals is not needed. Just slide it to the base, wet the petals, and gently mold it to the shape of the flower.  This is what a completed carnation looks like!

Elegant Sugar Flowers | by Miso Bakes

A special thanks to Miso for sharing her exquisite Modern Sugar Flower Cake with us today!  And for teaching us all how to create our own Frilly Handmade Carnations!  If you give Miso’s carnation tutorial a try, be sure to come back and tell us about it!  Happy flower making!

Vendors & Credits:
Cake & Carnation Tutorial :  Miso Bakes
Photography (cake images) :  Sylvia G Photo

January 23, 2012 by Carrie Sellman

Carrie Sellman , Founder & Editor

Carrie Sellman is the Founder & Editor of The Cake Blog. Her work has been published in BRIDES Magazine, Country Living Magazine and featured online at People, Today, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Redbook, Real Simple, TLC, The Cooking Channel and more.

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Comments

  1. Nicole Underwood says

    January 23, 2012 at 7:52 am

    whoa!! so beautiful!!!

  2. Debi says

    January 23, 2012 at 8:15 am

    Love this. Thankyou. The teachers teach so many diff ways to do carns but not this and seems so much easier. Again thankyou.

  3. Ann Blair says

    January 23, 2012 at 8:56 am

    The carnations are just beautiful but, I can’t see the tutorial because of the white on white. If you have the tutorial on a darker color background or a darker flower please post. I would love to have it. Thanks Ann

  4. Kristen says

    January 23, 2012 at 8:57 am

    I LOVE this cake! Very modern and pretty. Thanks for sharing! And for the tutorial too!

  5. sarah says

    January 23, 2012 at 9:02 am

    This is such a striking design with the strong colours & yet still so feminine. Great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

  6. Rachel Skvaril says

    January 23, 2012 at 10:07 am

    This is gorgeous and what a great tutorial Thank you, Miso! I can’t wait to try ’em out!

  7. gloria says

    January 23, 2012 at 10:52 am

    Thanks for sharing with us the Carnation flower tutorial…but, i too can’t see the tutorial..gloria

  8. Carrie Sellman says

    January 23, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Thanks for the photo feedback ladies. Everyone’s computer monitor is different, so it’s good to know that you’re unable to see the tutorial.

    I’ve adjusted the lighting some, so hopefully it will be a little easier for you to see! If you’re still having trouble… let me know! Also, you can try to adjust your monitor (pushing your laptop screen back a little might do the trick).

    I wouldn’t want anyone to miss out on Miso’s gorgeous tutorial!!

  9. Trina says

    January 23, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    I can see it! And it looks beautiful!! Can not wait to give this a try!!

  10. Jo-Ann says

    January 23, 2012 at 2:07 pm

    Awesome tutorial! #3 makes total sense and I just had an ‘Uh Huh! moment. Thank you so much for sharing. Absolutely stunning cake – LOVE the color palette!

  11. Erica says

    January 24, 2012 at 2:05 am

    Great tutorial, very detailed and informative. Such a beautiful way to replicate this flower. The color palette is gorgeous.

  12. Nicole says

    January 24, 2012 at 8:27 am

    What flower cutter did she use?

  13. miso says

    January 24, 2012 at 9:37 am

    Nicole– any flower cutter will do the trick. Or, if you do not have any, you can use a round/circle cutter. : )

  14. CyberKat says

    January 24, 2012 at 4:16 pm

    super tutorial 🙂 THANKS!!

  15. sweetsugarbelle says

    January 27, 2012 at 9:55 am

    This blows my mind! I have that cutter set too!!!

  16. Shawn @SIDONIEYANG says

    April 1, 2012 at 7:00 pm

    That’s such a beautiful cake! The tutorial is awesome, too.

  17. Lisa Marie says

    May 22, 2012 at 11:44 am

    I tried this and have never made anything more than a rose. Turned out beautiful. Thanks so much for the help!!

  18. grethel garces says

    September 4, 2012 at 12:34 pm

    Thanks very nice I will do it very soon

  19. newbycakedec says

    December 12, 2012 at 10:30 am

    Absolutly beautiful cake! I have a older frined who is getting married and we can’t afford to purchase a cake. So I will try my novice hand at decorating. Please tell me what you use to frill edges? What did you use for wetting and gluing in steps #6/7. Suggestions for gum paste/recipe. Any tips you can give are most appreciated. Wedding the 28th. I will be practicing for the next two weeks. THANKS!

  20. Rinku Choudhary says

    April 15, 2014 at 1:13 pm

    Thank you for your stunning tutorials 🙂
    May I please ask what software u use to make your picture tutorials ?
    Awaiting your reply
    Thanking you in advance 🙂
    Rinku

  21. Ivy says

    July 22, 2014 at 6:27 pm

    I have a dumb question : are the flowers themselves made out of gum paste or just the centers? If so what are the flowers made out of? Thanks a lot!

  22. Rita D'Souza says

    September 5, 2017 at 12:57 pm

    Your flowers are beautiful, but I need to give a tutorial on gum paste. I have tried so many ways but have not been successful. Everyone’s recipes show great outcomes but when I follow the same I have not been successful.

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