I have received many requests on how I made the large pink gum paste roses on the Cath Kidston cake. The secret behind them is not me, but a fantastic cake designer named Fran McGregor. She have made the most wonderful rose tutorial.
The way she guides you through the process is very clear and easy to understand. In the video is also listed all the equipments to make the rose, including the recipe for her fantastic modelling paste.
Click here to find directions on how to see the video tutorial on Youtube.
Good to know tips!
1. To make sure that the styrofoam egg will fit the JEM easy rose cutter. Bring along your cutter, so that you are buying the right size of styrofoam egg. Well at least with the two largest easy rose cutters 100mm and 110mm. For smaller roses use smaller easy rose cutters, rose petal cutters and make the cone out of gumpaste instead.
2. A block of styrofoam is great to place the wired rose cones in the start of the process. Later the roses need to hang upside down to dry through the process so make sure that you have either a broomstick or anything similar ready before you start on the roses.
3. The thin piece of foam that is used in the video is a great “helping hand” when attaching the rose petals.
4. I use the rose petal cutter set from TinkerTech Two wich is really nice and don’t forget to use the tylo glue.
If you prefer pictures instead of video you can take a look at my tutorial on how to make a sugar rose.
You can also visit my tutorial section if you want to learn how to make other gum paste flowers and decorations.
If you want to see more fantastic roses and cakes please visit Fran’s own website it is such a beautiful sight.
Happy Caking!
Louise
78 comments
Mrspaye88 says:
Jul 30, 2011
definitely got to try making this, looks so yummy
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May 21, 2011
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Anonymous says:
May 20, 2011
I use the same gum paste recipe as shown in this video http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/gum-paste-rose-tutorial-on-youtube
Janalea_10 says:
Apr 27, 2011
so cute to stopped by here
)) i love your page soooo much
Vasuki Thiru says:
Apr 21, 2011
wow…. it’s more interested.. Thank you so much for helping us..Mrs.V.Thiru
Okm Myint says:
Feb 13, 2011
How to make butter cream roses?
Anonymous says:
Feb 13, 2011
There are videos on YouTube on how you make butter cream roses Try and make a search.
Anonymous says:
Feb 5, 2011
You could try your local hobby craft store.
Karen Jones says:
Sep 27, 2010
Hello again, Louise! I have had such good results working with Fran’s recipe for modeling paste that it is now my go to recipe for roses or figures including my “Kerry Bear”. Thank you, Louise and Fran for sharing! Have a great day, everyone!
Suzi says:
Aug 5, 2010
Fran’s tutorial is now available on Youtube.com at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYkPhb-_gDg
Rachel Walker says:
Jul 24, 2010
Hi – apparently Fran’s video has been corrupted now, so it isn’t viewable anymore. There’s a note posted on the link at the bottom to explain. I totally look forward to seeing your new rose tutorial. I keep experimenting with roes – but am not yet happy with the results!
win says:
Jul 24, 2010
hi, thanks a lot for your great tutorials. it’s been really helpful since i started trying out gum paste flowers. i made my first successful roses by looking at your site!
recently i was asked to make a small wedding cake for a friend, and i was wondering if wired gum paste flowers are edible like the non-wired version, or whether the wires are considered a hazard in petals and deemed to contaminate the cake if pushed into it? I would be so grateful if you could clarify if wired gum paste flowers are normally considered edible by professional bakers for their clients.. many thanks =)
Jane says:
Jul 22, 2010
Unfortunately Fran’s rose tutorial video doesn’t seem to be loaded on the web anymore – too bad!
Tami says:
Jul 10, 2010
Such beautiful, amazing roses!!! I really wish I could access the video also.
Louise says:
Jun 30, 2010
Isabelle: These roses had wires pushed into a peice of extra fondant ball on the top tier. You can see it on the photo.
Isabelle says:
Jun 23, 2010
Wow! Absolutely amazing roses… and great tutorial. Can I just ask how you attached these roses to your cake? Thanx x
Louise says:
May 18, 2010
Rachel Walker: Im sorry but I dont know what is wrong. I am however working on updating my own rose tutorial and hopefully they will look just as good. There have been a lot, who could not get access to the video.
Rachel Walker says:
May 14, 2010
Louise says:
Apr 26, 2010
Cindy Vickers: mine are about 30x35mm (if you can get them a bit smaller would be good. Because mine are a bit too big for the JEM cutters. You can also try and look for “celbuds” from Cel Cakes.
Laverne: It is a very long video, so maybe this could be the problem?
Laverne says:
Apr 16, 2010
I love these roses but for some reason can’t pull up the video – my computer downloads it but when I try to play with Quicktime it tells me “This is not a video file”. Any suggestions?? LOVE your site! Thanks for all the great tips!
Cindy Vickers says:
Mar 25, 2010
What size styrofoam cone did you use? I see they have many different sizes and want to make sure I get the right one.
Thanks
Ace of CAKES! says:
Mar 10, 2010
I found it! I made them for my daughters birthday cake!
Louise says:
Jan 18, 2010
Alejandra Palafox: Please read through the post again. When you come to the “Here” link, click and it will take you over to a flickr site. Now you have to scroll down the page, looking for comments from franjmc. In one of her comments is the rose tutorial video.
Alejandra Palafox says:
Jan 18, 2010
These roses are so beautiful, unfortunantly I can’t find the tutorial. If you could please, please help me find it. I would love to learn how to make such magnificent flowers.
Louise says:
Jan 13, 2010
Ana: You need to click on the “Here” link, because the video is on flickr.
Ana says:
Jan 13, 2010
I just tried going into Fran website and view the tutorial on the rose, but it cannot be found. Is there another site that has the rose tutorial
Linda Kurie says:
Jan 4, 2010
WOW! As if they are fresh roses…
DonnaG says:
Nov 18, 2009
Instead of styro foam, try a Hershey Kiss! As for fondant, I actually love the taste!
Louise says:
Oct 20, 2009
Carmen: Flickr is working again
Louise says:
Oct 20, 2009
Carmen: I think that the whole flickr is down at the moment, because I cant access via the main page. So you have to wait a bit. The rose tutorial is only on that flickr page.
Carmen says:
Oct 20, 2009
Beautiful! But the flicker link is not working. Is there another website that the tutorial can be found on? If you would be so kind, please e-mail me.
sarah.a says:
Oct 9, 2009
those are so great thanks so much I’ll try to make them
Rena says:
Sep 14, 2009
Louise,thank you. I will try that
Louise says:
Sep 11, 2009
Rena: There is a video (not mine) but you will have to click on the link in the post (read down 8 lines to the pink link “here” click on that and it will take to flickr/photos of large yellow roses. Here you have to scroll down and look for comments by(franjmc) and in one of her comments is the link to her rose tutorial.
Im sorry its like treasure hunting getting to the actual rose tutorial, but the video is to big to upload here on CJ which she gave permission to in the first place. So this is the only way.
Rena says:
Sep 9, 2009
HI….I have just found this website today. Beautiful roses. You talk about a video. Is there a video somewhere that explains how to create these roses? I found the tutorial is that all?
Thank you,
Louise says:
Aug 24, 2009
Llsa: I make my gum paste as noticed in the rose tutorial video. I have not had any luck making it from scratch. You can mix some tylo powder/gumtex to your normal fondant for a quicker version. Try search for gum paste recipe. I know that many like the one from Nicholas Lodge.
LIsa says:
Aug 21, 2009
Hi Louise!
Beautiful roses, absolutely lovely. Do you make your own gum paste? If so, any chance of a future tutorial on it?
Cheers, keep the great work coming.
You inspire us all!
Louise says:
May 30, 2009
Nicole: I used pink and a green (advocado) color for the roses and leaves. Only add the color for the leaves sparingly. The brand is Americolor.
Mary: ohh bummer! no im sorry…. The link is only on flickr
Wich country do you live in??
Mary says:
May 23, 2009
I really want to learn how to do this flower but unfortunately, flickr site is blocked in my country. Is there any where else i can see the tutorial
Nicole says:
May 22, 2009
This cake is just beautiful. I was wondering what colouring brand and colour you used for the roses and leaves because I have not been able to find colours this pretty!!
Louise says:
May 19, 2009
YooLee: If you see the rose tutorial there is a gumpaste/modeling paste recipe wich is so great to work with. You could also visit Nicholas Lodge’s website: http://www.nicholaslodge.com/gumpaste.htm
YooLee says:
May 19, 2009
Hi! this is a very beautiful rose! anyway i’m looking for gumpaste recipe, thinking about making my own gum paste coz the course here are incredibly expensive! heard that gumpaste are much better for making dummy cake, which also last longer than fondant? thanks!
Louise says:
May 15, 2009
You can get “celbuds”/styrofoam eggs from here aswell http://www.shop.confectionerswares.com/category.sc?categoryId=54
Louise says:
May 14, 2009
Judi: aprox 4″/ 10cm
Louise says:
May 14, 2009
Goodbaker & dEBBIE: I get them from my local craft store. So you should be able to get them from Michaels. Try and type “styrofoam eggs” on Google.
The size on the egg should be a bit smaller than the cutters you are going to use.
dEBBIE says:
May 14, 2009
I can’t find the eggs either. I’m in Florida USA. Any idea where I can get them or order them from. Thanks……I love these roses!!!
goodbaker says:
May 13, 2009
Where can you find the styrofoam egg centers? I haven’t seen them anywhere.
Selby says:
May 12, 2009
Wow!!! These roses are so gorgeous!!!
rhiannonbandascott says:
May 11, 2009
The roses are just stunning. I catch my breath every time I see them! Great work louise
Gis says:
May 10, 2009
OMG Lou this flowers are AMAZING!!! xD
I received yesterday 2 dozen cupcakes and wanted to show youuuu xD i’ll be emailing you some pics really soon to get your expert opinion xD
Judi says:
May 7, 2009
How large are these in diameter? It’s hard to tell from the picture. They are just gorgeous!
Thanks.
Louise says:
May 7, 2009
Kelly: try blossomsugarart.com – cakedeco.com.au – carolines.com.au
Thanks!
kelly says:
May 7, 2009
Hi,
These roses are devine…I was wondering if you knew of supplier in Australia who sells these cutters, I’m having trouble locating them here.
PS: love you blog
Kelly
杭州订蛋糕 says:
May 7, 2009
Very beautiful, very realistic feel this cake very happy.
很漂亮，很逼真 这蛋糕让人感觉很幸福．
lilia says:
May 7, 2009
Those roses look magnificent!
Thanks for the tips and tutorial. I can now go ahead and start trying to perfect mine
miss Liza says:
May 7, 2009
what a great idea to use styrofoam for the rose. But i never seen egg shaped before, were can you by them?
goodbaker says:
May 6, 2009
thank you so much.
Louise says:
May 6, 2009
goodbaker: Click on the pink link where it says “here” in the post. This will take you to her photo stream on flickr. scoll down about 23 comments and you will find a link to the rose tutorial.
goodbaker says:
May 6, 2009
i can’t find the tuturial with her name franjmc in comments above. am i missing it somewhere??
Louise says:
May 6, 2009
Lindsay: Personally I dont eat gumpaste decorations, Gum paste gets very hard when all dried up. Also with these roses you have at styrofoam center so they are not edible. They can be made with 50/50 gumpaste and fondant if you want them “more” edible. The great thing with gum paste is that it is very flexible when working with gum paste flowers also when dry the flowers feels more light to handle.
Rach: I think you can or you can use egg white too as a glue or some fondant mixed with water.
CakeLady: You have to scoll down and look for it in the comments in the link. I would have loved if I could have uploaded it to the site but I cant.
Anita RM says:
May 6, 2009
Thanks for sharing inspirational roses and the great tips! you are always helpful!
Fanny says:
May 6, 2009
Hi Louise, what an awesome sight!!! I was wondering what is the size of the petal cutter which u used for this fantastic set of roses. thank you for sharing….
NotJustThe CakeLady says:
May 6, 2009
Couldn’t find the rose tutorial
June says:
May 5, 2009
Thanks Louise & thanks to Frances, this is a wonderful tutorial.
Kathy says:
May 5, 2009
I love cake journal, I refer friends all the time.
Instructions are easy to follow and you get great results.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Dhanya says:
May 5, 2009
Thank you so much for the Tips and the video.
Rach says:
May 5, 2009
I want to make the tylo glue, but it isn’t available locally, and I want it ASAP, however, I can get gum tex. Can gum-tex be substituted for tylose?
Leona says:
May 5, 2009
Thank you for sharing your photos and Fran’s website/tutorial. These are just beautiful.
Carla Guillermety says:
May 5, 2009
These flowers are the most beautiful roses I’ve ever seen!!! I can’t wait to try them myself!!! I think I’ll give it a try for Mother’s day!!!
Thank you for all your wonderful tutorials and for making others available to us!!!!
Best regards from San Juan, Puerto Rico
Carla Guillermety
Sugar Diva Cakes
marielba says:
May 5, 2009
Thanks Louise for this tips
Pily says:
May 5, 2009
wowwwww…. Fantastic…. TK
nadibakes says:
May 5, 2009
this is the most beautiful rose i’ve ever seen!!!
Jacque says:
May 5, 2009
It’s a magnificant rose!! Thank you, as always, for sharing!!
Lindsey says:
May 5, 2009
I’ve never worked with gum paste, so I was wondering–does it taste any good? I’m loathe to put anything that people can’t eat on a cake (like fondant, *shudder*).
Guest says:
Apr 26, 2011
If you have the right fondant, or make your own, it tastes quite good.
Luvverboy13 says:
May 19, 2011
if you make the fondant yourself, it taste so good and its great on cakes!! i make all my own, its so much cheapr than buyin that stuff from the stores
Anonymous says:
May 19, 2011
The fondant that you cover your cakes with can be made delicious. I really love the semi home-made one that Jennifer Dontz makes: http://www.jenniferdontz.com/viewproduct.php?itemid=dvd001 I don’t eat my gum paste decorations. If it’s not too dry you can eat it though.
Amandathawley says:
Nov 17, 2011
There are several recipes nline to make fondant from a marshmellow base, which is way better tasting than the store bought stuff.