How to paint on fondant cakes (Meadow Cake Design)
Time to decorate your cakes in a new way!
Painting looks daunting but it really is not- in this tutorial you will see how I layer step and step and how easy it actually is.
In this tutorial, you will learn:
- Brand of colors to use for painting cakes
- How mix a natural colors for painting
- How to paint over fondant
- How to layer your paint to create a meadow landsape
- Strokes you need to take note
My Signature Color Theory class that will teach you how to mix natural colors in depth: https://learn.winifredkristecake.com/courses/colour-theory
Materials you need for this tutorial:
- Edible Gel Paints
- Brushes
- Liquid: Water or Vodka
- Your cake covered in fondant
HOW TO PAINT ON FONDANT CAKES
1. Make sure your edible gel colors do not include glycerin so it does not oxidize so quickly, and so it dries faster
2. Squeeze out the gel colors from your bottle in small amounts and add white accordingly to lighten your colors and start painting
3. When painting meadow cake designs, always start with painting the the background or the largest component first, wait for the paint to dry
4. Once the background is done, start working your way towards the front of the painting, going for the next largest feature- i.e. foreground grass. or the ocean etc
5. Lastly, go for the smallest features like little details on the trees or in the grass, or extra small flowers in the most foreground
6. Don't forget to add some clouds in the sky :)
HOW TO MAKE WAFER PAPER JAPANESE ANEMONE:
1. Download the template given, and cut out the shape on wafer paper accordingly.
2. Mix the colours you want and start colouring your cut outs.
3. Use the veiner to vein the leaves and shape it with your fingers or with a dresden tool.
4. Attach it onto your wire using wafer paper glue
5. Let it dry then now you are ready to tie them into vines and use them for your cake decorating.
WHAT IS WAFER PAPER?
Wafer paper is made up of a combination of potato starch, water, and vegetable oil. Most wafer papers are flavourless or have a neutral taste.
This lack of flavour is an advantage as it doesn’t affect the taste of the cake that the wafer paper is applied onto. Flowers made from Wafer Paper can also last forever, so you never have to worry about flowers withering ever again.
Read everything you need to know about Wafer Paper: https://winifredkristecake.com/blogs/articles/wafer-paper-flowers
HOW TO STORE WAFER PAPER?
First we have to understand the condition it will stay up well, or the reason why such environment is good for storing wafer paper flowers. Generally, wafer paper flowers and sugar flowers will soften when there is too much moisture in the air. So basically to store it well so they last forever after you have made your sugar flowers or wafer paper flowers, you will need to store it in a cool and dry environment.
Watch the full explanation and demonstration on how to store your sugar flowers here:
Need a professional tutorial in getting you started with wafer paper flowers? Thinking how you can make realistic looking sugar flowers that are light weight, do not break and doesn't require overnight drying time?
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Hope this has been helpful.
Love & Light,
Winifred