Flowers, flowers and more flowers…. For lesson 3 you will basically be learning how to make a few more blooms out of royal icing for your final cake.
The first new flower is the Victorian Rose. It is very similar to the rose you learned in course 1. The real difference is in the petals. The Victorian Rose has petals that are more curved. For this rose, you will still follow the 3, 5, 7 petal pattern. You will use tip 12 for making the base and tip 97 for forming the petals.
- Victorian Rose
The next flower is the daisy. For the daisy you will need your flower nail, daisy template and tips 104 and 5.
When making this flower, be sure to hold your tip 104 parallel to the template and keep the little end of the tip pointing towards the center of the template. Squeeze the pastry bag as you pull your hand away from the center of the template. Make sure to stop squeezing as you near the end of the flower nail. If you forget to stop squeezing you will not get the rounded edges of the petals. Instead your daisy will look like it has spider legs.
**Tip - use a little yellow luster dust on the center of your daisy to add a little sparkle.
- Daisy
Let’s move on to the daffodil – This is one of my favorite flowers to make. You will be using the daffodil template, flower nail and tips 104, 3 and 1 for this flower. You may also sub a tip 2 for the tip 1 if you are using thicker icing. Form your petals using your tip 104. Once you have made your 6 petals, gently take your fingers and pinch the ends to form the points. Now take your tip 3 and make an inverted cone. Finally, take your tip one or two and make a zig zag pattern around the edge of your cone. Now you have a beautiful daffodil. You can also add some shimmer dust to this flower.
- Daffodil
Now we have the pansy. For the we used yellow and purple, although there are many different colors these gorgeous flowers come in. Use tip 104 to for the petals and tip 1 to make the center loop. Use your flower nail and the pansy template. Make the two larger petals out of yellow and the three smaller petals out of the purple.
- Pansy
Finally… The primrose. For the primrose, you will need your flower nail, primrose template, and tips 104, 14, and 1. Use your tip 104 to make 5 small petals and then use your tip 14 to make a small star in the center of the flower. Finally, you want to make one small dot in the center of your star with your tip 1. The dot in the center should be the same color as the petals.
- Primrose
Wilton Course 2, Class 3
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