Well, as you know my sister and I are trying to learn how to make all sorts of sugar flowers. We have become quite obsessed with them and my credit card bill definitely proves it! I have only actually taken one class from Ron Ben-Israel on how to make sweet pea sugar flowers and the rest we have learned through books and watching videos from Nicholas Lodge. Sugar flowers are very tedious and require a lot of patience (and tools), but they are also one of the more artistic aspects of cake decorating. The cake was buttermilk cake with white chocolate mousse buttercream and fresh strawberries…yummy! We made it for a recent bridal shower and were very excited to put our sugar flower knowledge to the test and create a gorgeous cake for the bride-to-be!
We had such a great time making these peonies, berries, parrot tulips, and butterflies! Definitely let me know which one you liked the best!
Tags: bridal shower cakes, bridal shower cakes long beach ca, parrot tulip sugar flowers, peony sugar flowers, sugar butterflies, sugar flowers, sweet and saucy shop long beach ca, wedding cakes long beach ca
Absolutely amazing. Those charges were worth every penny. Lie I said, ur my bakng hero!
Oh my gosh! I saw them on flikr first and thought, no way are those flowers edible! then i went on over to your blog and found out they were. just incredible! absolutely unreal! fantastic work. i hope no one ate those!! they are works of art!! love the peony!!
I seriously had to read this post twice because I couldn’t believe those were sugar flowers. They look just like fresh flowers. Absolutely amazing! I’m always in awe of your work.
Truly stunning – just amazingly, jaw droppingly gorgeous!
Wow – I just took a class to learn the basic gumpaste rose – these don’t look like they can possibly be made of sugar – Amazing as usual. I like the pink ones the best!
wow – what exquisite work. wish you lived near me so I could hire you.
Those are truly amazing!!
Wow, Mel, those are amazing! I really can’t believe those flowers aren’t real…absolutely beautiful!!
Wow, they look real! I love them all, but the pink ones are so realistic.
It would be impossible to pick out a favorite flower, as they are all exquisite! The peonies, being my favorite flower anyway, I suppose would be the one I would most want to duplicate. That sure looks like fondant on the cakes. I am not familiar with chocolate mousse buttercream. You do make my mouth water…..gorgeous cake, and I know the bride was thrilled beyond words.
Is your sister new to cake dec? You mention the two of you collaborating a lot together lately. You are a dynamic duo…for sure!
I can not believe that these flowers are edible! I would scream if anyone actually ate one! They are lovely!!!!! Beautiful work!
oh beatiful ! the flowers are amzing.
Hi Melody, I love the peonies, love them in pink. I want to learn how to make them so bad because those flowers are beautiful,I am taking a class with Ruth Drennan next week so I am so excited. Lovely cake.
I do believe this is the most beautiful cake you’ve made! The flowers are amazing. You guys did an incredible job on them.
Question….you said the frosting was a white chocolate mousse buttercream….how did you get the consistency you needed without over sweetening it? It seems in order to get a firmer frosting you have to add a bunch of powdered suagr. White chocolate is sweet as it is and mousse isn’t very sturdy. Did you use shortening or butter? Perhaps you added gelatin? Or was the frosting layer very thin? Okay that might have been more than one, Thx!
~ingrid
Ummm…seriously amazing!!!! Your flower work is unbelievable!!! You are clearly in the right profession!
) What a stunning bridal shower cake…I can’t wait to see the wedding cake! Thanks for another amazing post! 
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They look so real, I think it’s safe to say that you passed that test with flying colors! Gorgeous!
Really, truly stunning. If I am ever in CA, I am coming to hang with you and have you teach me a few things!
What. Those are real? Amazing as always!!
Coming to your site always makes me smile. SImply gorgeous Mel.
–Marc
Asolutely stunning! I love them all, but the peonies are just breathtaking!
Ok Melody, I am sure – you are joking. These flowers can’t be sugar flowers – they must be real!…. Fabulous job! I cannot describe it in words….
I couldn’t pick!! They are all gorgeous…I wish I lived near you in order to take a class from YOU. Ron Ben-Israel should be very proud of you.
They look real! They are amazing! Great job!!
Melody, your flowers are beautiful! They look stunning on your cake.
Tulips and peonies are two of my favorite flowers and your use of color is very nice.
We have 120 peonies to make this week!
Minette
How gorgeous are these!?! You did such a fabulous job!! I LOVE the peonies, only beacause they’re one of my favorite flowers.. but they are seriously ALL beautiful. I am dying to learn to make them, too. I’m waiting until I have the patience. Great job, as always!
Your flowers are gorgeous! I am really wondering about the butterflies since I will be making some for my daughter’s graduation cake in May. Are they fondant? If they are can you tell me where you purchased the mold? Thanks you very much! Kris
Those flowers are amazing!!!
wow. that’s all i can say. wow. these look just like the ones God makes… it’s hard to believe they’re not the real think! i am amazed. and relatively speechless (which, for me, says a LOT!!) beautiful work, mel…
these flowers seriously look real!!!!!
Amazing! You guys have outdone yourselves!
Those are absolutely fabulous. I could not believe those peonies were sugar if you had not said so! Wonderful work.
You’re officially having WAY TOO MUCH FUN! Those are gorgeous flowers. Well done!
I have been a favorite in año.No I lose any of your tutorials, your advice, your creaciones.Pero now I have to admire write.Es increible.Eres buenisima.Te and I continue to learn much of what you do .Saludos desde Madrid, España.Xoxo
wow! the sugar flower, looks like flower! heh. i have to agree with everybody, it looks amazing
hello! this cake looks absolutely beautiful! Spectacular! the sugar flowers look so real and i love the colors. the cake is so adorable and i love the details. the butterflies look so enchanting on this cake. your studying and practicing really paid off. the flowers look just as good as Ron Ben-Israel, and you know he is one of the greatest. the colors really pop off the white, so pretty! i also love the berries. Great Job!
i wanted to say thank you for leaving such a nice comment on my blog. have a fabulous day!
God Bless,
Charmaine
Gorgeous. Im just getting into the gumpaste flowers. These are exquisite.
Wow, seriously i completely thought those were real!!!! Amazing!!!=) xoxo.
I just wanted to drop a line and say that those flowers are absolutely amazing!
What gorgeous, exquisite work!
your flowers are beautiful, they look real! luv it. . .
Wow, your hard work is paying off. Those are seriously beautiful!
WOW! All of the flowers are really beautiful, but I love the darker pink peony the best. The all-white butterflies are an elegant touch!
These look great! Well done on the peony!
Those flowers are absolutely amazing! Gorgeous!
Oh those look amazing!
Question: The fondant on the cake seems to be “glittery” for want of a better word, do you brush it with something after applying it to get that effect? or is it the particular brand you used?
Wow, those flowers are so incredibly like and exquisite. AWESOME!
I’ll take a bunch of your flowers over real ones any day!
I just love the peony especially. I subscribe to your blog and I keep going back to look at these posts. I though I should actually tell you which was my favorite!
Thank you for visiting my blog and for your compliment! Your work is absolutely beautiful! The flowers really look so real especially the peonies. I would love to work with you in the future!
Your work is absolutely amazing. My mother-in-law has a birthday this weekend and she is a butterfly fanatic.. How do you make it, I would love to attempt it. Thank you!!