Decoracion de Cupcakes- 4 de Julio.

         

                                                                                 

                   For english press here.

Hice éste cupcake para la celebración del 4 de Julio, así que decidí filmar
mientras lo decoraba. No lo he traducido, pero es bastante visual.
(Presione aquí para ver el video). Me encanta éste diseño. Se que
mucha gente va a decir, "es demasiado trabajo para un solo cupcake".
Y sí, tiene su trabajo. Algo que me gusta de los cupcakes es que no
todos tienen que tener el mismo diseño. De ésta manera, los que hagan
con diseños más complicados se lucirán más.

Aquí pueden ver el cupcake terminado.
Usé una regla especializada para cortar lineas.
Cualquier herramienta que me ayude trabajar
más rápido, siempre es bienvenida.

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Me encantan los cortadores de la compañía JEM. Ellos han creado una serie de
cortadores que se pueden poner en un foam que ellos crearon especificamente
para poder cortar al revés. Algo que siempre me ha gustado hacer pués uno se
asegura que los cortes estén limpios. Presione en las foto para más información.

Mientras hacía las rosas, tomé ésta foto. Me encanta hacer rosas en miniatura.
Tengo varias formas de hacerlas y eventualmente pondré un video avanzado
de como las hago. En el video las hago sin cortador.


También le añadí  al cupcake estrellas las cuales
pinté en dorado con mi color favorito. Tengo un
tutorial de como pintar detalles en dorado, pero
no lo he traducido al Español todavía. Pero si

desean verlo, presione aquí.

Cupcake de Celebracion -Tutorial

Presione aqui para ver el video.  

Espero les guste.
Hasta la próxima.. ta ta!

Edna :)

How to color Red Fondant/Gumpaste

This tutorial is for those beginners who never have colored fondant 

or gumpaste. I have gotten many emails from beginners wondering why their

 fondant/gumpaste is not reaching the desired color. In this tutorial, I explain 

how to color white gumpaste in a deep shade of red. But keep in mind that this 

works with any dark color you need.

Click here for Tylose Powder

No matter if you are using fondant or gumpaste, you
can follow the same steps. If your fondant gets too 
soft, you can always let it rest for a few days. 
If you need it in a hurry, I sometimes add more 
sugar and at times I have added some Tylose 
to it. It's a matter a preference.

I used Chefmaster color because their pigment is very strong. I love Americolor 

too, but I have find out through experience, that Chefmaster red can get to a 

deeper red. Never be scared of adding color to your fondant and keep in mind,

 fondant and gumpaste  are dry, get to be a bit lighter in color. 

 Click here or in the photo to watch the tutorial.

Until Next Blog...tata!!
Edna :)

Ideas for Stargazer Lilies

Hope you had a great New Year day! As I promised, here are some photos 

of Stargazer Lilies on some cakes that I have done through the years. 

This first photo shows what a typical Stargazer Lily looks like. But some 

brides like to bring the colors of their weddings in the color of the flowers

 that they want on the cake.

The first time I ever attempted to do a Stargazer Lily, the Bride

wanted to have it in a purple tone. I thought it might be different

and pretty, plus I was so ready to try one of these flowers.

If you notice, the center was not done right. I was studying a

photo and confused a natural coloration on the flower, for what

I thought it was part of the flower. But I did learn from this.

Still, I fell in love with the flower.

 The brides loved the look of the cake and it was sold constantly.

Stargazer Lilies in fantasy colors can be just as beautiful as the real ones.

Finally, one day, a bride decided she wanted a navy blue

Stargazer Lily. Imagine how difficult the task was. If I do the whole 

flower in navy blue, I would loose all the beautiful details of the flower. 

Plus, it would not look as delicate. Keep in mind, this is a big flower!

So finally, I decided to do the flower in white, add some blue petal dust, 

and then do the dots in blue. The final result was a lot better than I expected.

Here is another style. Airbrushed colors. 

And here is one done in Christmas season. In this cake I used pre-bought

stargazer lilies.

 So here you have it, a few cakes done with stargazer lilies. Some

in the same style but with different colors of the same type of  flower. 

There are so many designs where you can use Stargazer Lilies on cakes.

The flower is pretty easy to learn and a great way to get started 

learning gumpaste flowers. 

Until the next post...ta ta!

Edna :)