Floral Cake Design: Craft Edible Art
A course by Cynthia Irani Cake Artist
A course by Cynthia Irani, Cake Artist
Use cakes as a canvas to capture the beauty of the natural world by creating delicious botanical compositions with sugar
For cake designer Cynthia Irani, cakes should be masterpieces. She treats each one like a canvas, exploring organic shapes and colors to create unique works of art. Her creations, which she shares with over 100K followers on Instagram, have also been featured in publications such as Cake Masters Magazine and 100 Layer Cakes.
In this course, Cynthia teaches you how to capture the essence of nature and translate it into edible art. Learn to use the natural world as your inspiration to create delicious compositions made of sugar. Let your creativity blossom with botanical-inspired cake design.
What will you learn in this online course?
14 lessons & 13 downloads
Tools and Materials
6 minutes, 42 seconds
How to Prepare Your Cake for Fondant With Ganache
13 minutes, 12 seconds
Introduction to Gumpaste, Floral Wires and Tape
9 minutes, 45 seconds
Inspiration and Sketches
8 minutes, 0 seconds
Planning and Mixing the Colour Palette
13 minutes, 7 seconds
How to Make Your Flowers 1
15 minutes, 31 seconds
What's included in this course?
Begin the course by getting to know designer and artist Cynthia Irani. She talks through the journey that led from her working in the tech industry for over a decade, to creating cake art. Discover the fellow artists that inspire her and influence her work.
Dive into the materials needed for this course, from edible gel to gum paste. Then learn how to prepare your cake for fondant with ganache, taking into consideration things like the ganache ratio and the temperature of your workspace. Cynthia talks you through how to use gum paste, floral wire, and tape before moving on to finding inspiration for your design concept. Plan and create your color palette by mixing toning gels, sugarpaste, and fondant.
Time to bring your design to life! Learn how to cut, wire, and shape flower petals using modeling tools. Then explore leaves and branches before moving on to creating a marble texture and wrapping it onto your cake tiers in preparation for the final composition.
Place your sugar flowers onto your cake, using your initial sketches as a guide. Then, to finish the course, Cynthia guides you through taking professional-looking photos of your cake art on your smartphone and preparing them to share on social media.
What is this course's project?
Create a botanical-inspired cake with a marble texture, statement flower, and supporting foliage.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone with an interest in cake art, or creatives looking for a new way to express themselves.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is necessary for this course.
In terms of materials, you will need fondant, edible gels, a rolling pin, a silicone mat, and other materials specified by the teacher in this course.
Reviews
- 6 months ago
I love it!
- 1 year ago
The trainer was good at delivering the information in a smooth and wonderful way. Well done. Thank you.
- 1 year ago
Me encanto!!
- 1 year ago
muy bonito trabajo
- 1 year ago
Simplemente hermoso, una gran instructora, con conceptos muy claros. Me ha dado una nueva visión de las flores de azucar
After baking a cake in celebration of the birth of her first child, and sharing it on Instagram, her career in cake decoration began. Since then, Cynthia has become known for her free-flowing petals and the muted, neutral designs which she creates and shares with over 100K followers on Instagram. Her work has also been featured in publications including Cake Masters Magazine and 100 Layer Cakes.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
First Steps
- Tools and Materials
- How to Prepare Your Cake for Fondant With Ganache
- Introduction to Gumpaste, Floral Wires and Tape
- Inspiration and Sketches
- Planning and Mixing the Colour Palette
- U3
Creating Flowers, Leaves and Textured Cake
- How to Make Your Flowers 1
- How to Make Your Flowers 2
- Leaves and Branches
- Marbled Texture and Cake Wrapping 1
- Marbled Texture and Cake Wrapping 2
- U4
Final Composition
- Placing the Sugar Elements
- Tips on How to Take Photos of Your Cake
- FP
Final project
- Botanical Cake Design: Craft Edible Art
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FAQs
Yes, this course is designed for intermediate-level bakers who have basic cake decorating experience and want to advance their skills in sugar flowers, fondant texturing, and artistic cake design.
You'll need essentials like acrylic cake discs, offset spatulas, fondant smoothers, floral wires, gum paste, petal dust, gel colors, and basic baking supplies. A full materials list is provided at the start of the course.
You’ll learn to ganache cakes, apply and texture fondant, create marbled fondant, craft botanically inspired sugar flowers, use color palettes, sketch cake compositions, and photograph your finished designs for social media.
Prior experience with basic cake decorating is recommended, but the course covers foundational techniques for working with fondant and sugar flowers, making it accessible to motivated beginners.
The course teaches how to apply, smooth, and level ganache using acrylic discs and offset spatulas, ensuring a flawless base for fondant or decorative finishes.
Yes, the course includes a step-by-step homemade gum paste recipe and guidance on achieving the right texture and flexibility for sugar flower work.
Yes, the course offers tips for adapting and substituting common cake decorating tools and materials, so you can participate even if you don’t have every specialized item.