Floral Cake Design: Craft Edible Art

Introduction to Gumpaste, Floral Wires and Tape

A course by Cynthia Irani , Cake Artist

99% positive reviews (95)

4,219 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Introduction to Gumpaste, Floral Wires and Tape

Overview

“Now, I’ll talk about how to use gum paste, floral wise and tape. ”

In this video lesson Cynthia Irani addresses the topic: Introduction to Gumpaste, Floral Wires and Tape, which is part of the Domestika online course: Floral Cake Design: Craft Edible Art. Use cakes as a canvas to capture the beauty of the natural world by creating delicious botanical compositions with sugar.

Partial transcription of the video

“Introduction to Gumpaste, Floral Wires and Tape In this lesson, I'll demonstrate how to use gum paste, floral wires, and tape. I like to use the homemade recipe by Nicholas Lodge. It's stretchy and it dries out quick. It's perfect for any weather conditions. You can also use store-bought. The alternative would be to get either a Satin Ice or any other brand of your choice. You can see the difference here. This is much thicker and less stretchy than a homemade gum paste. The color is a bit opaquer. This gives you more of a translucent effect. If you're using white flowers, this is good but i...”

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Course summary for: Floral Cake Design: Craft Edible Art

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (95)
4219 students
4 units
14 lessons (2h 21m)
2 downloads

Category
Craft, Culinary, Design
Areas
Cake Decorating, Cake Design, Edible Art, Fondant

Cynthia Irani

A course by Cynthia Irani

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Cake Artist

Cynthia Irani is a contemporary cake designer and artist based in Montreal, Canada. Growing up in a creative household meant she was exposed to a variety of crafts from a young age. She painted murals at school and went on to study graphic design at university, minoring in fine art. Cynthia then worked in the tech industry and product design for 15 years for clients including Yellow Pages Canada, OneOcean Group, and Shopify.

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.