This is by far the best rose tutorial I’ve watched so easy and straight forward no faffing with different size petals etc...my rose🌹 was perfect 👌🏼 thank you 😘
I have just gotten into making flowers and I have watched several videos and have failed it was complicated to follow. Someone recommended your video. I felt like I was making the rose as I was watching it was so self explanatory. I can't wait to try this really soon! Thank you so much. This is the best video for making a Rose!
Thank you SO MUCH for the tip about placing each petal 'over' each other! I always have such a stressful time using the 'traditional' method! Also, I love that you only use one size cutter. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. You are a brilliant teacher. I am new to working with gum paste but I do hope one day that I can create something as beautiful as what you have shared in this video. Thank you and God bless you.
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial, you explain every step, so nothing is left out and you make it so much easier to follow. I have watched so many tutorials that are frustrating, but yours is great and I've managed my best rose to date! Thank you
This is the one flower I can never seem to master. I've followed a lot of tutorials but to no avail. . so I've given up. . until now that is. . this has to be the best explained rose video I've seen. I can't wait to try this later when the kids are gone to bed. thank you so much. . I'll let you know how I got on. 😀😀😀
Hi Valerie, what an amazing comment to read- you've literally made me grin haha!! Please do let me know how you get on. You can tag me in a photo on Instagram or send me one on Facebook so I can actually see your rose! Thank you so, so much for taking the time to comment 😘 xx
thank you so much for this tutorial! I was asked to make a wedding cake for an old friend and she wanted roses. with your help I was able to create amazing roses on the very first try.
+marjolein leeman oh my goodness 💕💕 this is AMAZING! Thank you so much, you've made my day, I'm so happy you were able to make your roses and even more so that they were for your friend's wedding 😍😍 Thank you for letting me know ☺️☺️ Billie xx
Is flower paste the same thing as gum paste and is paste color the same as food coloring like the gel or icing colors? Sorry I’m in the USA and we may just call these different things.
Love your talent and work the only thing is all of your videos are so sped up in fast motion it's really hard to follow without constantly pausing . Would you ever consider slowing it down as you are so talented and other than that your videos are so informative .
How do you make a sugar paste freesia out of a Fressia cutter the one I have is metal 171s Cramer cutter I'm desperate my mums 80th party is in 2weeks and I'd like to add some to her cak
Thank you so much for this tutorial! You make it look so easy! I’m just wondering, is the fondant icing sugar you’d use the make the flowers? Or is it the fondant icing ready to roll stuff? Also is there an alternative to using alcohol for the watercolour?
+Zoe Heriot yes Zoe, that's right 😊 I normally use Sugarflair but I've just started using Rainbow Dust gels and also Colour Splash, they're all awesome ☺️ xx
Great video! Just had a question about the vodka - I can get hold of any. Do you have to use alcohol with that high a percentage or can you get the same effect using a standard percentage vodka?
Hi Amy, you can use a high percentage vodka, it will just take a bit longer to evaporate away. You could also use something like rejuvenator spirit which is a high percentage alcohol for cake decorating 😊xx
I think that one is a Polish vodka about 95% proof. In Australia the higher the proof the more expensive we can get is Rose Spirit but only in small quantities with the cost of the small bottle we may as well buy the high proof Polish vodka.
Hi Billie - I just wanted to ask if the flower paste will taste of vodka after painting the petals w/ this effect? Also, is it safe for children to eat?
It's never recommended that anyone eat flower paste roses, there are many inedible components like the polystyrene ball at the centre, others have wire, toothpicks etc. They are only made of as much edible components as possible was it is sitting on or brushed up against a cake which is edible. Eating flower paste flowers should be deterred and especially by children. 🙂
Please when demonstrating and you have white paste please use a different colored board so we can see whats going o white on white is difficult to see.
Hey Billie! Currently binge watching all your tutorials! So glad I found you! Just tried out the Squires Kitchen SP for the first time...🤗🤗 why have I never used it before!! Roses are currently in progress, prepping for my first wedding cake🙈 Thank you! (Ps. I made the Elmo Cake)😊 xx
SweetieDarlingCakes I really pleased with them! So easy to make using that paste...and your tutorial! 🤗 I’ve got my first wedding cake in August, well it will be my second, but first with sugar flowers so will be making lots more between now and then😆😆 Thanks for coming back to me x
Hiya, I'm interested to know how you would attach them to a cake? Would royal icing be sufficient? I'm doing a gumpaste rose centrepiece for a bought wedding cake. Any tips welcome.
Hi Cath! You can use a cocktail stick pushed into the centre during the making of the rose and then use that to anchor the rose into the cake, along with using royal icing to stick the rose to the cake as well ☺️ Should keep it nice and secure xx
+Emily Brawn thank you Emily! My cutters are really old and I can't find the exact ones (they are a mix of two sets) but this set of three has good sizes in it so I'd recommend these as an alternative www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/large-rose-petal-cutters-set-of-3-by-sunflower-sugar-art?acc=da4fb5c6e93e74d3df8527599fa62642 Billie xx
+Emily Brawn thank you Emily! My cutters are really old and I can't find the exact ones (they are a mix of two sets) but this set of three has good sizes in it so I'd recommend these as an alternative www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/large-rose-petal-cutters-set-of-3-by-sunflower-sugar-art?acc=da4fb5c6e93e74d3df8527599fa62642 Billie xx
Thank you so much Cammy! To be honest, it varies depending on the weather. I normally let them dry until I can pick them up without the top flopping backwards but before they are so dry I can't bend them at all... there's a fine line so you have to keep an eye on them but it's normally between 5 and 15 minutes I'd say... xx
Please can you tell me the difference between Flowerpaste, sugarpaste & fondant? I'm new at this & confused 🤔 I've bought different colours of fondant & large pack of white fondant but can't see sugarpaste in the supermarket.
Hi Catherine! So sugarpaste and fondant are the same thing. Sugarpaste is more the English name for fondant but I prefer the word fondant haha! This is the icing you’d use to roll out and cover a cake with. Fondant icing sugar is a different thing entirely, you add water to that to make a runny icing that you would dip something like French Fancies into. Flower paste and gum paste are neat enough the same thing (flower paste is English, gum paste is the American name). This is he icing you’d roll out super thinly to make sugar flowers, it dries really hard really quickly. I hope that helps a bit ☺️xx
Brilliant, thank you. You've taken a lot of stress out of making my wedding cake!
Your style is adorable and your roses are gorgeous. Thank you.
This is by far the best rose tutorial I’ve watched so easy and straight forward no faffing with different size petals etc...my rose🌹 was perfect 👌🏼 thank you 😘
Really enjoyed this video, very easy to follow, loved the water colour on the roses, very delicate, thank you so much xx
I have just gotten into making flowers and I have watched several videos and have failed it was complicated to follow. Someone recommended your video. I felt like I was making the rose as I was watching it was so self explanatory. I can't wait to try this really soon! Thank you so much. This is the best video for making a Rose!
Ahhhh Nikki! This is SO nice!! Thank you so, so much 💕💕xx
After watching this my roses are now beautiful. Thank you! Best tutorial and I've watches 100s of them lol
Thank you SO MUCH for the tip about placing each petal 'over' each other! I always have such a stressful time using the 'traditional' method! Also, I love that you only use one size cutter. Thank you for sharing.
Oh you are more than welcome, thank you so much for taking the time to let me know ☺️ Hopefully roses will be a bit less stressful now! Billie x
Sugar lace flowers
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial. You are a brilliant teacher. I am new to working with gum paste but I do hope one day that I can create something as beautiful as what you have shared in this video. Thank you and God bless you.
Thank you for this wonderful tutorial, you explain every step, so nothing is left out and you make it so much easier to follow. I have watched so many tutorials that are frustrating, but yours is great and I've managed my best rose to date! Thank you
Beautiful! You are so right the water color looks so natural
+Sugar Rae Bryant thank you so much!! 💕💕
This is the one flower I can never seem to master. I've followed a lot of tutorials but to no avail. . so I've given up. . until now that is. . this has to be the best explained rose video I've seen. I can't wait to try this later when the kids are gone to bed. thank you so much. . I'll let you know how I got on. 😀😀😀
Hi Valerie, what an amazing comment to read- you've literally made me grin haha!! Please do let me know how you get on. You can tag me in a photo on Instagram or send me one on Facebook so I can actually see your rose! Thank you so, so much for taking the time to comment 😘 xx
These are amazing roses!!
Love it! ❤
thank you so much for this tutorial! I was asked to make a wedding cake for an old friend and she wanted roses. with your help I was able to create amazing roses on the very first try.
+marjolein leeman oh my goodness 💕💕 this is AMAZING! Thank you so much, you've made my day, I'm so happy you were able to make your roses and even more so that they were for your friend's wedding 😍😍 Thank you for letting me know ☺️☺️ Billie xx
Beautiful. How could you stick these on a wedding cake? Should floral wire have been inserted or can royal icing be used? Thank you!
What a fantastic tutorial.thanks a lot xx
Oh my world am supper excited to be your subbie this is the most amazing rose flower I seen on you tube thank u darling.
Is flower paste the same thing as gum paste and is paste color the same as food coloring like the gel or icing colors? Sorry I’m in the USA and we may just call these different things.
Love your talent and work the only thing is all of your videos are so sped up in fast motion it's really hard to follow without constantly pausing . Would you ever consider slowing it down as you are so talented and other than that your videos are so informative .
How do you make a sugar paste freesia out of a Fressia cutter the one I have is metal 171s Cramer cutter I'm desperate my mums 80th party is in 2weeks and I'd like to add some to her cak
Thanks Billie but how do you fix the styra ball to wire to insert into a cake?
Thank you for sharing with us. I've been waiting to maike on, you make it look so easy, I will definitely try your tutorial.
+Ginette courchesne you're welcome!! Good luck 😘
I loved the tutorial. My roses never look like that. Will try turning the petals back.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! You make it look so easy! I’m just wondering, is the fondant icing sugar you’d use the make the flowers? Or is it the fondant icing ready to roll stuff? Also is there an alternative to using alcohol for the watercolour?
Hi Cakes Cupcakes, I used a 25mm one in this video but I will go up to 3cm for this size cutter, depending on how big I want my rose to be. Billie x
Is the colouring that you're using the same sort that you can colour icing and cake batter with? Like a gel based colour?
+Zoe Heriot yes Zoe, that's right 😊 I normally use Sugarflair but I've just started using Rainbow Dust gels and also Colour Splash, they're all awesome ☺️ xx
Best tutorial honestly! Tysm!
I looked but did not see the comment with regard to the foam balls that you are using. What size are they?
+Ms jerlady hi ☺️ I use everything from 0.5" to 1.5" and these, if I remember correctly, were 1" in diameter xx
Great video! Just had a question about the vodka - I can get hold of any. Do you have to use alcohol with that high a percentage or can you get the same effect using a standard percentage vodka?
Hi Amy, you can use a high percentage vodka, it will just take a bit longer to evaporate away. You could also use something like rejuvenator spirit which is a high percentage alcohol for cake decorating 😊xx
I think that one is a Polish vodka about 95% proof. In Australia the higher the proof the more expensive we can get is Rose Spirit but only in small quantities with the cost of the small bottle we may as well buy the high proof Polish vodka.
Hi Billie - I just wanted to ask if the flower paste will taste of vodka after painting the petals w/ this effect?
Also, is it safe for children to eat?
Jaz Bennett the vodka will actually evaporate and the flower won’t smell or taste vodka. This same technique is also use to make watercolor cookies.
Christiane T. Brilliant - Thank you :)
Jaz Bennett you are welcome😊
It's never recommended that anyone eat flower paste roses, there are many inedible components like the polystyrene ball at the centre, others have wire, toothpicks etc. They are only made of as much edible components as possible was it is sitting on or brushed up against a cake which is edible. Eating flower paste flowers should be deterred and especially by children. 🙂
Please when demonstrating and you have white paste please use a different colored board so we can see whats going o white on white is difficult to see.
Hey Billie!
Currently binge watching all your tutorials! So glad I found you! Just tried out the Squires Kitchen SP for the first time...🤗🤗 why have I never used it before!! Roses are currently in progress, prepping for my first wedding cake🙈 Thank you! (Ps. I made the Elmo Cake)😊 xx
Oh Kim! I’m so happy you love the Squires paste! How did your roses go? xx
SweetieDarlingCakes I really pleased with them! So easy to make using that paste...and your tutorial! 🤗
I’ve got my first wedding cake in August, well it will be my second, but first with sugar flowers so will be making lots more between now and then😆😆
Thanks for coming back to me x
Oh you’re very welcome! Always a good idea to have more flowers than you’ll think you’ll need ☺️ I’d love to see the cake when it’s done 😍😍xx
Tutorial is very good.
How to make or where to buy flour paste or is it fondant ?
Hiya, I'm interested to know how you would attach them to a cake? Would royal icing be sufficient? I'm doing a gumpaste rose centrepiece for a bought wedding cake. Any tips welcome.
Hi Cath! You can use a cocktail stick pushed into the centre during the making of the rose and then use that to anchor the rose into the cake, along with using royal icing to stick the rose to the cake as well ☺️ Should keep it nice and secure xx
SweetieDarlingCakes thank you, that's really helpful! Thanks for replying 😊
This is such a wonderful tutorial! Thank you 😊 What is the cutter you us for the petals? I would love to buy one like it. Thanks.
+Emily Brawn thank you Emily! My cutters are really old and I can't find the exact ones (they are a mix of two sets) but this set of three has good sizes in it so I'd recommend these as an alternative www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/large-rose-petal-cutters-set-of-3-by-sunflower-sugar-art?acc=da4fb5c6e93e74d3df8527599fa62642
Billie xx
+Emily Brawn thank you Emily! My cutters are really old and I can't find the exact ones (they are a mix of two sets) but this set of three has good sizes in it so I'd recommend these as an alternative www.thecakedecoratingcompany.co.uk/large-rose-petal-cutters-set-of-3-by-sunflower-sugar-art?acc=da4fb5c6e93e74d3df8527599fa62642
Billie xx
Love the video love all your videos .How long do you leave petals to dry before you stick the rest on
Thank you so much Cammy! To be honest, it varies depending on the weather. I normally let them dry until I can pick them up without the top flopping backwards but before they are so dry I can't bend them at all... there's a fine line so you have to keep an eye on them but it's normally between 5 and 15 minutes I'd say... xx
Thank you I'm going to give it a go today for some cupcakes for Friday
Oh how exciting, let me know how it goes please :) xx
I will 😊xx
Please can you tell me the difference between Flowerpaste, sugarpaste & fondant? I'm new at this & confused 🤔 I've bought different colours of fondant & large pack of white fondant but can't see sugarpaste in the supermarket.
Hi Catherine! So sugarpaste and fondant are the same thing. Sugarpaste is more the English name for fondant but I prefer the word fondant haha! This is the icing you’d use to roll out and cover a cake with. Fondant icing sugar is a different thing entirely, you add water to that to make a runny icing that you would dip something like French Fancies into. Flower paste and gum paste are neat enough the same thing (flower paste is English, gum paste is the American name). This is he icing you’d roll out super thinly to make sugar flowers, it dries really hard really quickly. I hope that helps a bit ☺️xx
Thank you for sharing! Great tutorial!
Thanks Stefanie! You are more than welcome :) xx
Your tutorial is fab. Which sugarpaste do you use plz? 😀
Thank you so much Anita! I use squires kitchen florist paste for flowers and Massa Ticino sugar paste for covering cakes :) Billie x
+SweetieDarlingCakes thank you x
I tried doing a rose, but mine looked nothing like yours lol hard flower to master. I have so much trouble with the layers
Great n amazing
Thanks for sharing
Thank you so much! xx
This is by far the best rose tutorial and easy to follow instructions, thank you for sharing 😘
Oh Anita, thank you so much! That means the world to me! You are more than welcome ☺️ ❤️
awesome! Very thorough!
Thank you so much!! xx
Of course, I'll add it to my list :) xx
What size are the form balls ty
Hey Cakes Cupcakes, I've replied in a separate comment ☺️
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Very lovely
Thank you xx
Love it thank you
+Sandra Regina Da Rosa you're welcome Sandra! Thank you 😘
I will take a pic tomorrow and upload x
Yes, please do!!! I'd love to see x
To much talking, need to get on with it.
Sheila Bailey cheers 👍 hope you feel better after that