Sugar paste Lily of the Valley

**Bert2e** · 03-02-2009, 05:50pm

Does anyone have any tps on how to make this?

I've offered to make a cake for my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary and they had lily of the valley in their flowers so I would like to put it on the cake. I'm a flower virgin so it needs to be as easy as possible!

And...what actually is the difference between sugarpaste and fondant icing?

Oh and I have a fab cake decorating shop that is near by.

TIA

**lazymummy** · 03-02-2009, 06:26pm

Oooh, I got some sugarcraft mags from Noddy and I'm sure lily of the valley is in one of them. I'll have a look later for you!

**lucypede** · 03-02-2009, 06:39pm

Buy them

I bought some really lovely sugarpaste flowers from here for a christening cake.

http://www.surbitonart.co.uk/acatalo...prays_274.html

Much easier than making them IMO!

**minkiemoo** · 03-02-2009, 07:39pm

Originally Posted by Bert2e

And...what actually is the difference between sugarpaste and fondant icing?

To make flowers it is better to use petal paste (you can get a recipe online if you google it - you will need a kenwood mixer or something similar to make it) You can buy it - which is much easier.

Fondant is what is used to cover cakes and stays fairly soft - you need paste that sets realy hard to make flowers with really.

If you want to make some flowers there are loads of great clips on You Tube.

Please post some pics when you have made them - I love making and seeing petal paste flowers.

Unless you plan on making them regularly you may be as well buying them ready made as start up cost for flowers is quiet expensive - as I know to my cost as it is quiet addictive.

**Bert2e** · 03-02-2009, 08:40pm

Originally Posted by lucypede

Buy them

I bought some really lovely sugarpaste flowers from here for a christening cake.

http://www.surbitonart.co.uk/acatalo...prays_274.html

Much easier than making them IMO!

They don't do Lily of the Valley

**Bert2e** · 03-02-2009, 08:43pm

Originally Posted by lazymummy

Oooh, I got some sugarcraft mags from Noddy and I'm sure lily of the valley is in one of them. I'll have a look later for you!

That would be great thanks!

**lucypede** · 03-02-2009, 08:45pm

Originally Posted by Bert2e

They don't do Lily of the Valley

Oh bummer! Back to the drawing board!

**Bert2e** · 03-02-2009, 08:47pm

Originally Posted by minkiemoo

If you want to make some flowers there are loads of great clips on You Tube.

No Lily of the Valley clips

Thanks for the hints though - I think I'll buy whatever I need. I've seen 2 methods so far - one is small balls with a blossom stuck on the end and the other is a blossom moulded over a small ball so all I'd need to buy for both is a small blossom cutter.

I can do fondant covering on the cake - and I already have a 1m long rolling pin which makes this much easier.

I'll try and remember photos when I'm done :-)

**lazymummy** · 05-02-2009, 12:57pm

I found the article on 'how to make L of the V flowers'-if you PM me your address I'll stick it in the post for you

**Bert2e** · 05-02-2009, 01:49pm

Thank you!

The cake is in the oven at the moment and the whole house smells divine! I'm doing a 12inch round fruit cake so 9 eggs, 1.65kg of fruit and 6hrs in the oven :-)