Gum paste peonies
Posted on June 12th, 2010 in Cake Lounge
What do you think of my gum paste peonies? I have been working on them the last couple of days. It is my second go with peonies and I must say that they look difficult to make, but they are quite easy to make. It is the preparation of all the petals that takes time. I have used a lot of small foam pieces to keep all the petals in place while drying.
I have been thinking on giving them a little petal dust, but Im not sure? I think that I will have to make a little “test” peony to see how it looks.
Happy Caking!
Louise
1. Tara@JustDevineStyle
June 12th, 2010 7:44 pm
Wow! They look so beautiful! You are truly an artist. I am so impressed with all you do. Thank you for sharing your talent and inspiring others.
2. Lora
June 12th, 2010 8:08 pm
There are just incredible…I want to put them in a vase!
3. christina
June 12th, 2010 8:24 pm
They look perfect! What kind of cutter did you use?
Gr. Christina
4. Jennefer
June 12th, 2010 8:38 pm
Wow!!! Those are amazing. I’m in awe of your talent!
5. Jenny Tan
June 12th, 2010 8:54 pm
They are beautiful!!!! Will you make it into a tutorial some day?? You are so talented.
6. Betsy @JavaCupcake
June 12th, 2010 9:08 pm
I grow peonies in our yard and they were my mom’s favorite! Those turned out fantastic!!!!
<3 Betsy
7. Marianne
June 12th, 2010 9:14 pm
They look perfect to me!
8. Anette
June 12th, 2010 9:15 pm
Hello Louise. I love them. Very very pretty.:)
9. Signe
June 12th, 2010 9:34 pm
just perfect and simply beautiful – like all your other work
10. Maria
June 12th, 2010 9:37 pm
They look beautiful. How did you make them?
11. Linda Vandermeer
June 12th, 2010 9:51 pm
They look perfect as they are without any petal dust. Lovely.
12. Lena
June 12th, 2010 9:56 pm
Beautiful!
Maybe the most beautiful gum paste flowers I’ve seen.
13. Monika
June 12th, 2010 10:44 pm
Wonderful peonies! I also fell in love with peonies and made a tutorial on my blog
On the lower right side is the google translator…
It seems, peonies are in the moment very popular flowers in the sugar world
14. Louise
June 12th, 2010 11:05 pm
Thank you for the comments. Peonies are so HOT at the moment. I seem them on cakes almost everywhere. There may be a tutorial on them.
For any questions on which cutter I used: Mine was from Colette Peters. But there are alot of great peony cutters out there in the cake decorating shops.
Monika: Love your tutorial. Very similar to the way I did mine
15. Viv
June 12th, 2010 11:12 pm
They look beautiful, would never have known it was only your second attempt. You truly are very talented when it comes to working with fondant!
16. Gabby
June 12th, 2010 11:42 pm
They’re amaaaaaaaaazing! I’ve been wondering about peonies because they are beautiful flowers. I actually have the Colette Peters peony cutters on my GlobalSugarArt wishlist, lol. Pleeeeeeeeease post a tutorial. You write really easy to understand ones with great pictures.
17. Abbey Rice
June 12th, 2010 11:47 pm
Stunning! Peonies are my favorite flower!
18. Jennifer
June 13th, 2010 3:21 am
Beautiful! I’m just beginning to teach myself sugar flowers. Okay, to be fair, just the 5 blossom flowers but I have the Simplifying Sugar Flowers books – just too scared to crack it open yet. LOL
19. Laury
June 13th, 2010 3:46 am
Oh my!!! They are wonderful!!! I have been wanting to make peonies but can’t seem to get them right. Will you be posting a tutorial on how to make them?
20. Bowden
June 13th, 2010 3:57 am
Oh My Lord they look so real, COngrads,
been workingon learning cake decorating myself, havent really tryed guumpaste yet, but want to , please feel free to see my cakes on my blog , Thanks again for sharing your beautifull work
21. Bowden
June 13th, 2010 3:58 am
Amazing, hope io can get that good to LOL
22. Kaija
June 13th, 2010 4:33 am
Wau! They look amazing. Very good work
23. Kimberly
June 13th, 2010 4:51 am
Peonies are my favourite flower. They turned out great. I think a little dust would be perfect. I noticed you have a lot of sites that you follow, do you know of Sweetopia.net?
24. Rebecca
June 13th, 2010 6:27 am
Goodness, just stunning. How many petals did it take?
25. April
June 13th, 2010 7:03 am
Oh my goodness, those are amazing! You have to do a tutorial on this!!
26. Amy
June 13th, 2010 12:50 pm
Absolutely beautiful, wondering we’d have the luck to get a tutorial of it -:)
27. Amber
June 13th, 2010 1:08 pm
Absolutely gorgeous!
28. yael
June 13th, 2010 1:08 pm
Truly amazing!
29. dina
June 13th, 2010 1:10 pm
what! No directions??? Pretty please!
30. Alessandra
June 13th, 2010 1:23 pm
I need this tutorial, I have a last minute request wedding cake and these peonies are just perfect on them… please please please, I will pay whatever you want!!!!!!you have such a unique and clean taste to your art. Brava
31. Maya
June 13th, 2010 1:29 pm
Faboulous!
32. dragonflyroses
June 13th, 2010 1:44 pm
Wow …there amazing!!! You do such beautiful work. Your gumpaste peonies look just like my pink ones that are in full bloom right now!
33. Anne
June 13th, 2010 1:49 pm
They’re beautiful, you’ve done a great job. Hope you post the tutorial, I’d love to try to make them.
34. Helen B
June 13th, 2010 2:11 pm
Wow! These are amazing. They are my favourite flower and you’ve really done them justice!
35. Nutmeg
June 13th, 2010 2:21 pm
WOW!! My real life plant peonies are just finishing their blooming and yours look EXACTLY like them!! Such great work! One word — TUTORIAL!!!
36. Anonymous
June 13th, 2010 2:24 pm
Hi Louise!
Those turned out great!!! I’ve always found though…as pretty as they can be without dusting, the dust really brings them to life. Test on a scrap piece of paste. You even can ever so subtly skim the edges in like a plum shade. They are gorgeous…
Jennifer – Sugar Delites
37. Marsha
June 13th, 2010 2:29 pm
Georgeous!
38. MHills02
June 13th, 2010 2:39 pm
These are fabulous. I love your work
39. Lisa
June 13th, 2010 2:41 pm
Beautiful!
40. Angela
June 13th, 2010 2:50 pm
I just love them they are my favorite flowers, I or WE all would like to know how you make them…and what you use to make them please!!!!!!!! God bless you hands…
41. Kate from Oz
June 13th, 2010 2:59 pm
TUTORIAL PLEASE! <3 they are so so so pretty! My fave flower too! Awesomeness as usual.
42. Ali Cakes
June 13th, 2010 3:24 pm
Suggestion: Use different tones of pink like you would see in nature.
43. Juanita
June 13th, 2010 3:34 pm
Simply Beautiful!!
44. lyzzie
June 13th, 2010 3:48 pm
Hi Louise I look your peonies and she beatiful. PLis you send the recipe for make flower
45. Susie's Homemade
June 13th, 2010 3:50 pm
They look fantastic!!!
46. Ellen
June 13th, 2010 3:50 pm
Absolutely Gorgeous!! : )
47. Mari's Cakes
June 13th, 2010 3:58 pm
Beautiful and delicate! You are surely blessed!
48. Patricia
June 13th, 2010 4:01 pm
These are the best I’ve so far. WOW!!
49. Patricia
June 13th, 2010 4:02 pm
These are the best I’ve seen so far. WOW!! They are incredible.
50. Ruth
June 13th, 2010 4:05 pm
OMG! They are gorgeous! Hopefully you will have a tutorial for these.
51. Rosa
June 13th, 2010 4:22 pm
You are truly Gifted! My daughter(9) and I just love your website and tutorials. You have been such an inspiration to her. She looks forward to every tutorial, and very eager to try them. Thank you for being such an inspiration to her! Your work is full of talent, gracefulness, patience, and love. Just what every little one needs to be taught, so that they too can see the value of creativity, and sharing their gifts with others.
Thank you!
52. Jennifer
June 13th, 2010 4:27 pm
I am loving these Peonies. I do not get orders for many flowers and I just love seeing the flowers on the cakes in the magazine. Maybe I should spend more of my down time on making flowers and increase my skills in that area. Beautiful job.
53. Penny
June 13th, 2010 4:49 pm
Absolutely gorgeous! Would love to dabble with the gum paste. How motivating. Tutorial would be appreciated!
54. Mila
June 13th, 2010 5:06 pm
Beautifull,believe me they are BEAUTIFULL.
Great work……………
55. liselotte
June 13th, 2010 5:41 pm
THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!
56. Susana
June 13th, 2010 5:45 pm
Please make a tutorial! I so wanna try and do them. Really beatyfull!!
57. Clabby
June 13th, 2010 5:58 pm
Absolutely love them. Hope you plan to add these to your tutorials – would love to give these a go.
58. WishTrish
June 13th, 2010 6:00 pm
These are breathtaking! They look so time consumptive, but I LOVE them! I watch your blog and read it always, but I have yet to have ever done any gumpaste in my life. These make me want to learn and master it. BEAUTIFUL!!!
59. Todor
June 13th, 2010 6:05 pm
I’m a artistic person and what is visible- wonderfull flower….! Best regards!
60. isabel
June 13th, 2010 6:11 pm
Well done. Very nice.
Isabel
61. Shannon
June 13th, 2010 6:13 pm
They are so pretty!!!! they would look spectacular on a cake! Man, i wanna try now!
62. Marsha
June 13th, 2010 6:47 pm
Stunning! Not too shabby for only your second try – ha ha! You are an artist!
63. kouky
June 13th, 2010 8:07 pm
c’est superbe!! je suis en admiration devant tant de délicatesse!!
64. Kathy Fowler
June 13th, 2010 8:40 pm
Beautiful! I wish I had your talent!
65. imera
June 13th, 2010 8:56 pm
I could definitely see this on a cake for my son, if they were blue or mixed with other blue flowers.
They are amazing, so detailed.
66. Alison
June 13th, 2010 8:59 pm
How BEATIFUL
67. Alison
June 13th, 2010 9:00 pm
ugh…
I misspelled Beautiful
Blog fail
68. hitch
June 13th, 2010 10:03 pm
Wow they are beautiful, well done.
69. Michele
June 13th, 2010 11:18 pm
Just perfect Louise! I have been thinking about gumpaste peonies just as my real ones have bloomed. Thank you for sharing these!
70. Baking is my Zen
June 14th, 2010 12:01 am
This is my favorite flower. You’ve nailed it. Beautiful!
Carmen
71. Mon
June 14th, 2010 12:51 am
Beautiful!! I love them!
72. Carmen Quinquilla
June 14th, 2010 1:02 am
I love the….they look amazing!!! Congratulations…..
73. Jackie P
June 14th, 2010 1:54 am
Dear Louise,
It looks just beautiful, cant wait to turn it out….with your tutorial as a guide. All that I have tried out from your website, have turned out exactly as promised and peonies are one that I have always wanted to try out, but never did !! Will keep my eyes peeled for the tutorial. Thanks as always, for all you do.
74. Jackie P
June 14th, 2010 2:03 am
I would like to know what shade of colour you used for the peonies, and the roses on the Cath kidston inspired cake? Its a lovely colour.
***Also thanks for the reply to my JMR recipe. Have done the Wilton’s recipe, works out well but thought JMR’s was easier to make. If you do at any time figure out an easier recipe and method please let me know. Thanks
75. Dana Marcus
June 14th, 2010 4:51 am
They are beautiful!!! I am dying to make peonies – please make a tutorial
76. Mary Beth
June 14th, 2010 5:59 am
Dust them! and show us a dusted on next to an undusted one. I would love a tutorial also!
77. Bianca
June 14th, 2010 10:40 am
So so beautiful!
78. misbah
June 14th, 2010 12:43 pm
wow they are so delicate and beutiful, helt vild flotte. tutorial please,
79. Sarah
June 14th, 2010 12:47 pm
Hej Louise
Kan godt se i skriver på engelsk, men nu er det at jeg er en hat til at skrive på engelsk, kan godt læse det. Håber det okay jeg skriver på dansk.
Hold da op hvor er den bare flot, det må ha taget sin tid.
Vil høre om du selv laver din fondant? Hvis du køber den, hvor køber du den så fra? Vil rigtig gerne igang med at modellere og lave fine blomster, har prøvet med fondant indæltet med tylosepulver, men syns bare ikke det er så godt, det ligner jo næsten modelervoks du bruger
Er total fan af din side
80. Catherine Bedson
June 14th, 2010 12:47 pm
Absolutely beautiful, thank you for everything you share with us I have learnt so much and am so inspired by you.
81. Elisa
June 14th, 2010 2:38 pm
Only a word: FANTASTIC!
I love your work every time!
Kisses, Eli
82. Jin
June 14th, 2010 3:29 pm
looks amazing!!!
83. Heather Ozee
June 14th, 2010 4:31 pm
Your site has very helpful tips for the cookies I plan to make in the coming weeks. Thanks!
84. Angela Thomaz
June 14th, 2010 4:35 pm
So lovely! Please Please Please do a tutorial.
85. Ana María García
June 14th, 2010 5:50 pm
Very nice, they look perfect, tutorial please,
86. Hannah
June 14th, 2010 6:09 pm
I second everybody else… PLEASE PLEASE do a tutorial!
87. Naomi
June 14th, 2010 6:12 pm
Wow. Those look amazing! I’m crossing my fingers a tutorial will follow.
88. Megan
June 14th, 2010 6:26 pm
Oh, so, SO lovely!! Please post a tutorial!!
89. jenny
June 14th, 2010 6:43 pm
Very pretty, I recently had a class with jackie butler of petalsweet cakes, and she does wonderful peonies. I hope to learn soon! I think her flowers are so realistic because of the way she colors them, so I’d say go ahead with the petaldust!
90. MyDiwa
June 14th, 2010 6:58 pm
They’re gorgeous. I do think a little petal dust at the edges would bring them out more and give them that little extra edge, but they really are lovely.
91. Diana
June 14th, 2010 8:20 pm
Absolutely lovely!
92. Lindsey
June 14th, 2010 10:25 pm
These are fabulous!!!
93. Sarah
June 15th, 2010 9:48 am
Too, too beautiful! I love peonies and these are PERFECT specimens!
I hope you put up a tutorial of this 
Gorgeous!
94. Stephanie Ann
June 16th, 2010 12:10 am
STUNNING!! Absolutely perfect replica’s of the flower.
Well done!
95. Deah
June 16th, 2010 3:03 pm
Love them! Can we have a tutorial please??
96. Brandy
June 16th, 2010 4:31 pm
Gorgeous Peonies. Thanks for sharing.
Will this eventually become a Tutorial 
97. Jany
June 16th, 2010 10:09 pm
They look beautiful! What cutters did you use and where did you purchase them from?
98. kelly cullinane
June 17th, 2010 9:07 am
Hi Louise,
These are so beautiful, they would look stunning on any cake…Are you planning on doing a tutorial on them or do you know where there is a good one to follow…I have tried to google it but they all seem so complicated.
Well done once again::))
99. Leslea
June 17th, 2010 11:13 am
Really lovely.
100. Office furniture file cabinets
June 17th, 2010 7:02 pm
Beautiful Peonies…I need a tutorial. How long did it take to prepare the petals? I think if you put the petal dust on them they would look great in my opinion!
101. Winnie
June 17th, 2010 8:23 pm
Absolutely beautiful! Will you post a tutorial for this?
102. Gitte
June 18th, 2010 1:18 pm
So beautiful and I hope you will post a tutorial for this
103. Cassidy
June 19th, 2010 6:21 pm
i could have sworn those were real at first glance
104. Louise
June 20th, 2010 11:43 pm
Thank you everyone for your sweet comments. I will play a little with the petal dust. I am thinking on a tutorial but please be patience. It takes time, with the photos and writing. So I cant say when there will be a tutorial ready.
Gabby: Did your cutters come with instructions? Mine did. But I ended up just placing the petals the way that I liked.
Jennifer: Try and just start with the more “simple” flowers like Sweet peas, roses and carnations. The book you mention is a really good one so do open it.
Kimberly: I think so too. Yes, I do know Sweetopia, just dont know why it wasn’t on my list? But I have added it now.
Rebecca: I think each row took about 10 petals.
Alessandra: I cant say when the tutorial will be ready. It takes time, with the photos and writing.
Jackie P: Its the Pink color by Sugar Flair a UK brand. Im not sure where to find it in the US?
Sarah: Tak, Jeg køber for det meste min fondant og jeg bruger den fra KageButikken. Dog tilsætter jeg noget past.æggehvide og tylose + lidt Crisco når jeg laver blomster som roser og de her pæoner. Er det alm mindre blomster og figure mm bruger jeg blot fondant og lidt tylose.
jenny: Yes, Jackie makes some beautiful flowers. Love her site
Jany: I used the ones from Colette Peters. But many brands makes peony cutters.
105. Roxanna
June 21st, 2010 4:03 am
All I can say is: I take my hat off to you! Congratulations! Beautiful work, Peonies are my favorite flowers and will love to make them like you do! I followed your and Fran’s tutorial on Large Roses and they came out awesome! Very glad I came across your site. Would love to hear your comments on mine http://www.amazinglydeliciousdesserts.com
Look forward to your tutorial on Peonies.
Regards,
Roxanna
106. Jenn Erickson/Rook No. 17
June 22nd, 2010 10:25 pm
Absolutely beautiful job with those intricate flowers! Peonies are my absolute fav! I found you by way of “Small Burst”, and am glad I stopped by. I’ve subscribed to your RSS. I’m pastry chef and cake artist (currently on hiatus). Love to see what talent is out there! Cheers! Jenn
107. brozy
June 24th, 2010 8:22 pm
Those are unbelievable! So lovely.
108. Cindy
June 26th, 2010 7:20 pm
I think they are absolutely fantastic!!
109. Feny
July 20th, 2010 6:42 am
Dear Louise,
These Peonies are amazing! Beyond words….!!!
Please post the tutorial on how to create this magnificent flower soon..=) Thank you…
110. Heather
July 20th, 2010 11:24 am
Wow!!! Theese are sooo beautiful, I have not been lucky enough to come across your site before, but I will be adding it to my favorites, your work is amazing
111. Cupcake Forum
July 25th, 2010 12:23 am
Looks extremely complicated!
112. Kastie
August 2nd, 2010 2:07 am
Stunning!!!!!!… and I am searching every site available to try and find a tutorial. Just wondering if you wired the petals?
Thanks
Katie
113. suray
August 4th, 2010 3:04 am
They look amazing! I’ve been trying to find a tutorial… to make them for a birthday cake that I have.