Hi, everyone.
I'm Stephanie from Wilton.
If you remember not too long ago,
I did a video on how to make gum paste roses,
and we asked you to tell us what other kind of flowers
you'd like to see.
And we received tons of requests, and we love it.
Keep sending them our way.
But one flower we kept seeing was for gerber daisies,
or is it gerbera daisy?
Either way they're beautiful flowers,
and they can brighten up anyone's day.
So today they're going to brighten up our cupcakes.
To begin, I have some gum paste here
that I colored light purple.
One of the great things about this daisy
is that it is so colorful, so you can really
get creative in the colors that you use.
I'm going to roll out my gum paste to 1/16 of an inch thick.
We're going to take the large daisy cutter from the gum paste
flower set, and we're going to cut out two sets of petals.
Make sure when you're using the cutter that you press down
in the center and on the side so each petal cuts through.
That we're going to take the smallest daisy cutter
from that same set, and we're going
to cut out one set of petals.
Once you remove all the extra gum paste around those petals,
go ahead and move your petals to the storage board.
Next we're going to take one of the large set of petals,
and we're going to move it to our purple foam
from the foam shaping set.
Now this is great for making gum paste flowers.
So if you plan on making more, this set is a must for you.
Now, I'm going to take the purple balling tool,
and I'm going to use it just to extend each petal very gently.
Then I'm going to take my veining tool,
and I'm going to vein the pedal from the outside in,
which will give it a little bit of a natural curve.
Once you're done with that, go ahead
and dust a flower curving cup with cornstarch
and place the flowers on it.
That cup gives it a nice curve shape.
It makes the flower look really natural.
Go ahead and repeat that step for the next set
of large petals.
Once you finish that step for the second set of large petals,
go ahead and take a little bit of gum glue adhesive
and brush it on the center of the first set of petals.
And then we're going to take our second set of petals,
and we're going to place it on top of the first set.
And we're going to be careful to stagger the petal so
that they're overlapping.
And now we're going to do the same thing
for the small set of petals, and again
brush a little bit of gum glue adhesive in the center
and place the small set of petals on top of your flower.
To make the center of the daisy, I have Wilton's flower and leaf
forming set and we're going to use this little cavity right
here.
So I'm going to go ahead and I'm going
to dust that with cornstarch, and the cornstarch just
prevents the gum paste from sticking.
We're going to take a little bit of yellow gum paste.
You just need a very little bit for this,
and we're going to roll it into a ball.
And we're going to press it into that cavity.
Gently remove it.
All right, perfect.
We're going to take a little bit of gum glue adhesive again.
We're going to brush the center of our daisy,
and we're going to police that center right there.
Once your daisy is done, it's important to let
it sit for two days to let it harden completely.
But that's the thing I love about flowers
is that you can make them so far in advance
and you can really take your time and plan out your cake
the way you want to.
Something fun you can do to give it a little bit more dimension
is take a little bit of piping gel, then take yellow pearl eye
sprinkles.
And we're going to sprinkle a little bit in the center,
and the piping gel is what helps it stick.
Once that's done, go ahead and place your daisy
on top of your cupcake.
Any sweet treat can be brightened up with these gerber
daisies or gerbera daisies.
Let me know in the comments below how you
think it should be pronounced.
Also tell me what other flowers you'd like to see me make.
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I'm Stephanie from Wilton.
Thanks for watching.
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