Carnations for cupcakes

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Comment by Katy Nott on July 26, 2012 at 2:47pm

Thanks for that - I wonder if maybe I don't knead it enough (lazy girl lol!)

Comment by Magdalena Visser on July 26, 2012 at 2:39pm

I use fondant with cmc. I think the secret is to knead it very well. Until it makes a SNAP sound when pulled apart. It is more difficult in the cold winter, because the fondant hardens, then I pop it in the microwave for a second or two.

Comment by Katy Nott on July 26, 2012 at 2:26pm

Magdalena, I am not a flower expert by the biggest stretch of the imagination, so I'm going to leave the tips to the experts.  But I think these are extremely good - they look like carnations, are beautifully formed and I would have been more than happy to produce them myself.  Well done!!!!  Tell me, do you use gumpaste or do you make your own from fondant and cmc or tylose or whatever.  You seem to have no tears in your flowers, which is usually what happens to me when I make my own...