CAKE NATION | How To Make A Fondant Rose Tutorial Ideal For Wedding Cakes

In this tutorial you will learn how to make a rose using modelling paste. If you liked this tutorial please be sure to hit the like and subscribe button =)
Tools used:
Renshaws Modelling Paste - goo.gl/5aPU5c
Sugarflair Flamingo Pink - goo.gl/BfDc5A
Sugarflair Dark Brown - goo.gl/vZX9kJ
Craft Mat - goo.gl/WXfwY9
Balling Tool - goo.gl/km94ZG
Rose Cutters - goo.gl/cMQ7ZH
Foam Mat - goo.gl/KTpUak
Petal Former - goo.gl/39AJXF
Rose Forming Cup - goo.gl/PypytF
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[@ellefraser1223]

For anyone who doesn't have a plastic flower holder, I got a paper/plastic cup, turned it upside down and poked a hole through it. Then I inserted my stick with the flower on it and it worked just fine! If your stick is too long for your cup you can just cut it and it will be able to sit up on its own!

[@CakeNation]

Great tip! Thank you x

[@victoriamaclaren568]

Wow!! This is SUPER HELPFUL!!! Thank you for the education!!

[@oghoghochrysoberyl2185]

Your teaching is simple to understand and straight to point. Thank you

[@CakeNation]

glad you enjoyed it =)

[@suzanneworland7925]

Best tutorial I have seen, clear, precise and understandable. Have to make very large Roses and have been difficult but now I feel confident. Thank you x

[@CakeNation]

Glad it was helpful!

[@k.m.j.coutinho4390]

What a clear tutorial! Your accent and voice are relaxing, too. Thank you so very much for this video!

[@ninjaprincess26]

I agree

[@CakeNation]

thank you so much...x

[@CakeNation]

thank you x

[@angelascannell2952]

Thanks for your detailed description of your techniques as you go along -- it's so helpful! I had no idea that holding onto the petals would be so tricky but your advice is great. I'll be searching for more flowers, I hope you've posted more!

[@CakeNation]

ive got a few flowers yes, david austin rose, forget me not and dahlia x

[@myanimalkingdom8377]

Exactly what I was looking for I will be doing my first wedding cake in August like another of your commenters I can do roses but not to this professional quality so you've just mad my job a lot easier thank you

[@CakeNation]

You’re welcome 😊

[@roxanneb2246]

Bestest Rose tutorial ever and trust me I’ve watched A LOT over 5yrs 😉🤣. Would love to see your method for Freesia my fave flower. Cheers!

[@CakeNation]

thank you will add it to the list x

[@rosaerastus3911]

Thank you so much. You've kept it really simple and easy.❤🤗

[@gourmetkitchencake7442]

The best demo so far. Thank you very much 😊

[@CakeNation]

Glad you liked it!

[@Lisa-ry1mx]

Very detailed... Thanks a lot!!

[@CakeNation]

thank you x

[@luluwanja5697]

Best rose tutorial.. i really enjoyed it and my roses look amazing thanks to you. Be blessed

[@CakeNation]

Lovely to hear xx

[@crystallaytart]

Could you please make a hydrangea to put on a cake. I love the flowers you make and I'd love to see you make one. Also any suggestions on making babys breath?

[@CakeNation]

Yes I can do both...if you give me a couple of days x

[@crystallaytart]

@@CakeNation thank you very much.

[@theodorabittar1752]

Thank you great tutorial you are best 👍

[@CakeNation]

Thanks for watching x

[@palffyibolyagorzone5872]

Very nice works! You put sam sugar sirup? Than you very much 😘😘✌️✌️🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@CakeNation]

I never use sugar syrup. Thank you x

[@ambagahagefernando2896]

Wonderful 👍❤️

[@amittrivedimotivationalspe9866]

Wow beautiful 👌👌☺️☺️ Nice teaching 👌👌👌☺️☺️

[@CakeNation]

Thanks a lot 😊 x

[@thandiwendwalaza7886]

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you♥️

[@CakeNation]

Thank you so much x

[@rubyc.4311]

Thanks for sharing this video. Can you use fondant for Swiss buttercream frosted cake for decoration?

[@CakeNation]

Yes, definitely...x

[@angelamarytherese]

I am thrilled to pieces to find such an excellent tutorial. Am making my first wedding cake and was totally ignorant and frantic trawling through You Tube for tutorials that really were not very good. This is excellent. Really cheered me up. Can't wait top decorate the cake with the roses. Thank you so much.

[@CakeNation]

hey angela, so glad to hear you found the tutorial useful...cant wait to see you're wedding cake x

[@amitsinghkunwar7858]

👌👌👌👌👌🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@MissRage]

How long in advance can you make these? Do they last long??

[@CakeNation]

They will last ages, they are made of sugar so dont really go off. Once made, I store in a cake box with packing peanuts. x

[@pollykettle4969]

Is there anything else you can use instead of the tool you used to make the edges thinner 💕

[@CakeNation]

you could use a cell pin, or the end of a small rolling pin, but a ball tool works best x

[@hasnasweets7]

So Amazing

[@sandradean6061]

EXCELLENT LESSON 👏🏻👏🏻👌 Thank you 🙏🏻 so much

[@CakeNation]

So glad you liked it x

[@irisokeeffe973]

Fabulous Tutorial thanks for sharing !!

[@CakeNation]

thanks for watching x

[@geoffdundee]

youre rose is very pretty...i like it alot

[@CakeNation]

Thank you so much x

[@geoffdundee]

@@CakeNation x

[@tinatin3311]

Woooooooov beatiful 👍👍🙌🙌🙌🤗

[@CakeNation]

Thanks x

[@vilmaartes5224]

Lindíssimas

[@CakeNation]

thank you x

[@flitsy33]

Hi - what do you do with the cocktail stick at the end or if you're using the rose to make a spray? Is it only to be used if your going to stick the rose straight into a cake?

[@CakeNation]

I would use it to stick straight into the cake if using the cocktail stick. Alternatively if you wanted to make a spray you could use a wire x

[@stephaniedaniel3632]

Excellent tutorial you make it look so easy, hon. Xx

[@CakeNation]

thanks x

[@lovelita21]

Hi was wondering, are you using fondant or gumpaste? My fondant usually stick and tear when trying to use the ball tool. I am a beginner, I find it frustrating.

[@CakeNation]

I use flower paste, its a little bit firmer than fondant x

[@laisfreitas6487]

Amazing

[@CakeNation]

Thanks x

[@wendybodden465]

Beautiful! This is exactly was I was looking for, the ombre effect. Thank you very much, I will be making pink roses over the weekend.

[@CakeNation]

Can’t wait to see them Wendy x

[@margaretmestas1481]

Skills ❤❤❤

[@CakeNation]

Thanks x

[@wendydoyle65]

Thank you so much , love these roses . Could never get them right until now . Your step by step really helps an I’ve now got success . Thanks again your awesome an would love to see Carnations an star gazer Lilly pleas e Thank you wendy

[@CakeNation]

thank you so much x

[@tc247]

Wonderful tutorial! You make it look so easy. I only hope I can make all my flowers as beautiful some day! I'd love to learn to make Sweet Peas and my FAVORITE of all flowers a White Gardenia. I subscribed and have a Thumbs UP! Thanks again.

[@CakeNation]

will have a look at them and try do some tutorials x

[@stephaniedaniel3632]

Could you please do a tutorial for a Stargazer Lily. I've never had the chance to make one. 😊

[@CakeNation]

will have to google that one lol x

[@georgiainnerarity2698]

Absolutely beautiful...by far the easiest & most effective technique I've seen..Keep up the great work

[@CakeNation]

thank you x

[@gfamjourney3170]

What Do you use for dusting? Is cornstarch or cornflour?

[@CakeNation]

cornflour xx

[@michaelormanli5778]

Do you just need that renshaw modelling paste or do you need anything else to mix it with?

[@CakeNation]

I just use the Renshaw modelling paste. Or you can use any flower modelling paste x

[@azadramjanally7269]

Top of Top very interesting.

[@irenemercedesfloresromero4893]

Muchas gracias por compartir sus conocimientos, la rosa quedó bella.

[@mcheenlayman94]

Wonderful!

[@CakeNation]

Thanks x

[@annwhittaker3862]

Thank you so much for your fantastic video. I am making flowers for my daughters wedding cake; I learnt how to make them 30 years ago in evening classes but I had a brain haemorrhage a few years ago and can’t remember how to make them. You’re such a wonderful talented lady, I want thank you so much as your helping me relearn and to create my daughters wedding cake xx

[@CakeNation]

You are so welcome! I bet her cake is amazing! Thank you for your lovely message xxx

[@kashkabandian6254]

nice tutorial!

[@CakeNation]

thanks x

[@cbrm3067]

Just had a look through some of your other videos on your channel, what an amazing artist you are. This rose is probably my favourite, you've really captured the softness of the petal and the way rose petals curl over. I'm making my daughter's wedding cake in the autumn and am very tempted to try some of these for her cake. Can you tell me what you use as your modelling paste? Do you just use water for your glue and what do you think someone just starting would really need as a starter kit? Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it's lovely to watch.

[@CakeNation]

Awh thank you. I use either renshaw modelling paste or smart flex. I use water to attach but you could use glue. I prefer water as it doesnt mess up the brushes. I don't think you would need a start kit as such. Just the things to make the roses. They are a good starter flower. I am sure between now and autumn you can master it x

[@ressieosbourne6841]

Thank you for sharing this turorial. I have to make red roses.😍

[@EasyNailsbyAda]

D

[@vilmaartes5224]

Gracias

[@CakeNation]

You’re welcome x

[@gingerbreadcakes1891]

I did not have that cute dish to dry the rose petals on.....so I used the back side of an apple tray

[@CakeNation]

Great idea!!

[@AngelsParadise]

I am learning how to make flowers, and among all the tutorials I have watched, yours is amazing. I also need tools like yours for drying my petals.

[@CakeNation]

thank you. there is a link in the description box for the drier x

[@farishcakescreations4933]

Thankyou very much for ur tutorial... it helped me a lot ... ur way of explaining is very precise and to the point ... thanx a ton... May God bless u always 🙏

[@CakeNation]

so glad i could help you. I also have a live version of this video over in my Cake Nation Academy group on facebook...x

[@prernamarathe6860]

Hey wonderful tutorial! So i am confused regarding how many times we have to switch to a larger petal cutter. Like after every 2 rounds of adding petals or 1?

[@CakeNation]

After each layer go up a size x

[@prernamarathe6860]

@@CakeNation Thankyouuuu

[@allisonhugill9143]

You've really inspired me to have a go. You make it look so easy.

[@edivirgemalves4875]

muito bem explicado ,qual a cor desse rosa,thank you.

[@CakeNation]

it is just baby pink mixed with a bit of dark brown which helps give it the dusky pink colour x

[@maloulydia2666]

Magnifique

[@sunduwhy6001]

Where do u dry the fondant ? Room temp or fridge ?

[@CakeNation]

Room temp x

[@paulinebotha3334]

Thank you it’s beautiful ❤️

[@CakeNation]

thanks x

[@ummalak1086]

amazing 👏👏👏👏

[@CakeNation]

Thanks

[@joseliamariadasilva2489]

Nossa que rosas lindas amei amei ate parece rosas de vdd i bem praticas i muito mais limdas do q essas q já vi .no KZbin

[@CakeNation]

thank you so much x

[@suebertuch9858]

Thank you for this Tutorial. You have made this type of rose look so easy!! Can't wait till you do the Austin Rose as that is one I can not manage!!

[@CakeNation]

I have a david austin one on already =)

[@lalicedennis9696]

Amazing!! Best rose tutorial I’ve seen!! The whole process was very well explained. Thanks for sharing.

[@CakeNation]

My pleasure 😊

[@sandradean6061]

Could I ask you … What modeling fondant do you use or do you make your own?? I WOULD LOVE THE RECIPE … As I could see how easily you are able to ROLL IT AND FOLD 👏🏻👏🏻👌 Thank You 🙏🏻 Sandra Dean ( Adelaide Australia 🇦🇺)

[@CakeNation]

Hey Sandra, I use either smart flex or renshaw flower paste. I have also made my own using Nicholas lodges recipe, if you Google ‘Nicholas lodge flower paste recipe’ it should come up. It’s super easy to make! X

[@sandradean6061]

Thank you so much sweetie 🙏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💖💗💓🌷 For explaining what shades you used 👏🏻👏🏻 Thank you 🙏🏻 Wish everyone else did the same 🤔🤔😂

[@CakeNation]

Your welcome! I find it so annoying when people only give you half of the instructions!! Lol

[@susanpitkin4022]

How do you place the roses. I need help for a top tier please 🙏

[@CakeNation]

If you wanted to place on top of a cake then I would recommend inserting into a semi circle dummy x

[@susanpitkin4022]

@@CakeNation thank you so much for replying 😊

[@fjwillow7730]

Hi !!! Can I make this with marzipan ?

[@CakeNation]

i dont think marzipan is suitable as it doesn't set hard x

[@thomasandrukiewicz8186]

Thank you very much, i really enjoyed watching and i learned a lot from this video. I noticed when you are rolling out your gum paste it appears very smooth and soft, do you mix anything into it? if so what do you mix in and what ratio do you use. Thanks for your help, this is my first time working with Gum Paste and I am making Roses for my Son;s wedding. Also how long do these flowers last? is there a way to preserve them.

[@CakeNation]

They will last ages as they dont go off. As long as they are stored correctly. Cool dry place. I usually keep them in a cake box and put the packaging peanuts in there that come with posted items. Or you can use the silicone gel pouches that come in shoe boxes. I use 'flower paste' which is basically fondant/gumpaste with Tylose powder pre mixed into it. If you cannot get flower paste you can always add some in yourself.

[@nevahensley4979]

Awesome tutorial- love that you speed up the video process and I can listen to your voice/accent all day! Lovely tips and techniques.

[@CakeNation]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@yummycakes4422]

Thank you for sharing Can you tell me is this mix with gum paste and fondant and how much Waiting for your reply

[@CakeNation]

I use flower paste that is already pre mixed x

[@paulonobre9880]

I love this video! Amazing tutorial! Thank you!

[@rosalindaalba4099]

Thank you for your tutorial I'm excited to try now

[@CakeNation]

You’re welcome 😊 Have fun x

[@WassilaAddamRecipes]

Very nice Thank you for sharing this tutorial 🌷🌷🌷

[@CakeNation]

Thanks for liking

[@cubiche729]

Thank you for this wonderful tutorial, it was very helpful. I would love to see a tutorial for a sun flower. Thank you again for sharing.

[@CakeNation]

thank you x

[@shabashdelam4910]

New to the world of baking still novice, going onto decorating now, so very helpful, i would like to do lilies be good if you can do or recommend

[@CakeNation]

Great suggestion! I can add it to my list x

[@viviconletizia]

it's exciting to see the rose taking shape in your hands, VERY GOOD !!!

[@CakeNation]

Thanks

[@fatimasiddiqui52]

Very well explained and so easy to follow. Thank you 👍🏽

[@ennysoetresno9126]

What is the name of tools to roll the petal flower, become curl

[@CakeNation]

they are ball tools x

[@DidaSweetskitchen18]

It's easy thank you 😍

[@CakeNation]

Glad you found it useful x

[@doriskelly1447]

Hi love your video, how do you place your roses in your cake? Do you keep the cocktail stick in? Do you use buttercream instead?

[@CakeNation]

I leave the cocktail stick in x

[@barathabathiya9802]

Beautful. Flowers.........best. Teacher.....Thank you... Srilanka. Comments

[@CakeNation]

thank you so much x

[@nonnatroth9793]

Lucky to find you ❤️ Thank you for your great detailed tutorial. Just in time fir my plan to make findant flowers for my cakes. Your new subbie from the Philippines ❤️ 😊

[@CakeNation]

So nice of you, thank you! I have an updated version of this over in my group on facebook x

[@nonnatroth9793]

@@CakeNation You're welcome 😊 Nice to know. I will check your FB page. Thank you ❤️

[@levinasasmita1569]

thankyou so much !! your tutorial is really helpful, I learned so much from your tutorial ❤ please upload more sugar flowers tutorial, would really look forward to it. keep up the good work 😊

[@CakeNation]

More to come!

[@ThuHoang-zf8nd]

which color did you use? pink and orange?

[@CakeNation]

i use baby pink with a bit of dark brown in. x

[@ThuHoang-zf8nd]

Cake Nation thanks

[@GlendaChimfutumba]

Very helpful. Brilliant work. How do you colour your modeling paste.

[@CakeNation]

with gel colours x

[@debbiehargreaves3380]

Best and most detailed rose tutorial I've seen by far!

[@CakeNation]

awh thank you debbie...s x

[@angelagemmell6480]

Excellent tutorial

[@CakeNation]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@soricellimorena6432]

Sei fenomenale. Sembrano vere........Ti chiedo solo se le rose riescono meglio con la pasta di zucchero o con la pasta di gomma. Grazie🌹

[@emriyekose6312]

You teach good health to your hands🙏🏻💕

[@CakeNation]

Thank you so much x

[@memanzmemanz9258]

Wowh great I tried it n ma flowers came out fantastic

[@CakeNation]

Great news! X

[@louisebailey9540]

I've got 250 of these to make. God help me. Fab video 😍 😍 😍

[@CakeNation]

thanks for watching x

[@un1ty251]

How do you dye your gumpaste?

[@CakeNation]

I just add small amounts of sugarflair gel colour and fold it into the paste x

[@un1ty251]

@@CakeNation thanks. I've been using rainbow dust gel and it gave the gumpaste elephant skin

[@CakeNation]

that could be from over mixing. the paste can dry out. You could add trex into it when you mix...x

[@un1ty251]

Thank you

[@anitafoldvarszki3631]

Bravo! 👍

[@soibicheetham-west9294]

Thank you for sharing your experience. It was very helpful

[@CakeNation]

You are so welcome!

[@senoritadennis1206]

Very interesting tutorial God bless

[@hamzaalsharabini5612]

Beautiful job ..Can I use fondant to to make this Rose instead of Gumpaste?

[@CakeNation]

I would always recommend adding some tylose powder to fondant so that it’s able to hold up its shape x

[@olyganize]

Thank you very much for your tutorials! I was asked to make a wedding cake at the end of June this year, when should I start making sugar flowers? Do you have any tutorials on making a peonies?

[@CakeNation]

One will be up soon. I prefer to make these the night before xx

[@olyganize]

@@CakeNation Thank you for your reply! but I mean how well in advance I can start making the different sugar flowers?

[@CakeNation]

you can make them well in advance. months in advance if needed. As long as the sugar paste is in date you can start making them. I keep mine in a cake box with packaging peanuts (the little polystyrene things that look like peanuts lol) and put the lid on. It protects the flowers but also keeps them from getting dusty x

[@janetcarey8689]

Just watched your video on how.to do the roses 🌹 it was very interesting did you use floral paste

[@CakeNation]

Yes I did xx

[@SweetInfusionByAysha]

Should we add tylose powder for not sticking

[@CakeNation]

i would use corn starch on the board to stop from sticking. you can also use trex on your hands if youre finding this is sticky too x

[@maureentemple2566]

Wow absolutely beautiful. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

[@joyblom3547]

You are awesome! Thank you for this video. Could you do a Protea flower?

[@CakeNation]

Will add it to the list x

[@consuelacovington8169]

Thank you and excellentwork! I have to make a rainbow unicorn cake with flowers. This tutorial is perfect!

[@sweetcakes2703]

This was very helpful! Thanks for sharing

[@CakeNation]

Thanks for watching x

[@soumianana4919]

Woow , please number of color?

[@CakeNation]

This is sugarflair flamingo pink with a touch of dark brown x