Gumpaste Sunflower...any Tutorials
Decorating By Kiddiekakes Updated 27 Mar 2013 , 9:00pm by Adris Pastries
I have an order for 24 gumpaste sunflowers ontop of cupcakes for a 90th birthday.Does anyone know of a tutorial.I have the plunger cutter for the flower and I have used it before for daisies but I would like to make sunflowers.
Laurel 
Hi, I found these on google,
http://bakingproject.com/index.php/2008/05/page/2
http://www.mccalls-cakes.com/sweetlines/Sun_cake.html
HTH.
Hi!
Here are a few pics of my gumpaste sunflowers:
I added a few helpful hints for making them on my blog here:
http://www.sweetopia.net/?p=330
Hope this helps! If you have any questions send me an email through my site; I'm happy to help out!!
Marian
Hi, I found these on google,
http://bakingproject.com/index.php/2008/05/page/2
http://www.mccalls-cakes.com/sweetlines/Sun_cake.html
HTH.
LOL, in that first link, I have never seen anyone combine sunflowers (summer) and holly (winter) together in one cake. 
wow so glad to have this thread up... i have just recently been asked about making sunflowers to adorn the top tier of a wedding cake and wasnt sure where to start.. i have the cutters and i have a silicon mould for the centre hehe thanks heaps for asking the question and thanks to all the advice given ...
I dont have a tutorial on them, I am planing on doing one, but the photos might help
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1191183
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1191182
Edna
OOps! Does anyone know how to post pics in the forum or why my pics (above) =) didn't show up?
thanks!!!
Marian
If the pictures were on your PC then you can't post them in the forum...they have to be on a public domain or something like that. Go up to the tab labeled "Forum FAQ" and you can read about posting pics in forums.
I think that is right...I'm still pretty new at this!!!
OOps! Does anyone know how to post pics in the forum or why my pics (above) =) didn't show up?
thanks!!!
Marian
If the pictures were on your PC then you can't post them in the forum...they have to be on a public domain or something like that. Go up to the tab labeled "Forum FAQ" and you can read about posting pics in forums.
I think that is right...I'm still pretty new at this!!!
Yes, you can post pics from your PC, they just need not to be a big file. If they are too big you need to shrink the size for the forum. Thats why some people go to other websites to shrink them. But if you are good with your computer you can even shrink them with a simple program just like paint.
Edna
Oh my Edna, those sunflowers are amazing!
What cutter did you use for your petals?
Hi
I made some for cupcakes last summer... they took me just this side of forever to make, so make sure you charge enough!
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1251070
I used the plunger/cutter, and for the centers I used the large end of a tip 2d to cut them out. I added texture by using my mesh sifter to imprint a pattern all over the fondant/gumpaste before I cut them out. When I was done I painted with luster dust, because the petal dust just didn't make them pop.
Hope this helps-
Thanks Everyone!! Great ideas.Edna your sunflowers are gorgeous!! I can get a hold of a sunflower cutter here so I may buy that one!
I just wanted to say that I was thinking of the really simple gumpaste/fondant cutter when you first mentioned looking for a gumpaste sunflower tutorial Laurel. My examples were no where near as detailed, realistic, and gorgeous-looking as the images/links posted here! The cutter I was thinking of doesn't even really look like an actual sunflower, although the name of the cutter does say sunflower. Can't wait to see your pics when you post them!
Thank you! It was my only time attempting gumpaste flowers... I enjoyed it. Maybe when I don't have a ton of little kids living in my house I can do some more
Edna; gorgeous sunflowers! Thanks to you and Niliquely for the photo help! I'm going to try and fix that now!
I don't think I should be thanked for sticking my foot in my mouth...but as long as you had a good laugh from it, I am happy! 
I just wanted to say that I was thinking of the really simple gumpaste/fondant cutter when you first mentioned looking for a gumpaste sunflower tutorial Laurel. My examples were no where near as detailed, realistic, and gorgeous-looking as the images/links posted here! The cutter I was thinking of doesn't even really look like an actual sunflower, although the name of the cutter does say sunflower. Can't wait to see your pics when you post them!
Your flowers are really pretty!!..I actually loved them. Like you said Is just a simpler way of doing them.. Actually you can use that same cutter and a veiner tool to make them more realistic. You already make them pretty!
Edna
I don't know if this was mentioned or not but Nick Lodge has a sunflower video out. I believe GSA has it.
Yep, here it is: http://www.globalsugarart.com/product.php?id=20194
(edited for link)
Thank you! It was my only time attempting gumpaste flowers... I enjoyed it. Maybe when I don't have a ton of little kids living in my house I can do some more
Yeah, that's what you think now, but wait until they are all teenagers! My kids are 15, 16, and 17, and even though I am not breastfeeding/cutting up table food/changing diapers/giving baths/washing tons of laundry/chasing toddlers, I am still just as busy now being band mom/on demand taxi-driver/percussion hauler/school fundraisers cake donor/SAT prepper/ATM machine/washing tons of laundry/arguing with teenagers/ mom. LOL
Anyhoo, IMO, the best sunflowers are those made the Nicholas Lodge way. Get yourself his sunflower petal cutter, calyx cutter, First Impressions molds petal and leaf veiners, petal dusts, and the video the PP mentioned. Sunflowers made his way are beeeeutiful!
Thank you! It was my only time attempting gumpaste flowers... I enjoyed it. Maybe when I don't have a ton of little kids living in my house I can do some more
Yeah, that's what you think now, but wait until they are all teenagers! My kids are 15, 16, and 17, and even though I am not breastfeeding/cutting up table food/changing diapers/giving baths/washing tons of laundry/chasing toddlers, I am still just as busy now being band mom/on demand taxi-driver/percussion hauler/school fundraisers cake donor/SAT prepper/ATM machine/washing tons of laundry/arguing with teenagers/ mom. LOL
Oh no! I was hoping it got EASIER as they got older! 
Thank you! It was my only time attempting gumpaste flowers... I enjoyed it. Maybe when I don't have a ton of little kids living in my house I can do some more
Yeah, that's what you think now, but wait until they are all teenagers! My kids are 15, 16, and 17, and even though I am not breastfeeding/cutting up table food/changing diapers/giving baths/washing tons of laundry/chasing toddlers, I am still just as busy now being band mom/on demand taxi-driver/percussion hauler/school fundraisers cake donor/SAT prepper/ATM machine/washing tons of laundry/arguing with teenagers/ mom. LOL
Oh no! I was hoping it got EASIER as they got older!
She forgot to add they make bigger messes!
Edna
I figured it never gets easier, it just gets different!
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