Skill level: Intermediate
Guest instructor Anna Astashkina of Astashkina Cakes, based in Chicago, Illinois joins us for this amazing King Protea and Eucalyptus cake project. Anna is an award-winning cake designer and sugar artist known for her elegant modern painted cakes featuring nature – inspired floral arrangements and unique textures.
2:16:37 Minutes of Instruction
What You Will Learn
- How to make a King Protea sugar flower
- Learn how to create realistic eucalyptus foliage
- How to create a stunningly elegant wedding cake texture
- Anna's tips and tricks to arrange and produce this beautiful cake project
Tutorial Chapters
- Coloring the gum paste
- Making the eucalyptus
- Dusting the eucalyptus
- Assembling the eucalyptus
- Making protea leaves
- Dusting protea leaves
- Finishing the leaves
- Making the protea center
- Making the protea petals
- Attaching layers of petals
- Dusting the protea flower
- Finishing the leaves
- Adding wafer paper
- Adding sugar texture
- Arranging the protea and leaves