This past weekend I not only had the pleasure of attending the wedding of a close family member, but I also got to make their wedding cake too. The cake itself had a central flower that the rest of the foliage sat around, and this flower was a peach David Austin Rose. I absolutely love this type of rose as they are just so delicate and pretty with their ruffled center. I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to share with you just how I make my David Austin sugar roses. So in this weeks video tutorial I have a step by step guide, explaining each step from the tools you with need to adding all the different layers of petals.
To make the rose I used 3 different sizes of rose petal cutters. The petal cutters I used in this video were the 3 largest sizes from the Windsor set of 5 rose petal cutters. These are also the same rose cutters that I use to make my more traditional style roses, so if you have experience of making traditional roses you won’t need any new tools. I also used a petal veiner to add a realistic feel to the larger of the petals.
So to break it down, the rose is made up of 5 center buds, each bud is finished with with 5 ruffled petals using the smallest of the 3 cutters. These are then placed together with the joins facing the center. There is then 2 further rows of petals using the middle size cutter, the first being 5 petals and the second being 6. I then finished the rose off with 2 additional rows of the largest cutter which measures 1.5 inches across. These were in rows of 6 and 7 petals and they had the edge of the petal curved outwards to open the flower up.
I really loved how the rose turned out and I think it made a great addition to the wedding cake I was making.
Below is the full video tutorial, and I really hope you will enjoy it useful if you are looking to make your own David Austin Rose. If you are looking for a standard rose you will find a different tutorial for this on my Tutorials page!
Tools I used
I have also put a link below to the rest of the tools I used throughout this video:
Windsor Rose Cutters: https://amzn.to/2TNpvb9
Similar Rose Cutters by FMM: https://amzn.to/2qg39z5
Squires Petal Paste (Gumpaste): http://amzn.to/2gfTaVI
Ball Tool: http://amzn.to/2x2nee0
PME Foam Pads: http://amzn.to/2kV1rn5
Modelling tools: http://amzn.to/2iU4CuQ
Wire: http://amzn.to/2ATfJHK
Rose Veiner (Similar to the one I used): http://amzn.to/2D3tDw5
7 Responses
Fabulous
You made it look so easy. Thank you for such a great video tutorial.
Hi Bonni, I am so glad you liked the tutorial. Thank you for watching.
I love your videos. Very well done and easy to follow. And not lengthly.
Thank you.
Awesome, concise no ‘flannel’ instructions and the rose looks fabulous…Definitely going to try this method! Thank you x
MAGICAL ❤️
I’m so pleased you like it, thank you so much Kristine