PART 3: Sugar Dahlia Tutorial: How to Make a Café Au Lait Dahlia out of Gumpaste

Sugar Flower Tutorial: Café Au Lait Dahlia (Part 3) | Honey Crumb Cake Studio And we’re back with the FINAL part of our super-detailed tutorial on making dahlias out of sugar. Carla will take you by the hand and help you master this challenging flower! In part 1, we showed you how to build the flower center and the first 7 rows of petals. In part 2, you saw how to create the final row of unwired petals plus two rows of wired outer petals, and assemble the flower -- plus how to make the dahlia leaves. Now, in part 3, you'll learn to add color to your flower and leaves using petal dusts and edible paint, how to add a calyx to the dahlia, and how to assemble the leaf sprays. Tools & materials needed for Part 3: Gumpaste (link to our recipe BELOW) Cornstarch to prevent sticking Shortening (optional; to condition your gumpaste while kneading it) Water, egg whites, or edible glue, plus a small paintbrush Gel colors: I used "Electric Green", "Chocolate Brown", and "Egg Yellow" by Americolor (to create the bright chartreuse green paste for the calyx); I added Forest Green to create a darker green paste (for making the leaves -- shown in part 2); finally I used "Electric Green" and a bit of "Chocolate Brown" mixed with vodka to create an edible paint to glaze the dahlia leaves Vodka (or lemon extract, vanilla extract, or rose water) to create edible "paint" for the leaves -- see above  Six-petal daisy cutter (also used in Part 1 of this tutorial) Gumpaste rolling pin, foam pad, and large/medium ball tool Dresden tool Petal dusts: I used "Baby Pink" (Crystal Colors), "Mushroom" (CK Products), and "Green Grape" (Elite Color) Floral tape (green) - cut in half with scissors for assembling the leaf sprays 22 gauge wire (green or white) for adding support to your leaf sprays ___ Thanks for watching! If you enjoyed this content, please remember to LIKE this video, leave a COMMENT, and SUBSCRIBE to our channel. Stay tuned for more BAKING and SUGAR FLOWER tutorials every week. ___ Our Favorite Gumpaste Recipe (with Bonus Recipe for Edible Glue!): https://www.honeycrumb.com/blog/sugar... ___ SHOP our essential sugar flower tools and supplies here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/honeycrum... ___ Connect with us! Instagram:   / honeycrumbcakes​   Facebook:   / honeycrumb​   Website: https://honeycrumb.com​ ___ May the art form of sugar flowers bring you as much joy and satisfaction as it has brought us! ___ This post contains affiliate links to products via Amazon that we use ourselves, and that we trust. If you make a purchase through our Amazon storefront, we may receive a small commission, at no extra cost to you. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Track: Hawaiian Weekend — Igor Khainskyi [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch:    • Hawaiian Weekend — Igor Khainskyi | Free B...   Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/hawaiian-weekend