~Curly Fondant Flower~

Curly Fondant African Daisy
you need
fondant, I use marshmallow fondant, use what  you feel the most comfortable with, if you prefer 50/50 fondant/gumpaste feel free to use that.
flower forming cups
daisy gerbera cutter
toothpick or gumpaste tools
edible pearls, luster dust
corn starch
crisco shortening
silicone rolling pin, tweezers- I use tweezers from Karen’s Cookies

• Color fondant with food coloring gel
• Take a piece of colored fondant and roll it out fairly thin but not too too thin, if needed apply some crisco shortening to the work surface to prevent sticking
• Dust the cutter with corn starch and cut out daisy from fondant
• Now you have a 2 options: you can either put the daisy directly onto the flower cup that has been lightly dusted with corn starch and twist/curl the petals with flower sitting in the flower cup  or you can keep the flower  in your  hands;, gently twist each petal, taking care not to over curl/twist or you’ll tear the petals. Keep twisting until you are done with all the petals, place the flower onto the flower cup, if needed use a tooth pick to evenly space the petals around
• Continue with remaining fondant, make more flowers
• Let the flowers dry completely
• Once dry, using a large brush dust flowers with luster dust or if desired paint the ends of the petals with luster dust. How to use Luster dust detailed tutorial
• Using a tiny bit of royal icing as a glue, with tweezers attach edible pearls to the flower centers. Let dry
• Store flowers in a single layer in the airtight container
• Use as decorations for cupcakes, cake or other desserts.

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