Chocolate Cosmos Tutorial: How to Make Cosmos Flowers out of Sugar

Sugar Flower Tutorial: Chocolate Cosmos | Honey Crumb Cake Studio These chocolate cosmos flowers are dreamy! We love using them in sugar flower arrangements on our cakes whenever we can, and we’re here with a detailed tutorial to help you master them! As always, Carla shares her insider tips and tricks, including TWO different ways to make the flower centers and the petals themselves. Plus, you'll learn how to add realistic color accents using petal dusts. ___ TOOLS & MATERIALS: Cornstarch to prevent sticking Shortening (optional; to condition your gumpaste while kneading it) Water or edible glue, plus a small paintbrush Gel colors (I used Americolor Super Red, Chocolate Brown, and Burgundy to create the deep marsala red paste used in the tutorial) 26 g floral wire (white), and floral tape (green or brown) OPTIONAL: 5-petal rose cutter (I am using the discontinued "Bermuda" cutter from Global Sugar Art, but you could use the small JEM “Easy Rose Cutter”, or a large six-petal daisy cutter instead) 1" wide (or 3/4" wide) teardrop cutter or rose petal cutter Gumpaste rolling pin, foam pad, and small/medium ball tool Dresden tool Fine scissors White or yellow sewing thread, OR commercially-made yellow flower stamens Edible pollen (Squires Kitchen brand), OR gelatin granules (or cornmeal / polenta) mixed with golden yellow petal dust to create "pollen" Corn syrup, honey, piping gel, or egg whites (to glue "pollen" onto cotton thread stamens) Silk veining tool, OR a dahlia petal veiner, OR multi-purpose flower petal veiner CelBoard (optional) Half-sphere silicone mold, apple tray (from grocery store), or any curved flower drying mold that you have on hand Petal dusts (I used CK Products "Cocoa", Sunflower Sugar Art "Red Wine", and Rolkem "Aubergine") Small, round, fluffy brush (like an eyeshadow blending brush, reserved specifically for use on your sugar flowers!) Petal guide: For individually-wired cosmos flowers, cut 8x petals for each flower For all-in-one cosmos flowers, cut one petal set (of 6 petals, or however many petals your all-in-one petal cutter has!) ___ 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. ___ SHOP our essential sugar flower tools and supplies here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/honeycrum... Find our RECIPE for homemade gumpaste (and edible glue!) here: https://www.honeycrumb.com/blog/sugar... Find Rolkem petal dusts and Crystal Colors FDA-approved edible pigments here: https://www.sugardelites.com/Dusts_c_... ___ 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: Down The Hill — Vendredi [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch:    • Video  ​ Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/down-hill​