I had an inquiry a few months back for Southern magnolia cake flowers in size of 4-5 inches in diameter. I asked the client if I could hold off to make them until I had taken my C3 class to learn the new techniques. So I had made her flowers a few weeks ago, but they didn't look very good and so I put off reworking them, but I knew I didn't like the way they turned out and wanted to redo them.
I recently saw a sugar magnolia cake flower that Jacqueline Butler of
Petalsweet Cakes recently created and it gave me inspiration to try again.
I ended up falling back on some of my old techniques while at the same time incorporating some of the new things I learned. I'm very happy with the results.
Had a great weekend teaching in San Diego area this past weekend and spending time with my dear friend Debbie Friedrich of
zenatona, doing some teaching and just enjoying a little time off! Now it's back to catching up on orders and accelerated instructor courses.
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Recently I received an email from a cake designer in Australia who asked me if I could make a large white magnolia with some buds. Her client had a specific look in mind of all white, but I think after she saw the hint of color on the inside of the magnolia, she asked me to add a bit of color. This flower turned out to be over 6 inches in diameter. It's gorgeous!
It definitely gives me other ideas of what I can do with large form magnolias. The last of the magnolias flowers are starting to fall to the ground and are being replaced by lush green leaves where I live. Love seeing my flowers travel to different parts of the world!
