Our first class, we worked with a gum paste and fondant mixture to make two different flowers.
First, the pansy. The pansy requires two different colors of the mixture, a fondant roller, a fondant cutter, a small and large sponge and a fondant shaping tool. It takes about 5-8 minutes per flower after the mixture has been made and colored. VERY TIME CONSUMING!! Very lifelike!
The next flower is a pressed button flower. It required the same mix of fondant and gum paste in two different colors, a flower press, fondant shaping tools, a fondant roller, and gum paste glue. It is less lifelike but very adorable. It takes about 5 minutes to make.
The next week, we began using royal icing. I am used to this type of icing from all the gingerbread houses I have made over the years. I have never used it in this way before. The first flowers are the small, delicate apple blossoms. Very sweet! They are about the same size as a penny.