Coloring Sugar Flowers with Petal Dust

Applying edible petal dust on gum paste or sugar flowers is an easy way to enhance them and accentuate all the natural details! Come along with cake designer Rachael Teufel as she demonstrates the simple process of adding color to create dept and dimension in any sugar flower.

With only a little time and the right products, Rachael brings hydrangea blossoms to life in a mater of moments. First, Rachael discusses the differences between powdered food coloring and petal dust and why she prefers the latter. Then she grabs her paint brushes and gets to dusting!

Included are her tips and tricks on lightening petal dust, blending multiple colors, selecting the proper brush and pointers on direction to avoid brush marks. She also discusses the differences between dry dusting and dusting prior the gum paste drying completely. Rachael encourages you to start light and add layers to build up to the desired color.

Once you feel comfortable with dusting small blossoms, start playing with other types of gum paste flowers. Although the basics to using petal dust are the same, every flower will be dusted slightly different.

To learn more about creating and coloring sugar flowers, check out some of Rachael’s other videos.