Wafer Paper Flowers- A Cake Decorating Video
In this two part video, you will learn to make beautiful wafer paper flowers!
Wafer paper is a tasteless, edible paper made from potato starch, vegetable oil, and water.
With these techniques, you can make an endless variety of delicate, lightweight accents for your cakes. I really enjoyed creating the flowers that you will see in this tutorial, and cannot wait to continue experimenting with this versatile decorating medium. Enjoy the video!
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Materials:
(I am using cake dummies in my video that are frosted with a crusting buttercream (high ratio recipe). To give you an idea of the dimensions, the large white flower is on an 8" round, The large pink rose is on 8",6" tiers, and the three tiered cakes are 8",6", and 4".)
Wafer Paper: This can be found online in a number of online cake supply shops. I found my pack of 8x11 sheets HERE. -
Circle Punch & Flower/Daisy Punch- I used a 3.5" circle punch to create petals for the large white flower and large pink flower. I used a "daisy punch" for the patterned flowers on my 3 tiered cake. These punches are not made specifically for wafer paper or cake decorating. I bought them on the scrapbooking aisle of Michael's. You could cut your shapes out with scissors if you prefer, but the punches greatly speed up the process!
Water or Vodka - This acts as adhesive for your petals, and also creates movement. I use vodka because it dries so quickly but water works very well also.
Coloring Gel: I used Americolor Deep Pink & Americolor Bright White
Dragees and Sugar Pearls - Optional. I used gold dragees (8mm India Tree) for my white flower, and sugar pearls accents for my 2 tiered cake.
Lollipop Sticks- I used a lollipop stick for my white flower.
Scissors- Sharp, thin scissors are good for cutting out your shapes.
Paint brushes- I used for painting designs on my flowers as well as for dampening my petals
Fondant: I used small balls of fondant for centers on my patterned flowers.
Piping Gel- (Or your "glue" of choice). I used for attaching my fondant centers.
Cake Combs- Optional. I used a set of Wilton cake combs in the tutorial for combing my buttercream.
Enjoy the Videos!
We hope that you enjoy this tutorial on wafer paper flowers! Make sure to check out these other video tutorials as well for more wafer paper flower fun!:
Marbled Fondant Cake with Wafer Paper Flower
Gold Sequin Cake with Wafer Paper Flower
In Part One: Learn to make a beautiful large flower and pattered blossoms...
In Part Two: Learn to make beautiful, simple roses with dramatic results!
Great tutorial! I've seen the wafer paper used for several different decorative items and they seem to be quite forgiving and easy to work with. Love the fact that they don't take near as much time to dry as does gum paste.
Thank you!! Yes, I think that we are going to see more and more wafer paper creations in cake decorating. It really is a great option to have-- easy to work with and I love how quickly these flowers came together! I'm sure we'll do some more experimenting in the near future! ;0)
Hello great tutorial! I have to make 3 ( 4" 6" 8") cakes like these, what would be the serving sizes for these, do you go by a certain serving chart this gets all so confusing to me. Thanks in advance.
The flowers (and cakes) are beautiful and very creative! Great tutorial - as always!
Thank you!!
@yummy23~ Approx 28 "party" servings (1.5x 2"). I go by Wilton's Party serving chart--here's a link to our "Helpful Links" section--you'll see it there (along with Earlene Moore's chart and Wilton's Wedding chart)-
Also, a really helpful resource if you have an iPhone is the Tiered Caker App (look in the ads in my right side bar)-- You can customize it to the size servings you'd like and the pans you have, etc. I love it for a fast reference.
**One more thing just in case this applies to you... the tall 6" dummy tier in my video for the 3 tiered cake was more of a "double barrel" size. (Double barrel cakes are so tall that you need to divide the cake about halfway up with a cake board and supports beneath). So, if you were to make a double barrel 6" it would serve more...closer to double what a standard 6" cake would yield.
I tried one sheet from Michaels , Edible Decorating Paper and it broke when I tried to wrap it and it wouldn't hold. Was that different paper? I was just trying it before ordering from your site. It seemed thick also. Will I use 100 sheets? Hummm.Love the flowers though.
Hi Nancy- Yes, the paper at Michael's is different. Wafer paper is thinner and reacts differently to moisture. I did order the pack of 100 sheets. Each flower that you make may only take 2-3 sheets worth at most depending on the size. Still, the price is good at around $16 for 100 sheets...you will be able to make lots of flowers. Also, if you have a cake business, the pack will pay for itself almost immediately assuming that you charge extra for your flowers (which you should!) ;0)
Am I the only one who can't run the video on ipad?
Hi Paper & Flour-- I'm sorry that you are having trouble! I checked & was able to view on my ipad and iphone but just re-posted the videos to see if that reset whatever it is that is causing your issue. Can you try again? If this doesn't solve things, send us an e-mail at info@mycakeschool.com and I'll see what more we can do to help you!
Hi Melissa/Bebe,
I was wondering about the height of the cakes used in the three tiered one? I know their diameters are 4", 6" and 8" but I just need to know their height pls.
Thanks Melissa, I just ordered the correct paper. No business but should have fun putting flowers on everything! Haha
Hi Temo, The 8" tier is two inches tall, 6" tier is 6 inches tall ( a double barrel tier) and the 4" top tier is 4 inches tall. In case you are not familiar with double barrel, it is a taller than usual cake that has a cardboard cake circle about halfway up, with dowels or supports beneath.