BECOME A MEMBERshop individual tutorialscake & cookie planner
full tutorial libraryinstructorsfreebies vault
LOGIN
Blog

Alan Dunn's Favorite Sugar Flower Tools

sugar how-tosrecipessugar toolssugar lifestyle
share or save for later

Ice Perfect Cakes every time!

Learn Avalon's secret hack for creating perfect iced cakes every time - for free!

Full video and easy buttercream recipe inside!

Alan Dunn Sugarcraft

Website: www.alandunnsugarcraft.co.uk

Follow him on Facebook

Craftsy Classes (50% off!): Tropical Sugar Flowers & Sugar Flowers off the Garden Path

Alan Dunn gives us a peak into his FAVORITE tools and must-haves for cake decorating, in this case, he uses them for him immaculate sugar flowers! He is one of the top Sugar Flower artists in the world! It is such an honor to have him on the blog sharing these invaluable little gems of knowledge! Ok, ok, I'll stop fan-girling him... I'll go ahead and hand the mic on over to him...

1. Floral Tape Shredder

My friend/student Sandy Wu from Taiwan designed this tape shredder that cuts tape in half and in quarters! Her husband makes them in Perspex so they look very cool as well as being very useful.

Similar tool here.

15135638_10154652948004463_657451838_n

2. Cloth Nappys for Corn Starch Pouch 

Essential to stop the paste sticking to my fingers! This material gives a fine dusting of cornflour.

nappy

 3. Metal Ball Tools

I find it easier to work with metal balls tools - the weight makes it easier to thin the edges of petals and leaves.

ball-tool

4. Very Fine Scissors

Very nice fine scissors - comfortable to handle, essential for sugar flower art!

scissors

5. Curved Scissors

Curved scissors are also very useful.

15126291_10154654921589463_475168296_o

6. Kitchen Paper and/or Nappy Liner

Kitchen paper and/or nappy liner to make rings. They are great for drying and supporting petals, allows the paste to breathe and dry faster than resting in a plastic former.

paper-towels

7. Kemper wood/bark texturing tool (Kemper Dry Texturing Brush)

This is a great tool for texturing wood/bark, but also great for creating the texture for a poppy bud, etc.

kemper-tool-bark-texture

8. Book - Sugar Flower Skills: The Cake Decorator's Step-by-Step Guide to Making Exquisite Lifelike Flowers by Alan Dunn

Great for beginner to intermediate sugar flower artists.

9. Book - Alan Dunn's Ultimate Collection of Cake Decorating by Alan Dunn

Great for more experienced sugar flower artists!

Ice Perfect Cakes every time!

Learn Avalon's secret hack for creating perfect iced cakes every time - for free!

Full video and easy buttercream recipe inside!

 Published: 12/15/2016

Last modified on January 21st, 2021

Posted in:
Tags:

meet the author

Alan Dunn

Avalon Yarnes is multi-award winning cake artist and educator. Her work has been featured on tv shows, in magazines, books and more. She has been named one of the top 10 Cake Artists in America by Cake Masters Magazine and Dessert Professional Magazine. She's always cooking up something innovative that she can share with her students. Learn with Avalon here inside Avalon Cakes Online School of Sugar Art, where her (and her friends) teach you how to make incredible art with of cakes, cookies and more!

hey there

MY SUGAR COVERED FRIEND

I'm Avalon -- and I'm not your typical cake decorator. I'm obsessed with fusing the world of ART and CAKE. Sugar is my canvas. If you're down to get messy and dive into a whole new level of cake, take my virtual hand, cause I've got so many secrets I want to show you! learn more>>

Let's be Friends!
GET NEW POSTS via EMAIL
Don't miss a thing - connect with me

are you ready

to be a
next-level cake artist?

Join 1000s of others in our Online Cake School and learn how to make incredible sugar art!

click here to get started
AND WHAT THAT SAYS ABOUT YOU.
Curious? Take the Quiz
all our free cake resources in one place
get inside the vault
GO FROM CAKE NEWB TO CAKE GURU

learn with avalon

Fast track your cake skills to the next level! How? Inside our Online Cake School.
Fortified with years of experience, Avalon (and her amazing friends), will take your virtual hand and show you the skills to becoming an amazing cake artist, all while saving you time (and money)!
Learn More >>

Comments

Questions? Comments? Or Just wanna tell a girl how you feel?
Shoot me a line or two!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

some of our latest freshly baked content inside the online cake school

Browse Entire member Library
copyright 2020 avalon cakes | disclaimer | terms | privacy policy
menu-circle linkedin facebook pinterest youtube rss twitter instagram facebook-blank rss-blank linkedin-blank pinterest youtube twitter instagram