Over the last few weeks, I’ve shared the process of making gum paste roses for decorating cakes. And, one day, while I riffled through my cake supplies, I came across one of my favourite gum paste tools – A silicone leaf veiner! I wasn’t planning to make a leaf tutorial, but I figured that I really should (at least) share this with you! This is the kind of thing you want to know exists. So keep reading if you would like to learn how to make gum paste rose leaves!

Using the leaf veiner is super simple: all you have to do is dust it with cornstarch (so that the gum paste doesn’t stick), place your little leaf cutout in the centre, and press the two mould pieces together. If you’re wiring your leaves, you can wire the leaf first and vein it after.

Since I’m planning to make a cake that doesn’t need anything fancy, I decided to make a few mini leaves in the veiner so that you can see how they look – and then sometime in the coming weeks, I’ll show you how I plan to colour them as well.

Ta da! Effortless and beautiful. Sometimes I also like to thin the edges of the leaves before I press them into the mould; but often, a firm press between the mould will thin the edges naturally, and they look great!

Back soon,

Naomi