Royal Icing, Gum Paste, and Crystallized Flowers

To make these exquisite cake adornments on your own takes great expertise and patience and a few special ingredients to accomplish. Fortunately, you can get such items as royal icing, gum paste, and crystallized flowers from Petal Crafts, Lucks, Pfeil & Holing, and Paris Gourmet (go to Brands and then Deco Art; see Ingredients Sources). Paris Gourmet doesn’t sell to the consumer, but if you find something you like on their site, their sister site, Chocolate Crafter should carry it (see Ingredients Sources).