Gum Paste Cherry Blossoms

My first class isn't until this coming Thursday for the Fondant and Gum Paste but I just couldn't wait. Impatient? Me? Yes. I just had to dig in.

I'm making 2 cakes for this coming weekend and one of them will hopefully look something like this.....but a MUCH smaller version. The cake Im going to make will not have butterflys and will only be one round. This picture gives you a general idea.

So last night I decided to make the cherry blossoms out of gum paste ahead of time. Which, I will say, I'm glad I did. Very time consuming. I tinted white gum paste with pink gel food coloring. Formed the flowers then dusted them with white pearl petal dust and added the centers. I think they turned out pretty cute. I cant wait to incorporate them on the cake this weekend.