Italian Confectioner

Ingredients

• gum paste in various colors (white, red, blue, yellow)
• saffron
• gum arabic
• wire for fixing

Directions

1. Divide the gum paste into the principal colors: white, red, blue, and yellow.

2. Create compound colors like green, violet, and orange as needed.

3. For a rose, use green paste for the calyx and yellow paste for the heart, attaching them with wire.

4. Moisten saffron with gum arabic to imitate seeds and attach them to the heart.

5. Roll out red paste thinly and cut out leaves with a tin cutter.

6. Shape the leaves with a modeling tool and attach them around the heart.

7. Push the calyx into the mold and finish to imitate nature.