How to Make a Calla Lily Out of Candy Clay
Calla lilies are incredibly toxic, even fatal, when digested, according to Poisonous Plants of North Carolina, an extension of North Carolina State University. With candy clay, however, you can make delicious and visually pleasing lilies for cakes, cookies or for edible flower arrangements. Candy clay shares a lot of fondant’s pliable nature, but some people think it generally tastes better, even if it's slightly harder to work with. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- Cornstarch
- Rolling pin
- Pink candy clay
- Toothpick
- Ruler
- Fondant cutter
- Yellow candy clay
Instructions
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Spread a light layer of cornstarch over your work area and on a rolling pin.
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Roll out the pink candy clay so that it is about ½ inch thick.
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Press a toothpick in the center of the clay. Then remove the toothpick, leaving a guide hole.
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Measure 5 inches up from the guide hole. Press the toothpick in at this point, creating another guide hole.
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Measure 1 ½ inches on the line between the two guide holes, beginning from the bottom. Create two side guide holes with a toothpick, each about 2 inches from the imaginary line between the guide holes.
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Cut a diamond shape from the candy clay, using the guide holes as your four corners, with a fondant cutter. Point the bottom and top guide holes; curve the line through the two side holes.
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Remove the piece of clay from the sheet of clay.
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Wrap the diamond piece of clay in a cone shape so that the bottom of the diamond (the point closest to the round edges) makes the closed part of the cone and the top opens. Lightly press the two separate pieces of the bottom of the cone to secure them together.
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Bend back the edge of the open top of your cone to create the bent part of the calla lily’s flower. Set the flower aside to dry.
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Roll out a small piece of yellow candy clay.
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Cut a ½-by-4-inch piece of yellow candy clay with a fondant cutter.
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The calla lily's pistil is long and straight. Roll the cut piece of candy clay into a pistil shape.
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Scratch a small area at the bottom of the flower’s cone with a toothpick.
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Attach the pistil to the bottom of the dried calla lily flower while the yellow clay is still soft.
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Tips & Warnings
Although you could attach your calla lily flower to a cake or cookie, you could also attach it to a stem using the same process you used to create the pistil.
References
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