Use a bowl that is big enough to leave just enough space for flowers to be inserted along the bowl edge.Īdd more of the liquid gelatin base into the bowl and place five gelatin flowers around the center, one at a time. When the first flower is firmly set, place a light plastic bowl on top of it and secure it tightly with tape. Place the whole bowl onto a plate or a dish that will allow you to rotate the bowl until the flower rests in the center of the bowl.Īllow the gelatin to set completely by either keeping it in the fridge or by placing ice water in the plate below. Pour a little bit of liquid gelatin into a large bowl and place one flower dessert in the center. If it cools down too much, add more warm water in the dish below and it will become liquid and warm again. The easiest way to control the gelatin temperature is to keep the container with gelatin in warm water. If the gelatin is too hot it will melt your flowers and if it is too cool it will start thickening up and you won’t be able to work with it. It is very important to keep gelatin at the proper temperature. When you are ready to start arranging the flowers, prepare two batches of clear gelatin (double the recipe) and let it cool until it is slightly warmer than room temperature. Use light colors as they do not stain the gelatin around them and they stay crisp and clear even if it takes you several days to finish the cake. Move the colors around and see how they work together before you make the final decision.

Make 11 regular sized flowers and 5 slightly smaller ones.īefore you begin making the cake, draw a cake pattern on a piece of paper and plan you colors in advance. This article is about making an advanced cake, to learn to make simple flowers in gelatin, visit the instructions page here: įor this cake you will need 16 flowers using 4 different colors. Use high quality gelatin with bloom value over 250 for best results. Gelatin art desserts are made by preparing clear gelatin similar to Jell-o and drawing colorful shapes using a needle and a syringe.Ĭlear gelatin can be flavored with any clear, non-greasy flavor and the “Ink” used is made of milk, sugar, gelatin and food coloring.