Modern Sugar Flowers - Jacqueline Butler

Modern Sugar Flowers by Jacqueline Butler is a leading sugarcraft guide for anyone who wants to create elegant, contemporary gumpaste flowers. Jacqueline, founder of Petalsweet Cakes, is known worldwide for her refined style and her clear, structured teaching approach.

This English‑language book teaches you how to craft realistic and stylish sugar flowers step by step. It includes instructions for twenty flowers in various stages of bloom, along with buds, leaves and detailed techniques for shaping, wiring and assembling floral arrangements. The methods can be used for wedding cakes, celebration cakes and decorative displays, whether on real cakes or styrofoam dummies.

The overall style is clean, modern and timeless, with a soft colour palette that fits perfectly with today’s cake trends. Thanks to the clear photography and accessible explanations, the book is suitable for both beginners and experienced sugar artists who want to refine their skills.

With its 176 pages of techniques, tutorials and inspiration, Modern Sugar Flowers is an essential resource for anyone passionate about sugarcraft and elegant cake design.