Flagship · Intermediate · $147
One flower. One statement.
The anthurium is the flower that’s redefined modern wedding cake design. One sculptural spathe, one textured spadix, no fussy petals. The minimalist tropical bloom that turns a single-tier cake into a magazine cover. Sleek, architectural, instantly recognisable.
Skill Level
Intermediate
Lessons
8 lessons
Length
~2.5 hours
Hero · The Anthurium
What You'll Learn
Four skills, one architectural flower.
The anthurium is the inversion of every other flower in the catalog. No layered petals. No fussy assembly. The challenge is making one large surface look believable, with a textured centre that anchors it. Different skills, taught from scratch.
01
Mould prep & deep colouring
The silicone mould that gives the spathe its glossy ribbed surface, plus the gum-paste-colouring technique for the saturated single-colour anthurium look. Coral, red, burgundy, ivory, taught with the recipe ratios for each.
02
The heart-shaped spathe
The signature single “petal” of the anthurium, technically a modified leaf. Shaping, curving, and the gentle backward-tilt that distinguishes a real anthurium from a flat sugar version. The whole flower hinges on this surface.
03
The textured spadix
The protruding centre stem that gives the anthurium its other half. The texturing technique for the pebbled surface, the colour gradient from base to tip, and the way it angles forward off the spathe.
04
Finishing & arrangement
The high-shine finishing that gives an anthurium its waxy real-life surface. Plus the arrangement approach: anthuriums almost always work alone or in pairs. The composition philosophy that lets one flower carry a whole cake.
Anthurium · spadix detail
Why The Anthurium
The flower that reset what a wedding cake could look like.
For decades the rule was: more flowers, more cake. Cascading peonies, sprays of roses, ribbons of greenery. Then the modern minimalist movement hit cake design, and the anthurium became the cover flower of every magazine doing it. One spathe, one cake. Sometimes two, paired. Almost never more. The most luxurious cakes of 2026 and beyond are anthurium cakes.
The reason this works is the same reason couture works. When the rest of the design is restrained, one perfect element carries everything. An anthurium isn’t trying to be in a bouquet. It’s the bouquet. Which is also why the technique has to be flawless, because there’s nowhere for a weak flower to hide.
“Watching your How to Make an Elegant Organic Floral Piped Cake video helped so much with this cake, which was for a wedding.” · Pauline Brinkman · Academy student
If you’re already booking weddings and want to position yourself for the modern luxury market, this is the flower that opens that door. The cake artists who can make a believable anthurium are the ones modern brides are searching for.
The Curriculum
What you'll watch, module by module.
Five focused modules plus a full downloads vault. Approximately two and a half hours of paced video. Yours to keep, forever.
Module 01
Introduction & Materials
2 lessons
- ▷Welcome & what makes this flower different
- ▷Silicone mould recommendations & setup
Module 02
Mould Prep & Gum Paste Colouring
2 lessons
- ▷Preparing the mould & releasing technique
- ▷Saturated single-colour gum paste (coral, red, burgundy, ivory)
Module 03
Creating the Flower
2 lessons
- ▷Shaping & curving the heart-shaped spathe
- ▷Building the textured spadix centre
Module 04
Finishing & Taping
2 lessons
- ▷The high-shine waxy finish
- ▷Taping
Module 05
Arrangement Ideas
2 lessons
- ▷Single-flower & paired-flower cake compositions
- ▷Pairing with gloriosa, calla lily & tropical greenery
Downloads
Tools, mould guide, recipes
3 downloads
- 📄Tools & Materials List (with mould recommendations)
- 📄Saturated Single-Colour Mixing Guide
- 📄Sugarpaste Recipe
when you're ready
Yours to keep, forever.
Pay once. Watch in your kitchen, on your phone, or with a friend. No subscription, no expiry, no platform that disappears.
The Anthurium
$147 one-time
Lifetime access. Watch as many times as you like.
- ✓Five focused modules
- ✓~2.5 hours of paced, in-depth video
- ✓The silicone-mould technique for the spathe surface
- ✓Saturated single-colour gum paste in four palettes (coral, red, burgundy, ivory)
- ✓The heart-shaped spathe with its signature backward tilt
- ✓The textured spadix centre with colour gradient
- ✓High-shine waxy finishing technique
- ✓Single-flower and paired-flower cake composition
- ✓30-day money-back guarantee
If the first lesson doesn’t land for you, email me within 30 days and I’ll refund you in full. No questions, no friction.
What Students Say
“I love the Finespun Academy. From simple flowers to complex blooms, the courses are well organized and easy to follow. It is great to be part of a community that helps improve your skills, offers help when things aren’t going your way, or sings your praises when you post your latest creation.”
Fiona McKnight · Fiona McKnight Cakes
What You'll Need
Almost nothing.
You can start this course with what’s already in your kitchen and at most one quick trip to a craft shop.
The essentials
- ✦Gum paste, store-bought is fine to start
- ✦A ball tool (or a clean paintbrush handle)
- ✦A foam pad (or a folded kitchen towel)
- ✦Floral wire, 24-gauge for the petals
- ✦Florist tape, white or green
The nice-to-haves
- ✦A small rolling pin
- ✦A veining or Dresden tool
- ✦A pair of small needle-nose pliers
- ✦A set of petal dusts, any soft-pink and yellow
- ✦A small paintbrush for dusting
Once you’re enrolled, I’ll send you my full Sugar Flower Starter Kit PDF with affiliate links to everything I personally use. You don’t need it to start, but it makes the second flower easier.
Your Teacher
Hi, I'm Alexandria.
I founded Finespun Cakes in Toronto in 2015 and have spent the last decade designing wedding cakes and teaching sugar flowers to over 1,000 students worldwide.
I trained at Le Cordon Bleu, studied under Ron Ben-Israel in New York, won an American Cake Award, and was named one of Wedluxe’s Top 10 Wedding Cake Designers in Canada.
My courses are taught the way I wish someone had taught me, with every step shown, no gatekeeping, and no rushing through the parts that actually matter.
a smarter way
Why buy one course when you could have all of them?
The Anthurium is included in the Finespun Academy at $29/month, along with every other course, over 100 studio recipes, all seven studio tools, and live time with Alexandria every month.
After five months in the Academy, you’ve already gotten more than the price of this single course. Most members stay much longer.