Flagship · Advanced · $167

Paper-thin petals, impossible colour.

The Icelandic poppy is the only flower in the catalog built around a silicone mould, and the only one where the colour does most of the heavy lifting. Coral, peach, deep orange, sherbet pink. The advanced saturation technique that keeps these tones singing without ever going muddy.

Skill Level

Advanced

Lessons

9 lessons

Length

~3.5 hours

$167

Hero · The Icelandic Poppy

What You'll Learn

The five skills behind a flower with no forgiveness.

The Icelandic poppy has only four petals, paper-thin. Every move is visible. The technique isn’t about hiding mistakes, it’s about not making them, and the colour saturation that turns a competent flower into an editorial one.

The silicone-mould technique

The only flower in the catalog that uses a silicone mould. How to dust the mould, press the paste, release without tearing, and which mould brands actually work. Studio-tested recommendations included.

Paper-thin petal work

Icelandic poppies have petals so thin you can almost see through them. The rolling, the easing, and the moisture-control technique that lets you get paste that thin without it cracking.

Saturated colour without mud

The hardest thing in this course. Coral, peach, and deep orange need depth, but every layer of dust risks turning them brown. The four-pass technique that builds saturation in clean steps.

The crepe-paper texture

The signature crinkled, almost-tissue surface that makes a poppy look like a poppy. Applied through the mould, then refined by hand after release.

The dark centre & stamens

The black-purple centre that anchors every poppy. Built with stamens, fine cotton work, and the touch of pollen dust that catches the light. The contrast that makes the colour pop.

Why The Icelandic Poppy

The flower wedding photographers fight to shoot.

Icelandic poppies have been the most-requested flower in editorial wedding photography for the last three years. The translucent paper-thin petals, the saturated coral and peach tones, the dark dramatic centre. They’re the flower that turns a wedding cake into a magazine cover. And almost no one can make a believable sugar version.

The reason is that an Icelandic poppy has nowhere to hide. Four petals. Paper thin. Saturated colour. Dark centre. Every other flower in the catalog can compensate for a weak petal with a strong build or a strong dusting. This one can’t. Which is why this is an advanced course, priced higher than the others, and why mastering it puts you in a small group of cake artists.

“We love your gumpaste recipe and tutorials. You have certainly inspired us, even though we are just hobby bakers.” · Noel J · hobby baker

The silicone-mould technique is also unique to this flower. Once you have it, you have a technique that translates to a handful of other advanced flowers (clematis, hellebore, certain orchids). The $167 price reflects that it’s two skills in one course.

The Curriculum

What you'll watch, module by module.

Five focused modules plus a full downloads vault. Approximately three 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

The Mould & The Petals

3 lessons

▷Pressing the paste into the silicone mould
▷Paper-thin rolling between mould layers
▷Releasing without tearing or wrinkling

Module 03

The Dark Centre

2 lessons

▷Building the centre with stamens & fine cotton
▷Pollen dust & the dark-purple gradient

Module 04

Saturated Colour

3 lessons

▷The four-pass saturation method
▷Working with coral, peach & deep orange
▷Avoiding the “mud” problem

Module 05

Assembly & Arrangement

2 lessons

▷Taping the flower with the assembled centre
▷Pairing poppies for spring & summer arrangements

Downloads

Tools, mould guide, recipes

3 downloads

📄Tools & Materials List (with mould recommendations)
📄Saturated 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 Icelandic Poppy

$167 one-time

Lifetime access. Watch as many times as you like.

✓Five focused modules
✓~3.5 hours of paced, in-depth video
✓The silicone-mould technique (transferable to other advanced flowers)
✓Paper-thin petal rolling without cracking
✓The four-pass saturation method for coral, peach & deep orange
✓Dark-centre construction with stamens & pollen dust
✓Tools list with silicone-mould brand recommendations
✓Saturated colour mixing guide PDF
✓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

“Learning how to make sugar flowers gave me the skills and confidence to turn my cake hobby into a real, full-time business. I went from timidly charging $50 for birthday cakes to positioning myself as a luxury wedding cake artist, with most of my orders now in the four-figure range.”

Rachel M · Dreamcakes, Austin

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 Icelandic Poppy 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.