PANSY

Getting Ready:

• Prepare two parchment decorating bags with tip 104 in each, one half parchment with tip 1
• Fill each bag half full with medium consistency royal icing

Tips: 104, 1
Icing: Medium Consistency; yellow and violet for petals, yellow for center
Positions:

• Nail: in left (right) hand
• Bag: 45° angle at 3:00 (9:00) for petals; 90° angle for center
• Tips: for petals: wide end of tip lightly touching center of nail, narrow end pointing out and raised 1/4 inch above nail surface.

For center: slightly above flower
Completed Flower Size: as large as the top of your flower nail.

Sequence:

• Using medium pressure, move tip out to edge of nail to form first curved petal. Spin nail letting the spin of nail form petal. Relax pressure as you move back to starting point. Stop, lift tip away. Repeat for second petal. These two petals should cover half of your flower nail.
• Add two shorter curved petals on top of first two petals.
• Add a single bottom petal using a gentle back and forth motion to create a ruffled effect. Add tip 1 teardrop center. Dry in medium Flower Former.

Adding Color to Pansies

Color Striping
For another variety of pansy, use the Color Striping technique. Brush a stripe of violet icing color down the side of parchment paper bag and fill with yellow icing. Be certain to turn tip 104 so the color stripe will come out the narrow end. Use the Color Striping technique when making the primrose and violet, too.
Painting
Pansies also can be painted with a fine art brush dipped in icing color. If color does not flow easily onto flower, dip brush into color, then into a small amount of Wilton Clear Vanilla Extract to thin color slightly before painting. For best results, point royal icing pansies after flower has dried and before adding teardrop center.