This tutorial demonstrates how to make realistic looking coral for cake decorations out of grape stems and royal icing. This is a great technique because not only is it very easy, but it doesn’t require you to buy specialty ingredients or mess around with boiling sugar or isomalt. Grape stems are ideal because they are inexpensive, non-toxic, and they provide a frame that mimics the organic, random shapes of coral.
Skill Level: Easy
How to Make Royal Icing Coral
Dried grape stems provide the perfect non-toxic structure for your coral.
Grape stems (dried)
Royal icing
Piping bags with round tips
Gel food colors (optional)
Luster dust or pearl dust (optional)
