| Flowers as a Cake Decoration, unique and easy to | | | | unless your cake is for show. |
| place on every one of your cake creations. | | | | Here is a website that has a complete list of |
| Flowers, both real and artificial are relatively simple | | | | edible flowers: |
| to use. Read through this article to get some | | | | Tip 2: Make sure that the flowers do not have |
| great tips and ideas on using real and/or artificial | | | | pesticides on them. You can do this by picking |
| flowers on your cakes. | | | | them out of your own yard or just ask the florist |
| Section 1: Artificial Flowers | | | | that you are purchasing them from. Typically |
| Section 2: Real Flowers | | | | florists have sets of flowers that have never |
| Section 3: Sugar Glazing Flowers | | | | been treated for pesticides. |
| 1. Artificial Flowers | | | | Tip 3: Make sure you freeze your flowers and |
| Step 1: Cut the stems from the flowers, | | | | apply them to the cake directly before serving or |
| approximately 1 ½ inches from the base of | | | | showing it. If you are adding stems, add them as |
| the flowers and leaves. | | | | soon as you get the flowers, place them in |
| Step 2: Cut a piece of floral wire at least 4 inch. | | | | baggies or an airtight container and freeze them |
| (If you buy the pre-cut ones, typically they are 6 | | | | until you are ready to put them on the cake. |
| inches which is fine.) | | | | 3. Sugar Glazing Flowers |
| Step 3: Use floral tape to secure the flower to | | | | Step 1: Fill one bowl with a gently beaten egg |
| the new stem. | | | | white and put some regular sugar in a second |
| Step 4: After you have done this to all of the | | | | bowl. |
| flowers and leaves, place them all together and | | | | Step 2: Cut the stems on the flowers or fruits |
| use floral tape to secure them in any order you | | | | leaving only enough to hold onto with your thumb |
| would like. (Tip: Do not place floral tape all the way | | | | and forefinger. (Tip: Make sure you are using an |
| down the stems. Only place enough to secure the | | | | edible flower for this.) |
| flowers, making sure that the individual wires do | | | | Step 3: Coat the fruits or flowers you are |
| not come out of the tape. | | | | sugaring using a pastry brush lightly with the egg |
| Step 5: Bend the stems carefully using the flower | | | | white. Make sure you get all parts of the flower |
| head between your thumb and index finger. Once | | | | or fruit. |
| you have each flower where you want it, cut the | | | | Step 4: Using a spoon, sprinkle sugar all over the |
| excess stems off of the flowers holding onto the | | | | flowers or fruits. Make sure you cover all parts of |
| floral tape and not the flowers. | | | | the flowers or fruits. |
| 2. Real Flowers | | | | Step 5: Place on a paper towel to dry. This |
| Real flowers can be place directly on the cake | | | | typically, takes a few hours. After they are dry |
| you have prepared or you can follow the | | | | add them to your cake. |
| instructions above to add movable stems to | | | | You can be as creative as you like with flowers |
| them. | | | | on cakes, they make for a beautiful and unique |
| Tips for purchasing real flowers: | | | | decoration! |
| Tip 1: Make sure you are using an edible flower | | | | |