How to make flowers for cakes

How to put fresh flowers on cake safely, how to prepare your flowers and how to insert them into your cake so no one get's poisoned!

I've been working all week on some pretty desserts for a big luau party our friends host every year. I'll have several beautiful and delicious projects to share from the luau, over the next week or

These Easy Buttercream Flowers are the perfect project for the buttercream newbie. ⁠ ⁠ Even if you’ve never piped a flower before, these 5 petal flowers are a great starting point!⁠ ⁠ I'm using my easy buttercream frosting for these flowers, and am freezing them before applying them onto my cake or cupcakes.⁠ ⁠ Pro tip: Make sure your buttercream is smooth and bubble-free by mixing your buttercream on low with the paddle attachment for 10-15 minutes after you make it. ⁠ ⁠ #buttercream

Ah, mums. Those flowers you see for sale outside every grocery store once September rolls around. There are TONS of varieties of mums, but the garden variety that you see most often comes in shades of red, yellow, orange, purple, and white. Icing Consistency To pipe buttercream mums, you’ll want to use a stiff consistency icing. I almost always use Italian Meringue Buttercream for piping flowers. Colors To make your buttercream mums really pop, use two different shades of the same color. One…

Mariela Dimitrova | Bespoke Cake Artist London on Instagram: "Flower preparing guide Equipment: • Florist tape • Wire • Scissors • Plastic cake dowels Method: 1. Cut the stems and place a wire 2. Wrap with a florist tape 3. The florist tape is then used to keep the wire in place 4. Trim your wires 5. Place the stem into the plastic dowel. This is because not all the florist tapes are food safe. 💫 The most important thing to remember is that there must be a barrier between the…

Beautiful buttercream flowers are so easy to make and enhance every dessert. I've packed ALL my tips and tricks into this post along with a video tutorial!