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indydebi
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
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Location: Indianapolis IN
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Sun May 25, 2008 9:11 pm |
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I was SO excited to work on today's wedding cake because the bride was NOT using silk or real florals ... I got to make BC roses!!! YAY!!! So as part of my New Year's Resolution to expand my skills, I decided to try making roses on a sharpened dowel stick instead of using the flower nail.
OMG, I LUV THIS TECHNIQUE!!! If you've mastered this for quite some time, it's ok to laugh at me as I jump up and down with a stupid grin on my face, clapping with delight like a seal!!  I was able to make taller, fuller roses .... gosh, I impressed myself with these suckers!!!
I am SO bad at remembering where I get ideas from on here, but someone posted a video showing a woman making blue roses on a sheet cake, using the stick method, and she was FLYING thru the rose-making process! When I saw that video, I decided then and there to give it a shot. So a big THANKS to whoever posted that!! 
Here's the cake with the finished roses: http://www.cakecentral.com/mod.....307&done=1 Closeup's of the roses are on my flickr site, if interested. The petals are "ragged", (but I like this look!) |
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allee
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Joined: Nov 20, 2006
Posts: 118
Location: Wilkesboro, NC
Birthday: Jul 06
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Mon May 26, 2008 4:26 am |
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They are beautiful! I still haven't mastered roses of any kind! lol But I am still trying.... |
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Bijoudelanuit
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Joined: Jul 04, 2007
Posts: 382
Location: Central / Upstate New York
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Mon May 26, 2008 4:34 am |
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They're really beautiful! What size of a dowel did you use? |
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cakecookingnut
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Joined: Mar 13, 2007
Posts: 19
Location: harrisburg, pa
Birthday: Sep 04
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Mon May 26, 2008 4:47 am |
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WOW!!! I loved the roses. If anyone can find that video please let me know where it is. I'd love to try these roses.
Thanks
Sally |
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Mike1394
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Joined: Feb 20, 2008
Posts: 784
Location: Michigan
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Mon May 26, 2008 4:49 am |
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Very pretty, nicely done 
Mike |
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amysue99
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Joined: Nov 13, 2006
Posts: 314
Location: Tuddern, Germany
Birthday: Nov 27
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Mon May 26, 2008 4:49 am |
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Me too! I've tried a few times, but failed miserably. The kept sliding off the dowel. I haven't really practiced much - I hate the flower nail method. |
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lovetofrost
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Joined: Sep 21, 2007
Posts: 302
Location: Georgia
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Mon May 26, 2008 5:01 am |
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congrats. I am really wanting to try that method. i'm glad it worked for you. so do you plan on using your flower nail for roses ever again? |
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twooten173
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Joined: Apr 12, 2007
Posts: 475
Location: Steeler Country
Birthday: May 06
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Mon May 26, 2008 5:03 am |
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Someone please find this video. I had to break down and buy roses for a cake for yesterday because mine looked like cabbages and they kept melting - I know the video won't fix that. I'm actually taking class one again just to work on my roses. Boy do I feel slow! |
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Granpam
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Joined: Apr 24, 2006
Posts: 590
Location: Upstate, South Carolina
Birthday: May 03
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Mon May 26, 2008 5:05 am |
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You did a great job. I know exactly how you feel. I had the same feeling when I did them the first time last November when i had to make 100 butter roses for our ICES thanksgiving dinner. If anyone has trouble with the flower nail and icing try butter just one time. It was unreal. I went to the tutorial for stick roses here and gave it a shot. I'll never use a nail again. |
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Rincewind
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Joined: Apr 26, 2007
Posts: 233
Location: Texas
Birthday: Mar 03
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Mon May 26, 2008 5:26 am |
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They look beautiful! When I tried to do them on a stick, I ended up destroying (they sort of flattened and spread out) them as I lifted them off the dowel! Your's look great! |
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Kiddiekakes
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Joined: Jul 07, 2004
Posts: 3471
Location: Calgary,Alberta,Canada
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Mon May 26, 2008 5:31 am |
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Yes..I have to say that I love that method as well!!! My roses look better too!! I believe I got the technique from the Cake Genie DVD.. Jean Plowman....I bought the DVD and it is really great!!! |
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Jannie92869
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Joined: Nov 15, 2006
Posts: 69
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Mon May 26, 2008 6:03 am |
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Indydebi.............You are so right! I just learned last week....it is so much faster..............and yes..........I too was doing the HAPPY dance! |
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indydebi
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Joined: Jul 07, 2006
Posts: 13493
Location: Indianapolis IN
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Mon May 26, 2008 6:08 am |
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The part that really amazed me was lifting them off of the stick. I couldn't imagine how they could hold their shape .... unbelieveable but they sure did hold ok! My 15 year old was there and wanted to try one .... her very first rose and it turned out great! She put it in the freezer to save it! |
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amysue99
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Joined: Nov 13, 2006
Posts: 314
Location: Tuddern, Germany
Birthday: Nov 27
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Mon May 26, 2008 6:15 am |
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So, what's the trick? Is it thicker icing? I was using a medium-stiff consistency, but they just kept sliding down into a big mess. |
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terri76
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Joined: Jan 14, 2008
Posts: 140
Location: Mississippi
Birthday: Sep 14
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Mon May 26, 2008 6:33 am |
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Ok y'all please tell all your secrets...
I've heard of this but never have tried it. It's been so long since I've had to make a rose I probably couldn't remember how to even start.
I've got to try this method. Do you use stiff consistancy BC like the nail method? |
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