I've seen the "how to" with this technique before but I can't remember what it is! Does someone have a tutorial? Looks like a simple flower cutter but I'm not sure.

And what would you charge someone to do this on an 8" cake? It's basically 2 layers of fondant.

AIt's flat blossom flowers folded together in on themselves and glued to the side of the fondant covered cake. Not sure how to Google to find it, but look around, you'll find it. I wouldn't sell that, it's too small for my $150 minimum order. I mean if someone really wanted to pay that for an 8 inch round, I'd do it, but doubtful.

It takes forever. Especially if you use smaller cutters. You have to roll the fondant, cut it out with the 5 petal cutter, thin the edges on every petal with your ball tool. Off set 2 on top of each other, swish them together and attach to the cake. Now repeat 70000+ times! ;)  I've done it twice. Once on a 4 tier cake with teeny tiny cutters for an 8" round and the second time was a 7" round with slightly larger cutters. Plan for 3-4 hours of work for 1 tier!!! Start at the bottom and I suggest attaching gum glue instead of water because it gets heavy. It's beautiful, but super time consuming! Good luck!

AGood Lord!!!! 4 hours!?!?!?

AI bow to you lol

I've done this with large rose cutters on a 10"tier.  At the time I just made a zillion rose petals and put 5 together and twist - Don't do it this way (not practical).  Instead, you can get large all-in-one cutters by Ateco at GSA .  It isn't hard, just tedious.  I sped up the operation by using a pasta machine to make long sheets of fondant to make a ton of petals.  I did not double them like sixinarow because I wanted a more open look.  It also cut the time in half.

http://cakecentral.com/g/i/3184833/a/3451378/the-cake-is-9-7-5-inch-fondant-covered-tiers-with-rose-petal-ruffles-fondant-hearts-and-a-fantasy-peony-the-flower-is-gumpaste-and-everything-else-is-fondant-happy-valentines-day-tfl/
 

Have Fun with it - turn on some tunes and the time will fly :)

AMy business manager hates me for this but I turn down stuff like this lol. I just really don't have the patience. I'm trying to change lol! Maybe if I had a movie in or something it would go quicker

Annnnnd, it makes me want potato chips. Kettle chips.

Thank you Az, Relznik and sixinarow!   Love the potato chip comment - perfect!

When I have to do something tedious for a long time, I listen to murder mystery books on my iPod.

AThank you all for the help!!! I'm looking forward to doing this cake tonight *sarcasm*

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AYes. Keeps track of everything and helps me stay on track with the business plan and goals...

AAlso works with the accountant

Totally impressed! I'd say good luck, but you don't need luck, just a good business manager.

Would you use gum glue to attach to a dummy tier?

Could you make these flowers ahead of time and then add them to the cake several weeks later?

Thank you in advance!!

Not really aussieloco.  They aren't really flowers, just a flower shape cut out, sort of folded and attached to the cake.  If you want to get a nice tight fit, the fondant must be flexible.  You could cut out the shapes a day or two in advance and seal them in an airtight big to keep them free.  That would save a little time. 

Thank you for your quick response.  That helps me with the timeframe.

aussieloco,

If you are referring to the red peony on the Valentine's cake then yes you can.  Because it is a wired flower you can make it weeks in advance.  Keep it clean with some airflow but wired flowers are not considered edible to they would be removed anyway.  Save yourself some time if possible. 
I see this original thread is from 2014 so if I have confused the issue, I apologize. 

Jeanne