I made some gumpaste roses to put on top of a cake. There will be about 4 of them. They are not on wires. Do I make the leaves right before I put the roses on the cake and just arrange them under the roses or do I have to make them ahead of time and let them dry first? Hope this makes sense to someone.
I made some gumpaste roses to put on top of a cake. There will be about 4 of them. They are not on wires. Do I make the leaves right before I put the roses on the cake and just arrange them under the roses or do I have to make them ahead of time and let them dry first? Hope this makes sense to someone.
Make them ahead of time when you are making the roses. Get them out of the way. When it's time to assemble the cake you can focus on just that. Also, you can dry your leaves on flower formers to give them some dimension.
I, too, like to do whatever I can ahead of time. Just let them dry on crumbled alum. foil, this give a nice movement to them.
HTH!
Jen 
Using pre-made leaves will save you time, but adding a few fresh (soft) leaves can hide spots that appear once the flowers are on the cake. This is a great technique for covering flaws as well. Since they are still soft, then they will fill in spaces more easily without breaking the flower or the leaf.
HTH
Michele
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