I will be making a tropical themed cake and have committed myself to making some gumpaste flowers for it. I have little experience with gumpaste flowers! I'll be making hibiscus, calla, and some plumeria. Anyway do I leave the flowers on the wires and stick them into something and then into the cake? Or should I clip the wires off and just set them onto the cake? I am planning to put them in little bunches on top of the cake and on top of the tiers (not to the sides of the cake). Like for example the way my avatar has the bows...except pretend they are flowers. This is new for me...I have no idea. thanks

One idea I got from Nicholas Lodge was to put a straw into your cake at the angle you wanted and then stick the flowers into the straw. In essence, the wire is now not touching the cake.

Paul

that is kind of what I was thinking...thanks

I posted a similar question about 3 weeks ago. I was advised by different CCers that some people use straws, flower spikes, or dip the wires in chocolate (and allowing it to harden) before inserting them in the cake. I decided to try the chocolate method and it worked well.

Just passing it on
HTH

I tend to hand wire, which means twist them together like a corsage. Make sure all wires are covered with floral tape. This method, they can pickup the arrangement all in one piece and save it.

Jen

Thanks a lot, I'll try that!

I have had success with making a small, domed plaque of gumpaste into which I insert the flower's wires while it is still soft. You can hide the plaque with filler flowers. Let dry before placing on the cake. The whole thing can be removed and saved.

two options, wrap the ends in florists tape and insert straight inot the cake and glue with royal icing or createa boquet with a stryro pice as the center for insertion. for the top i usually use a styro ball cut in half pureely as it is easier to handle and remove, for cascades or sides i insert straight into the cake (after taping with florists wire)

in australia we use this all the time. thats how we insert fresh roses and things into the cake unless it is different here, ours is considered food safe

I use reg floral tape all the time. Also if you want to buy the flowers (cheap and beautiful) www. avalon deco .com Take out the spaces, of course.