Questions, questions from me, sorry! I cannot do regular roses; not directly onto the cake, not on a nail, not a stick. Has anyone heard of or done a "reverse" rose? I have heard of it before. How do you do it? (If you post a video link, my computer for some reason won't let me watch videos on Youtube. So sorrry.....) And HOW do you do an apple blossom? I have tried so many time, and get blah. Thanks everybody for your help. I would especially like to thank JGMB- you've been a GREAT help! ~Rachel~

I haven't heard of reverse roses before so I'm interested in any replies, but have you tried duff roses? If you do a search in the sketches and templates section of the gallery you'll get a few pages of instructions. I thin the top edges of my circles to get a more natural result. Hth

Yes, duff roses are so easy to make! The first time I tried I made at least 5 in only a few minutes! I hated making roses, but I actually enjoyed making them this way

Here's a tutorial:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetlanda/1062291676/sizes/o/

I did watch a video on youtube by serious cakes on the reverse rose.
She piped it right on the cupcake, start with the outter petals first then work your way to the middle.

Thank you mckaren and choueiricakeco!