Hey Cakers,
I'm trying to figure out the best way to make flowers like these on a wedding cake I have coming up. The cutters that I am finding do not look like the flowers on any of these cakes. Any suggestions on the best way to achieve this? Thanks!

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1721794/chocolate-hibiscus-wedding-cake

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=hibiscus+wedding+cake&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ACGW_enUS444US404&biw=1366&bih=568&tbm=isch&tbnid=ByLN04JhWzMSoM:&imgrefurl=http://www.brides.com/wedding-ideas/wedding-cakes/gallery/cakes/editors-pick/detail/220847&docid=sb5zIkInzypOkM&imgurl=http://www.brides.com/images/editorial/2009_elegantbride/09_fall_p074_worldofcakes/00_main/006_primary.jpg&w=299&h=340&ei=qxmKT4ntOoTXtgeC0pnzCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=857&vpy=116&dur=3304&hovh=239&hovw=210&tx=130&ty=135&sig=102237054476996316387&page=1&tbnh=117&tbnw=106&start=0&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:7,s:0,i:83


http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1880497/hibiscus-wedding-cake

Good morning!!

First link she did by hand

http://acupfullofcake.blogspot.com/2010/03/hibiscus-cupcakes.html


Next link gives me an idea, see the form of the flower?? I believe it is a regular flower cutter, I do not have the name, just cut the shape... then cut the center as a star like it is in the photo and slit one of the sides. Once the flower is slited , place the stem there and VOILA!! you will have your hibiscus! To me it seems that most of those cakes that you show were made with a cricut. ( I forgot to mention... scroll down to where the cakes start, you will see the cake with the flowers)

http://louloudreaming.squarespace.com/daily-muse/?currentPage=4

Next link, You can enlarge your screen so as to make the flower at that blog site and make a template from that! You can trace it in different sizes.

http://hibiscusbloem.blogspot.com/

last link, I believe are single petals and place individually on the cake.

http://cakesbylee.blogspot.com/2010/07/hibiscus.html


If you had a cricut it would be much easier...or not??

Anyway, good luck !!!!

CIAO

Thank you for all your help! So really the only two ways to don it would be with a cricut (I have but have never been able to get it to cut right) or use a stencil? Was hoping there would be a cookie cutter type thing I could use....

I did not know there was hibiscus flower cutter, it must be new!! i hope this link works.

http://stores.ecrandal.com/-strse-678/hibiscus-flower-cookie-cutter,/Detail.bok


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