Ok, so i made a cake for my sis who just turned 19 in dec. I was not happy with the roses (although everyone loved them--pic is in my photos).anyways, i made the a bunch of roses on wax paper with the flower nail. then i used the flower lifter to pick them up and place them on the cake. However they kind of stuck to the lifter and i found it very difficult to place them on the cake exactly how i wanted. I used the wilton bc recipe. should i have let the roses dry longer..so that they crusted more? i made about 20 and then when i was done started to put them on the cake. Any tips would be appreciated, so that the next time i made roses i do not have this problem with the lifter. i do love cake with roses on them and would like to make more in the future. thanks in advace.

I make roses on the nail and move them directly to the cake with a pair of scissors. Take the flower off the nail while leaving the scissors slightly open, then close the scissors as you pull it out from under the flower.

Less handling is less chance of messing them up in my mind!

You may find if you twist the flower lifter after closing it that it will help. I twist as I am pulling it away from the flower.

I make my roses on wax paper then pop them in the freezer. Once they are frozen, I put them on the cake. (10-20 minutes) I use a toothpick and scrape under them to remove them from the wax paper. Then I just poke the toothpick into the top of it and put it on the cake.

I just looked at your photo's, and wanted to say that your roses looked great, as did all of your cakes.


Wilma

Wow...your cakes are terrific.

Majority of the time I freeze my roses and then place on cake.

Thanks guys, some great tips, i will have to try them. maybe this weekend i'll make a cake for fun and give it to my husband to take to his coworkers. he works at the toronto zoo, and according to him zookeepers will eat anything...they got all my wilton course cakes. i think (from reading Jenn123s post) that i am using the lifter backwards....i openned the scissors and pulled away....hmmm...i will have to try...thanks soooooo muchhhh...i knew i could count on the folks at cc for great advice.

I love your avatar...I am crazy about jellybeans.

My BIL teases me constantly about two things, being cheap and eating jellybeans

Close the flower lifters half way under your rose and lift it up off the wax paper. When you get it in place on the cake, close the lifter completely, THEN use the point of your flower nail and place it against your lifter where it meets the rose. The point of your flower nail will hold your rose in place while you pull the lifters away from it.

You can also do the same with a spatula, but you usually already have the nail in hand around this time anyway.