I am doing a weddingshower cake (in Tampa FL) for a friend who is getting married in Key West. Following the tropical theme, I want to put fresh flowers on the cake. Usually I do gumpaste or icing flowers so this is new to me. Does anyone have tips to putting fresh flowers on a cake, and where is the best place to find organic flowers (do florists carry them?) Thanks for any tips

I'm not sure where to tell you to find them, but my advice would be to be sure that you place wax paper under them on the icing, so that you don't have the worry of getting no no's on the icing. I guess if ya went with organic it wouldn't have all of the pesticides on it, but I would still use the wax paper as precaution. Hope this helps. You could probably call the florist and ask if they carry them, either where you are, or if you were wanting to get them closer to Key West, then get a # for a florist in that area.

Using wax paper is a good idea. I often pipe out a big glob of icing on the wax paper (if I am arranging flowers myself) and that acts as the "styrofoam" for inserting the flowers into.

A reputable florist should be able to get you edible flowers (meaning they are organic, grown with no pesticides as well as being safe to eat--not that anyone is going to be chowing down on pansies, but you do want to avoid poisonous plants).

I have had WONDERFUL luck getting edible flowers from a local upscale gourmet store. The produce department special orders them for me--you may want to look into doing that yourself. And they are surprisingly quite reasonable! I think it's cheaper than going through the florist.

Just be careful to make certain that the florist knows if they are special ordering the organically grown flowers that they cannot then be preserved or transported with chemical preservatives. You would think that would be an obvious, but it isn't.
Parchment paper is an even better barrier because it is silicone treated and therefore can handle moisture a bit better than waxed paper.
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