I have made a few cake with decorative pieces needing wire. Every time I do they fall or tear the cake. I have used straws and I have tried every gage wire out there. I have used floral wire. I don't know what else to do. I am doing a bridal shower in a few weeks. The bride wants crazy twisted wire with flowers sticking out of the top. Please anyone give me some tips.
Thanks,
Andrea

this is a question I was just going to ask

have you been putting them in bc or fondant cakes?

I use straws with a little gumpaste or fondant in the bottoms so the wires are securely placed and won't be too free. Also, smaller straws better for wires-not the really big, wide ones that leave too much room for wire to wiggle.

Hope that helped a little.
Angie

Have you tried coffee stirrers they work good , but I haven't had trouble with straws. Are you placing them deep enough? and not near the edge if placing on top place near center and bend wire out to where you want it HTH

i noticed a similar problem in a cake i did recently. what about a small amout of royal icing right at the top of the cake where the wire comes out (hope that makes sense) it may hold it in place, i was going to try it but was out of powder for royal. just a thought.l

Thanks everyone! I have tried these things, I think my cakes are just too moist.It seems to be worse with fondant. Oh well I will just keep trying. Thanks again.

perhaps it is the decorations that are too heavy? i did a fondant cake with little stars and numbers (1/2 " maybe?) and they were on 26 gage wire - it did fine. i did a ganache cake with heavy fish on them with 20 gage wire (thicker wire) but they moved around abit. it may have been because i put them in before i delivered the cake...i know in the future to make light decorations and to place them in the cake on site.

I tape about 3 pieces of florist wire together to hold the weight of the decoration.