Sticking Roses To The Side Of A Cake?
Decorating By projectqueen Updated 10 Mar 2007 , 5:02am by southrnhearts
I need to attach 2 fairly good size roses to the side of a buttercream cake. They can be made of either buttercream or fondant, whichever would work better.
What is the best way to attach them? I definitely don't want to use toothpicks but I can't think of another way to make them stay.
Thanks.
use the bc as a glue. spread some on the back of roses and attach to cake. HTH
that is a good question. i have never been able to actually stick a rose on to the side of the cake without it falling of or drooping. i have had to use a toothpick or something and not buttercream.
Is bc glue strong enough to hold the weight of the rose on the side of the cake?
Here is a great article:
http://www.cakecentral.com/article50-Making-Buttercream-Roses-on-a-Stick.html
The last few steps show you how to attach your Roses to the side of the cake securely using toothpicks for a "cascading" effect
You could make the roses out of royal icing. After the roses have hardened, turn them over & pipe a spike (or more, depending on the size of the rose) of RI on the back & let dry. You can then put some buttercream on the back of the rose to act as glue & push the spike into the side of the cake. You may need to hold the rose in place until the bc dries some.
Make sense?
The last few steps show you how to attach your Roses to the side of the cake securely using toothpicks for a "cascading" effect
I don't want to use any toothpicks at all in this cake. Kids are going to be eating it and I won't be there to make sure all the toothpicks are removed before they serve it. I could not bear the thought of a toothpick breaking or being cut when they cut the cake and a piece of it ending up on someone's plate or worse. Maybe I'm being paranoid, but I can't use toothpicks.
Oh, I like the royal icing "spike" or pretzel idea. Think the pretzel would hold up or would it get soggy and mushy from the cake?
Hmm, I wonder if I could make the roses out of fondant and make them on the end of a dowel. Then maybe I could stick the dowel into the side of the cake. Think that would hold?
I think a dowel would be too big to choke on and I wouldn't have to worry about them cutting it with the cake knife, I have the hardest time cutting those little devils with even the sharpest knife when I dowel a cake 
just make sure they know you used toothpicks, plus, you are only using two so it wouldn't be terribly difficult to account for them.
Ah, this is true. I guess you answered my question about whether or not I was being paranoid. 
You could use coffee stir sticks. They are small (plastic like a straw) and easy to cut.
Another great idea!
make your buttercream roses, (not terribly huge ones mind you)...have them on a paper plate or something instead of direct transfer to the cake, put them in the freezer, until hard enough for you to handle...then apply a "dab" of buttercream where u want the rose, and place it there gently. You can use a toothpick to get it right where you want it, without pushing the toothpick in...the rose will thaw but stay crusted and stay put. You can apply leaves around it easily as well. I do cascades all the time and never use toothpicks or anything and never lost a rose!
good luck
ps.......... this works best with a nice 50/50 crusting buttercream
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