I was up last night, not able to sleep so started doing some practicing with RI flowers. I got my frosting just the right consistency for the rose petals, which made me quite happy! The problem I have is with the base frosting. I know how tall to make the base before I start my petals, but it keeps tipping over while I add petals, starting with the very first one. If I make the frosting stiff enough for the base to stand still, it is dry and the petals don't stick, and it is way too stiff for petals....could I have too narrow or too broad a base? Anyone else have this issue that can give some advice? I don't have a pic handy, will add one later so you can see what I mean.
bump. my roses are sad (putting it midly). i'd love some help too
You can add a bit of piping gel to the frosting to make it more elastic/sticky. this should help to prevent the tips of the petals from tearing so to speak. If your flowers are tiping try to make the base wider, it should be inbetween the #7 and the made in _________ (what ever country it is made in) and the height should be 1.5 the height of the tip you are using. Hope that helped!
Try making your center fatter and shorter, this may help. I know wilton teaches you to make the center cone with a 10 or 12 tip or whatever, but I always had the same problem you are having. Someone showed me to just use the rose tip and make a tall blob on your nail by just moving the tip back and forth (like a ruffle stacking on top of itself). For me it has worked so much better, and it is faster too because you don't have to change tips or have two bags. Sometimes mine will still try to tip over a little but I will tilt my nail to the opposite side to componsate until I can push it back straight with the petals as I put them on, so that may help a little too. Good Luck!
Great tips, thanks a bunch -- now I want to go make some more frosting and practice, lol!
I now only use Hershey Kisses for the base (like pstaylor5 just mentioned). They are great, you don't have to switch bags/tips and you can pick different flavors, etc. Love them.
Not sure how the chocolate would hold up if you were making a lot of RI roses to store though...
Go here. I did a step by step with pictures. I went to price chopper and this is how the lady there showed me. It works great
go here?
Go here. I did a step by step with pictures. I went to price chopper and this is how the lady there showed me. It works great
Do you mind providing a link? thanks!
Denise
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