Fresh Roses In A Mmf Covered Wedding Cake...
Decorating By honeyscakes Updated 2 Jun 2006 , 5:38pm by honeyscakes
Hi there,
I have to make the wedding cake for one of my very good friend and she wants me to put real roses on her cake,which I have never done before...as I am not a professional decorator...I did find the flower picks at Michaels craft store...and the florist will bunch up the roses together and i will get the flowers one day before the event...now can anyone please help me what to do next? she just wants a bunch of roses on each tier at the side.kinda cascading style.
should I leave those flowers refrigerated till i get to the church and then put 'em on the cake???Oh and am I supposed to insert some water in the flower picks before putting the flowers???I am clueless... 
If the roses are fresh, and you can keep them cool until the last minute, you won't need water in the flower picks. You can place the picks ahead of time and then just insert the flowers.
I use a couple of stems in a pick to position the picks so the flowers were held in a position I liked.
If they have to be in a hot place a long time, you can wrap the stems in damp papertowel to help extend the freshness.
i was wondering how many hours ahead of time can I leave a decorated cake at room temperature or in the refrigerator, if it is a firm textured yellow cake covered with MM fondant.The wedding is on saturday around 6:00PM and I was wondering if I can have it ready by friday morning and leave it in the refrigerator till saturday, is the fondant gonna be dry and hard?
what should I do?please help!!!
honeycakes.
The fondant should not be dry and hard, but you may get some condensation if you move the cake from the fridge directly to a warmroom. Be sure the room is as cool as possible, and then don't touch the surface until the condensation has evaporated.
usually, the crumb coat of icing under the fondant is enough to keep the fondant from dying out.
one more thing...
should I cover my tiers with seran wrap and can I stack 'em this many hour ahead of the event???
i am sorry if I sound stupid ...but I can use all the help I can get with this cake.
thanks alot JoannB and homecook for your replies,your help means alot to me.
honeyscakes.
I can't answer that question, but I just have to tell you that your WHimsical cake is just FANTASTIC!!!
I made a bow with half gumpaste and half mmf.it looks pretty and is fairly dry.I can't figure out how to attach the two loops together.can anyone help me on this one
oh,tastycakes thanks alot for your comments,i added a few more pictures to my gallery.
You can glue your bow loops together with royal icing. Then just cover the middle piece with another piece of fondant/gumpaste to make it look like the center knot.
thanks alot everyone,
the cakes are on my countertop finally...and I am covering my tiers with mmf,so far so good.
lets hope this cake turns out nicely.
prayers needed
hugs
honeycakes.
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