How Do You Keep Roses From Falling Off The Side Of A Cake?
Decorating By kerririchards Updated 30 Aug 2006 , 4:28pm by sectheatre
I made a cake for my mom's birthday and the top and sides were covered in buttercream roses. I got the idea from the cupcake cafe website. Anyway, I had to travel 3 hours to get to my Mom's house so I put the cake in the fridge so it would be well chilled during the trip. When I arrived I set the cake on the counter (still in the box) and checked on it and it was still just perfect. When I got up the next morning to get ready for the party, I peeked in at the cake and the roses that were set on the side had fallen off. Actually, in places the roses had pulled the icing off in a solid sheet. Does anyone know how to keep this from happening besides sticking the roses on with toothpicks? I just had them glued into place with buttercream. I am needing to make another cake like this for a client who probably won't be as forgiving as my mother was!
I had some flowers fall off the side of a cake the other day and it was because of the heat. My best suggestion is to keep the cake in the fridge as long as possible. I fixed mine slide and then just kept it in the fridge and told the customer to keep it on ice till ready to serve, if possible.
Cindy
To avoid the roses from fallin from the side, I always pipe my roses on mini cone rice paper (the one that they use for clowns hat) then carefully transfer them to the cake using a scissors and push it slowly to the desired area.
I live in a hot & humid country in South East Asia and never had problem roses falling from the side.
mid
I don't think I know what mini cone rice paper is. Do you stick it into the cake or take the rose off of it to put it on the cake with scissors?
You don't have to take out the the rose from the cone (its edible). after piping the roses on the cone, you transfer the cone to the cake by pressing it a little bit to your iced cake. Why this is possible is that the cone is broader. If you use a stick, the roses will give way due to humidity.
I'm in the office now, I have the cone rice paper at home....I will try to take picture of it and will post it here. 
Thanks, Mid. I have never heard of those cones. I assume you find those at a cake supply place?
Yes we can find it at our local cake supply store. Over here we practice our roses with this wafer cone. Its edible. Brfore piping the roses, I usually cut the cone into half so as not to make it too visible when I stuck it on the cake. Then I cover it up with piped leaves.
Thanks mid! I will have to look around for those. Oh, and by the way, I absolutely LOVE the wedding cake in your gallery!
Thanks mid! I will have to look around for those. Oh, and by the way, I absolutely LOVE the wedding cake in your gallery!
Thanks alot for looking at my photos.... I saw your website....Ghosh!!! you cake are fantastic too. You have a bkery shop or you did it in your own kitchen?
No, I don't have a bakery. This is just something I do in the evenings and on weekends and if I have a couple of free hours between appointments at the salon. I work during the day as a nail technician (my salon consists of just myself and my 5 year old daughter - she has always been up there with me when she is not in school). I won't take very many orders until my little girl is in school full time - I hate having to tell her that I can't play with her because I have to get a cake finished! I probably won't start a bakery even when she goes to school full time because I have kind of gotten used to being able to come and go as I please and not having to be in a certain place from 8:00 to whenever quitting time might be.
Just a funny note: I just looked up rice paper cones on the internet and did NOT get what I expected. Apparently they are also used for some "illegal" activities. Yikes!
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