Oh Help Me!!! I have a 75 person graduation cake to make for the most difficult girl in the world. She wants 5, 6' cakes. She has no favorite color, no theme, doesn't want her school, or her name. She has a request however for black roses. I agree to do one of the cakes with it, and other designs on it, because I am afraid her parents will freak. Any suggestions on what other designs I should do. All in fondant...not pastels, just prim ary colors. Thank you!!!

I would put the cake with the black roses in the middle and arrange the other cakes around it, putting the center one on a stand , so it is alittle higher and do all of them in white fondant and use black fondant for the decorations, such as dot a dots on one, vertiical strips on another one, diamonds on one, etc. I think that it could be kind of cute!

Out of curiosity, did her parents give her creative freedom with the cake? (I assume they are throwing the party and paying for it). I would run her ideas (Or lack of them) past them and get their thoughts.

I'll be watching this one. Sounds like you will need some help!

Great ideas frostie, sounds like a winner!

I'm with Frostie, I think it could be kind of cute.
Maybe tier them with the different designs on each one, I think I would definitely run my ideas by the parents though!!
By the way I just looked at your photos and you have a great modern edge to your cakes, you should have no problem with this one! Good Luck

I like Frostie's idea. But I would do what the client wants. It's her graduation, so if she wants black roses, then why not black roses? I'm assuming since it's a graduation cake, she's old enough to decide what she wants on her cake, and her parents probably know that she's into that kind of stuff. Black roses can look cool paired with white and red. I'd do what she wants...it's her party.

I wouldn't do ANYTHING without talking to MOM, and seeing who is paying for this..... OH, and I think the black and white could be really pretty.......

yes, I agree that black and white cakes are very pretty. I guess I was picturing a more gothic looking cake in my head tho', but you're all right.

Does black fondant make your mouth black like buttercream if the guests eat the roses? That would be another reason to run it by mom and dad. Perhaps it would be funny to see grandma with black teeth and tongue. Perhaps not. I've never made black fondant tho', so I don't know.

How about something like this, and add some black roses?

or this one???

http://www.justfab.com/listings/products.asp?cat=4&page=7

That picture is reallly small....you can see it better from here!

Thank you for all the suggestions. She got more difficult. Didn't think it was possible, but she did. Reworked the whole thing. I am on 4 hours of sleep, and my last cake (I should not be on the computer!!!) Will post pics when all finished.
Thanks Again!