Hi Everyone,

I want to make some cupcakes with royal icing piped flowers. I am hoping to be able to ice the cupcakes in a soft icing - not buttercream but similar I guess.

Anyhow, I'm wondering if this will be a problem? I know that fat can interact with royal icing. I've never mixed the two before. I don't want to make buttercream roses.

Thanks!
Danni - Australia.

I have never had a problem mixing before.

If you're worried, I would wait to put the RI flowers on the cupcakes until shortly before serving. I've had more of a problem with moisture that grease, at least when the flowers were on the cake less than half a day or so.

I'm assuming you are planning to dry the flowers and then put them on the cupcakes, right?

I've put royal flowers on bc before and they were fine. Never had a problem. I let them dry very good before doing so and it was great.

I put dried royal flowers on a mother's day cake around the bottom. They were attached to the border.

It took about 2-3 days before they became as soft as the buttercream. I wouldn't say they melted into the icing...just noone would have known they were RI flowers.

Ahhh thanks ladies!!!!! Good to know. I think I'll be fine then. I'm going to go with ganache now tho I think - YUM lol

Danni