My daughter wants a cake with edible hibiscus flowers on it. I am a beginner at this and need some help as to the technique on how to do this and also whether to use fondant or gumpaste. Help!

oh i'd love some information on this also

Oh, me three. I was just researching hibiscus flowers last night. I read that you can use a lily nail and tip 104 to make them using stiff royal icing. Any other suggestions from anyone?

I can't remember who, but someone made a luau theme cake with buttercream hibiscus.Maybe if you look in the photo galleries, find it and the PM her for help.
My two cents.
Hope this helps some.

Hello, I am not sure is I am doing this right, but here is goes.

there is a link I found that gives instruction on Royal or Buttercream.

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-38091-hibiscus.html

Hope this helps (and hope I did it right)

Check out Grammasue's photos she has some in her potos not sure what she made them from.sorry i don't know how to link you there. [DH needs to show me..turning blue from holding my breath]. Good luck

You can look under "Birthday Cake Photos" in the galleries and see one by Merissa. It is spectacular in it's seeming simplicity and wonderful color. Give it a look.

Here is a cake I did with hibiscus flowers doing a FBCT. Pretty easy! I also have seen the idea of using royal icing with the large lily nail and doing a "petunia" only larger...like someone else suggested.

BTW:thanks lapazlady!