How do I attach flowers? I have made some little flowers to go onto my cake and need to know how to attach them to the cake so they dont fall off..it will be on the side of the cake

Thanks

A little dab of royal icing should do it

ok thanks...i only got buttercream so hopefully that will work

HELP! IM TRYING TO PUT THE BC FLOWERS ON BUT THEY ARE FALLING OFF!!
What do i do to make them stick?

omg now the BC flowers are breaking when i put them on the cake..this is for an order due tomorrow morning...help pleaseeeee..im begging

I haven't had that experience, but I'm trying to think of ideas for you...

Could it be your cake icing is soft? Could you firm it a bit in the refrigerator or freezer so it can support your flowers?

I hope this helps. Best of luck!

Put a toothpick in the side of the cake and put the flower on that.... see this article near the end!
http://www.cakecentral.com/article50-Making-Buttercream-Roses-on-a-Stick.html

marthajo1, my problem is the flowers are dried and on wax paper...when i lift them up some of them are breaking even though i am gentle w/them...i got the piping gel and tryign to hold them on the cake...hope it works and dont screw up the taste or whatever..i dunno what else to do..

Come on gang I know someone has to have an answer for her.... she's at a loss I've tried to help and don't know what to tell her... I've asked 2 other people and no one knows what to do... there has to be someone.... DEBI!!!! MELVIRA!!!!! someone!!!!

try lifting them off with clean shears instead of your fingers.


Im sorry are the flowers BC or RI?

they are BC...

She's left the comp for a bit to work on it some more so I'll answer for her lol... they are BC flowers she made them over the last week so they are already dry and what seems to be happening is when she applies the fresh/wet butter cream to the cake to add a dot for the flower to sit on, it slides off. If she presses it on a little it breaks in two... I'm at a loss I don't know whatelse to suggest for her to try lol. I was hoping yall great CC'ers could help her so I'm bumping her posts up for her lol don't get mad people please lol

Editted to say see there ya go makin me a lier I thought you were gone lol

Perhaps she should break the "crust" on her cake. That is the way I got my flowers to stay on! I used BC to attach many, many, roses on a cake. This worked for me.

p.s. I used a toothpick to break the crust at the point I wanted to attach the flower - then I had fresh to fresh icing.

Totally brainstorming here.......

Try this to ONE of your BC flowers....just to see if it would work (and if it doesn't, you've only lost one flower)......

After you pull the flower off the waxed paper, dip your finger into water *shake off excess* and gently "wet" the back of the BC flower with your finger.....or maybe even use a tiny paint brush to do this. Maybe if there is a little "moisture" to the back of the flower, it will "grab hold" of the buttercream dot and stay on the side of the cake.


Let me know if it doesn't work and I will try to think more.......

I'm not sure if I can be much help,but I'll try.
When I make roses from Buttercream which I just put some in the freezer now and when I'm ready to take them off my wax paper i use my angled spatula to take off and put them on my cake.


Good Luck,
Stacy

this is what the cake looks like so far...does it look ok or no? please tell me the honest truth..this is for an order in the morning..is suppost to turn into a tinkerbell cake but i dunno

I think it looks nice.You have done a Great Job!!!

Thanks for sharing,
Stacy

Ok, read the whole thread and thought on no, I don't want to look at the picture. I wanted to be honest and didn't want to have to tell you it was bad......GIRL, YOU FOOLED ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think it looks great! It looks like the flowers stayed on... I hope they will stay on. I can't wait to see the finished product. Please post when you finish.

I think your cake looks great!

My suggestion to you would be for next time, if you have time to make the flowers ahead of time, make them out of Royal Icing instead of buttercream. They will be a little sturdier than the BC ones when attaching them to the cake.

That looks great- you pulled it off!!

ok here is the final...please let me know the truth..does it look ok w/the flowers on top? or should i take the flowers off the top?

oh and there are 11 flowers on the top...exactly the same amount as the lil girls age

I say leave the flowers on top. Great job!

I like it WITH the flowers on top It looks great I absolutely love your colors!

omg i cant count..there are 13 flowers on there..roflmao good grief...i been stressing to much..im glad this is over..LOL

I like it with the flowers on the top! Beautiful cake!

Looks like it turned out great hun!!! Glad you were able to get it to work

Whew...I just read through this!
I was pulling for you even though it's all done! LMBO!
Very Pretty Cake!

I also think it turned out great! I can't believe those are bc flowers! How do you make BC dry? I thought you had to do RI to do flowers like that!