I have PMed 2 of you ladies already, but I was wondering if anyone else out there could help me. I really need to get started soon. I need to make around 125 red MMF roses by November 4th. I was first planning on doing ribbon roses, but I really like the "actual" roses better. (The ones with petals) Can anyone give me any tips, walk me through the steps of making these? Also feel free to tell me if I am crazy for trying to make that many of them...I don't know how involved they are...will I have time? TIA
see if this will help you
http://www.sugarcraft.com/catalog/misc/lessons/fondantrose.htm
If you plane it right and you get down a rythm it will go by fast.
Good luck
I've never used MMF only Wilton Fondant
http://www.wilton.com/decorating/basic/fondantrose.cfm
or use the rose cutter set - which is what I used.
Roses take A LONG TIME so you best get started now.
here is another link using a cutter
http://www.ladycakes.com/fondant_rose.htm
saw this too:
QUESTION:
I just have a quick question. I was planning on making fondant roses on a bridal cake but I was wondering how far in advance to make the flowers so that they dont sag or fall on the saturday I was serving the cake. - Shaina Brock (4/26/06)
ANSWER:
Here is a bit of information that might help you. The information is courtesy of a lovely lady named Sew Sweet.
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Some decorators are adding Fixodent denture adhesive, the powdered kind only, at a ratio of about 1 tsp. of Fixodent powder to about a cup or a hardball sized mound of fondant. (This sound strange but it is food safe. After all many folks use this product in their mouth for their dentures). Many decorators that have tried it are happy with the results.
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I find that fondant items need a long drying time. Plan a least a week for most flowers, and more if you live in humid areas. If the item is going to be eaten, you might want to try a slightly dry marshmallow fondant, (use a teaspoon less water) and see if it holds up for what you have in mind. If it isn't going to be eaten then you can go with the Fixodent hardening method.
Here is a link with directions from the Wilton website. I hope it helps.
http://www.wilton.com/decorating/basic/fondantrose.cfm
Hi,
Not sure if you've made them before but I really liked making MMF roses. One day I timed myself making them and found I could do approx. 5 in an hour. It really depends on if you'll be making full roses or buds and medium size as well. They are pretty simple if you've done them before. If you go to the Wilton site there you can find the full instructions on how to make a fondant rose. You'll need fondant, paint brush, petal cutter, vanilla or some type of extract, toothpicks, fondant tools and foam. Good luck - it sounds feasible!!!
Wish me luck!
I make all the cone bases on paper covered wire first and let them dry really really well (using a dehydrator 
). Then I build the roses on the very dry cone base. I don't know if you plan on wiring in some leaves, but I also insert wire into the leaves and wire everything together later when everything is bone dry.
These seems to work pretty well for me although I've never used MMF. That's allot of roses, good luck!
I was taught via the instruction of the ladycakes site that was provided by leana in the Wilton III class. As long as you add gumtex to your fondant your roses will last forever. I still have some from a year ago. I store mine in clean pizza boxes out of the light...they will fade so make sure you deepen your color and keep out of the light. They take about 10-15 minutes to make 1 rose so you need to get started soon. Wilton sells the rose cutters and tools you need at Michaels or Joannes and if you purchase the course III book it has the instructions as well.
My one piece of advice when making the rose petals is be sure to use your ball tool and "ruffle" the edges so that they look soft and real. I made white roses and brushed just the tips with some pink luster dust and and then went over them with some pearl dust and they came out beautiful. Everyone thought they were silk roses. Good luck and have fun!
Jacqui
I have already started trying out some of these ideas. One of my friends just told me about Ace of Cakes way of making the roses as well. I don't have cable, so I've never seen it! She said that he over laps fondant circles and then rolls them. I'm going to try all of the methods and see which way looks the best and which one takes the least amount of time. I'll post the examples when I finish.
The way I do mine is "free hand".. meaning no cutters or molds. And I find that better for me, because I like big Roses, and I feel very comfortable doing it this way. I do not like the uniform size of the petals with the cutter. If you take a real Rose flower apart, the petals are all different shape and size. What I do is roll up a circle, flat pc. of Fondant, and just keep adding petals around it. I do not do the cone shape base.
I do mine this way
Your roses are gorgious Prettycake. I might have to try it your way next time since with the method I currently use limits my size to the size of the cutters.
Jacqui
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