I have a fall theme cake due in a few months and I LOVE the way the designer put together this leafy topper. Can anyone figure out how she did it? My guess is that there is some wire involved. Also, if anyone has a good source for natural looking fall leaf cutters, please, share!

It looks as though they may be just wired and stuck in place instead of as all one unit.

cookiecutter.com has several different types of leaf cutters

That's what I thought because I only see the wire on the one sticking right out of the middle.

I would definetly stick the major ones on wires to keep them in place and keep it neat looking. They definetly used wire because you can see the one in the middle.

Can't help but just wanted to say that looks like the exact cake my soon to be daughter in law ordered for the wedding for Sept. 8th.
Hope all goes well for you,
Susie

i can only make out one wire...how are the other leaves so stiff??

You can "paint" tinted chocolate, or candy melts onto real leaves, and when the chocolate sets up, you peal the leaf off and have your "leaf"..... be sure to paint the BACK of the leaf though, because that is where the veins will show up.......

Nick Lodge makes awesome leaf cutter and veiner sets. I used them on my leaf cake in my bio. I would make some of the leaves on wires and others without (use gumpaste). Thin the edges then lay on slightly crumpled foil to get the movement. Then wire some together as the topper and attach the non-wired leafs with buttercream. As for color, I start with light yellow then add highlights of orange, red, green, and bronze petal dusts.