So I've been experimenting with making roses lately, as this is a skill I've never worked on until now... I made three from gumpaste, and then had an idea as I was going through my daughters' Halloween candy: Why couldn't I use caramels? They're moldable, soft, easy to shape... So I took a few and used my brand new rose petal cutters, and here's what I did! Any help to make them look better would be appreciated!
Wow!! Good thinking. They look great. Thanks for the idea. 
Help to make them look better?? **Why???????** 
Actually, can you try to thin them a bit more? And, tweak the petals a bit - like pinch them & give some of them a bit of ruffle (not exactly what I mean....just some movement).
One can also use StarBurst candies.
Help to make them look better?? **Why???????**
Actually, can you try to thin them a bit more? And, tweak the petals a bit - like pinch them & give some of them a bit of ruffle (not exactly what I mean....just some movement).
One can also use StarBurst candies.
Thanks for the ideas! I went about as thin as I could on the one to the lower left, and I agree, it looks better than the other ones! Yes, a bit of movement would be good too... I can do that... Maybe I'll try some bigger ones too, these were so small it was difficult to even get them together sometimes! Depends on how warm the house is, too...
Thanks for all the lovely comments everyone! I'll keep practicing! 
They really only stayed soft while I was working with them. I tend to keep my house rather cool. (Saves on the gas bill! I can wear a sweater... ) Once I quit working with them, they cooled down and became fairly stiff. Perhaps box them up and put them in the fridge to prevent drooping, unless you wanna set your thermostat to 65 degrees or less!
So I decided to make a chocolate cake with caramel icing, and thought that some caramel roses would be a nice touch! I took your advice on here and did my best to implement it, and here's my final result, with some modeling chocolate leaves added! Thanks for your help everyone!
the first lot look great, the lot on the cake look even better!
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Well, someone obviously spent the last month working to get those caramel roses just right! Fantastic job! 
I like using the caramel for roses but I never roll and cut them, I just pull off pieces, roll to teardrop and thin manually and attach the petals. I made then to top blackout cupcakes with chocolate icing - wanted to put someting tasty on top of each one and was stumped.
At Thanksgiving, we made caramel acorns to put atop mini-cupcakes too - those were so easy and yummy! Great job on your roses - they are lovely.
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