I'm doing a bridal shower cake for my sister for Saturday. I was given one of the plates for the shower to base my cake on. The plate is bright orange with daisy-type flowers on it, so I'm doing a 2-tier cake iced in bright orange BC with fondant flowers. I finished the flowers tonight but it's my first try with fondant flowers and I'm nervous! Do you think these look alright? If you were a bride, would you be disappointed with these on your shower cake? What can I do to make them better before I put them on the cake, or at least when I do them next time? How do I make sure they stay on the cake properly?
Hi! I think that your flowers look great! I might make the middle a little less... tall or bulky does that make sense? and I would take a tooth pick and make little indentions in the middle part too to make it look more life like! Those are the only two things I can think of but SERIOUSLY I haven't tried fondant flowers yet and I can only hope mine look this good! If it were my cake I'd be a happy camper!
I think they look really nice, but to improve on them I would thin the edges. For small daisy's I just push a ball tool on then and the petals spread out for a really nice look. If they are bigger you can just roll the ball tool around the outside of the petals (leave the center of the petal thicker for strength. I love the colors! Good luck
PinkLisa, I'm not sure I'm understanding what you're suggesting. Do you have pictures of daisies with the edges thinned? Where would I get a ball tool? Would Joann or Hobby Lobby have it, or would I have to order it? I'm sorry, I'm a beginner and sometimes I just don't "get it" yet!
I love your color combo on the flowers. I think all you need is to take the ball and veining tool and run up the petal a little to give it more life. If you use the ball end to indent in the middle the petals stand up a little. I did some gerber type daisies on a cake a couple weeks ago if you want to look at the yellow cake in my pictures. I've seen a lot better than mine on here but it will give you an idea. There is also a link I will try to find for you that has a great demo. And I'm sure your cake will be lovely. I just love bright orange, it's so cheery.
Your flowers look very nice. I love the colors.
You can get the ball tool at Hobby Lobby. The only one you really need at first is the white one with a ball at one end and a pointed part at the other. Set the daisy on one of those pink foam pads, run the pointed part of the tool up each petal, and then use the ball to indent the center a little bit. It's also good to dry the flowers on a curved surface...either those plastic flower formers or some mini muffin tins (dust with cornstarch first.
Here is the link, someone else posted this here, great info.
http://www.make-fabulous-cakes.com/gum-paste-gerbera-flower.html
everyone else has such great ideas for you, but i like to add some luster dust to make mine pop a bit =) just a thought.. but you did great =)
PinkLisa, I'm not sure I'm understanding what you're suggesting. Do you have pictures of daisies with the edges thinned? Where would I get a ball tool? Would Joann or Hobby Lobby have it, or would I have to order it? I'm sorry, I'm a beginner and sometimes I just don't "get it" yet!
Hey Percussiongrrl, A toothpick will do the trick. If you make an indentation near the center on each petal (when they are still moist, so next time) you will get a realistic affect. here are some daisies below, using this technique. Also, if you thin the edges a bit and prick the center with little holes, it will look like the real center of a daisy. Hope this helps!
PinkLisa, I'm not sure I'm understanding what you're suggesting. Do you have pictures of daisies with the edges thinned? Where would I get a ball tool? Would Joann or Hobby Lobby have it, or would I have to order it? I'm sorry, I'm a beginner and sometimes I just don't "get it" yet!
Hey Percussiongrrl, A toothpick will do the trick. If you make an indentation near the center on each petal (when they are still moist, so next time) you will get a realistic affect. here are some daisies below, using this technique. Also, if you thin the edges a bit and prick the center with little holes, it will look like the real center of a daisy. Hope this helps!
You can actually use a mesh sieve to make the center look more life like too. If you don't want to take the time to prick each one with a toothpick. It makes it go a lot faster! I think they look great. I'm sure that you sister will love the cake!
Your flowers look really nice! One thing I would do, though, would be to clean up the cut edges with an x-acto knife. (Sorry, OCD rears its ugly head once again!)
Your flowers look really nice! One thing I would do, though, would be to clean up the cut edges with an x-acto knife. (Sorry, OCD rears its ugly head once again!)
Can I do this now? After they're dried?
(I have the OCD issue, too. Only problem is, I haven't learned enough about this to know how to fix what drives me nuts!)
[quote="percussiongrrl] (I have the OCD issue, too. Only problem is, I haven't learned enough about this to know how to fix what drives me nuts!)[/quote]
I don't know for sure if it's too late (maybe someone with more experience can jump in here). If you use a really sharp blade it may be ok, but I would be afraid that the petals would snap off.
Instead of using the x-acto knife or wiggling the cutter (because that makes the flower smaller, I know...I'm the queen of OCD), make sure you're cutting the fondant on a surface that's well-dusted with cornstarch, and flip over the cutter while the flower is still in it, and run your fingers over the edges. I've noticed that I need to do that more with the wilton white daisy cutters and also with the jem 5 petal rose cutters than I do with other shapes.
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