I have to do a wedding cake that they want real flowers cascading down the side. The flowers are roses, do I need to cover the stems before I put them in cake, or I have heard that there are water cases that you can put on the stems before you put them in the cake? This is my first wedding cake with real flowers.

Thanks

The florist should cut and wrap the stems with floral tape. Actually they *sould* wire the head and wrap the wire in floral tape, but you'll probably need a good relationship with a florist to get them to do that.

Flowers are the florist's responsibility, although YOU put them on the cake.

And no, never put a "raw" stem directly in the cake.

If you are purchasing the roses, once cut, you can dip them in melted chocolate or candy melts. That will generally seal them. Wilton also sells flower spikes but that can get pretty expensive if the flowers are cascading all the way down the cake. Good luck.