My sister is getting married next Saturday, and I'm doing her cake. She decided on this cake:

http://pinterest.com/pin/167336942374393049/

The top tier is going to be a 6", real cake for them to cut. The bottom cake is a dummy. We're going with a yellow gradient on the petals because her colors are yellow & gray.

I've already covered the dummy cake (bottom tier) with white wilton fondant. But, I'm just wondering a couple things about the petals. What kind of cut out would you use? The petals are fairly large in this picture, and I know that's what she wants. They almost look tear drop shaped to me. My rose cutters are too small.

Next, how would you glue them on. I have a batch of royal made up, but would tylose glue be better?

Thanks!

They look like a round cut out to me, with the edges ruffled. The top layer looks like one edge of the circle was cut off to make it flat all the way across the top. You can get a set of nesting round cutters and practice with them to see which size looks best on your cake.

I would use gum glue adhesive to hold them on, but you could use the RI, piping gel, or even a little bit of vanilla extract or water.

To make the gum glue adhesive take a small piece of gum paste and dissolve it in a small amount of water. Once it's dissolved, let it sit a bit before using. Many people use this to make their flowers.

Good luck with your sister's wedding cake and post pics when you're done!

I just noticed your profile cake. You'd make the petals pretty much the same way as you made for the layers of your flower on your sister's bridal shower cake. Which makes me wonder if I misunderstood you and you were talking about the flowers on the top?? If so, I don't know which cutters were used, but I'd use the RI or melted chocolate to hold those on. Sorry!

No prob! Good luck!!