Does Anyone Have This Problem With Roses......?

Decorating By Crakerz01 Updated 24 Jan 2007 , 8:44pm by Crimsicle

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Crakerz01 Posted 24 Jan 2007 , 8:38pm
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Whenever I try to make roses they always droop and the petals get pulled down by the next row. I use the Wilton decorator icing so it shouldn't be too thin. Does anyone know how to fix this.

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JoAnnB Posted 24 Jan 2007 , 8:41pm
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It sounds like your icing is too soft. try beating it more, or beating in a little more sifted powdered sugar to stiffen it up a bit.

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Crimsicle Posted 24 Jan 2007 , 8:44pm
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I've had the same problem. Then, I put in more powdered sugar to make it more stiff, and what I get are broken petal edges. Rats!

The last time I made roses, I made a MUCH bigger base than I had been making. The Wilton directions have you make a littke cone of icing for the base. Instead, I made a bigger platform - pretty much as big as I want the base of the rose to be. THEN, I put a small cone on top of that base. The extra icing underneath the cone seemed to help support the petals as they were piped. I've only tried this once, so I don't know if it is THE solution for me, but it did help.

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