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Are you looking to add cake decorating flowers onto your next masterpiece?
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Here are some easy ways to ensure that your flowers look perfect!
- Purchase Flowers
If you’re going the route of purchasing, then ensure that you’re purchasing edible flowers.
It’s important to use pesticide free flowers – any chemicals on the flowers are not healthy for the people eating the cake!
If you go to a florist or nursery, ask before buying (or call ahead!)
Only specialized florists and nursery have pesticide free flowers – it hasn’t been a focus area in the past but is now growing in popularity.
Alternatively, you can always grow flowers in your garden to prepare for cakes.
- Artifical Flowers
Artificial cake decorating flowers are in many cases much more practical.
Some of these flowers are edible as well.
- Purchase Cake Flowers
Cake decorating flowers made from icing like buttercream are often available for purchase through your baker.
Simply add them to your cake and they’re ready to go.
Often these are glazed real flowers, coated with frosting to give a sugary cake flower effect.
- Allergies?
When making cake decorating flowers, it’s important to keep in mind that even though the flowers may be edible, some of your guests may be allergic. As flowers are not a “regular” substance people eat, often they do not even know they’re allergic!
Don’t overdo the cake with flowers – rather, keep a tasteful amount on top, so that people can select whether they want to eat one of the flowers or not.
Your guests will thank you and you’ll find that it will make a better overall cake!