Wedding cake fondant flowers??

What are some easy to make fondant flowers for a wedding cake??





Could you please provide a video, pictures or instructions to show me





I was thinking along the lines of spring flowers but if that is not possible then any flowers





maybe...


Calla Lilies


Tulips


Roses





etc





I am doing a modern wedding cake that is...


2 tiers


Madeira cake (lemon)


Covered in fondant icing, strips of white and different shades of green on the bottom layer and then different shades of green circles on a white background on the top layer





i am at a loss of to what to put on the top, what would you suggest





thanks

Wedding cake fondant flowers??
Use a cake topper at the top of the cake. This way you don't have to do anything to intricate at the top. Just look at different wedding cakes/bakery websites and try to find a design you like...or several designs that you can mesh together.


Here is what I was able to find in regards to making the fondant flowers:


http://www.ehow.com/how_2058714_make-fon...


http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Deco...


http://www.youtube.com/results?search_qu...


I hope that this helps! Good luck :)
Reply:Have you done flowers before? Because from the sounds of it you haven't - and if that is the case you would be unlikely to ever make them look good. Icing flowers take an awful lot of time and practice. My father used to make them so he knows... he can't make them any more because he hasn't kept it up. It is extremely hard to do because you have to have the fondant at just the right texture and have to be quick so it doesn't dry out and crack... so much hassle.





I would suggest you just go and buy some from an icing/cake shop. It could end up looking really 2nd rate otherwise. (Sorry to be so blunt but I have tried making them and know a lot of people who are good at icing cakes and they still find it hard)
Reply:I suggest Roses or Calla Lillies. Look on www.cakecentral.com or www.wilton.com for more info.





Short of making your own flowers there are plenty of websites like this one http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/...


that sell ready made flowers. However to make the flowers you need I suggest using gumpaste, or even a 50-50 fondant/gumpaste mix.





Check out the Wilton kit http://www.countrykitchensa.com/catalog/...
Reply:Hi there, try Youtube or if you dont want to actually make them then try ebay, i bought some calla lillies cake toppers from on there, sugar icing ones, they were gorgeous and didnt cost an obscene amount of money. Your cake sounds gorgeous by the way, im having a silver and green themed wedding.


Good luck
Reply:Roses: http://www.ladycakes.com/fondant_rose.ht...





Miniature Calla Lilies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTkA2DfhK...





From what I can tell, gum paste is easier to work with with regards to decorative items such as flowers and they also tend to be more realistic since you can roll it thinner. There are TONS of how-to's online regarding gum-paste flowers...
Reply:I bought mine and they looked adorable on my cupcakes. I'll list the site below. I bought fondant ones but they were hard when i got them so guests were told not to eat them. Instead several people took them home because they loved them.
Reply:Go to JoAnn or Michael's or another craft store and see if they have clsses you can take or books you can read about the flowers.
Reply:The Wilton web site www.wilton.com has a section on fondant how to make flower (with pic's) as well as other thing this is were i learned to make my flower off of and i sell cakes part time. Good Luck