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Cake Decorating: Buttercream roses and fondant flower
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Buttercream roses and fondant flower

Completed cake

Top view
Top before fondant flower added
Completed cake
crumb coating

Learn It

This project was made as part of a Craftsy course:
Modern Buttercream »

Difficulty:

Category: Cake Decorating

Type of item: Food

For: Other

Style: Whimsical, Romantic, Retro / Vintage


Materials

Devils cake with Swiss buttercream and fondant handformed whimsical flower on top

What was your inspiration?

Joshua made it look so easy and fund.

What are you most proud of?

Making and applying my own buttercream. Oh, and levelling the cake au Joshua!

What advice would you give someone starting this project?

It was nowhere near as scary as it seemed. Josh made it look so easy but he's a master! Go for it and follow the instructions.

 

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blwilley1256644 on craftsy.com
Feb 21, 2013    Flag as inappropriate
However did you get your fondant petals so thin?? Gorgeous!
rajamey11031407 on craftsy.com
Feb 21, 2013   Flag as inappropriate
there's a youtube vid that shows how to handcraft carnations by stretching the petals. I used that technique plus added a little CMC tylose to my fondant.