DECORATING A TIERED CAKE WITH FLOWERS INBETWEEN THE TIERS

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Permalink Reply by Mandy Nel on October 23, 2012 at 9:13am

Thanks Lisa - I am going to have to do some research at no cost because I have spent so much on online tutorials through craftsy as well as on literature, and my coffers are very bare at this time.  The rand has devaluated so much that anything one has to buy online is just too too dear, but I do greatly appreciate you pointing me in this direction.  Thanks so much :-)

Permalink Reply by art deco cakes by galidink on October 23, 2012 at 9:13am

yes you can also wire them , and put them into the blocks of foam , but they wont stay if your sending them home with some one after the wedding ! i had to put my daughters in the tubes so they could take them home !

 

Permalink Reply by Lisa Seidling on October 23, 2012 at 9:30am

I hear you on no cost options.  That was why I mentioned the library - I would definitely check to see if your library carries the book.  There were a couple of older cake decorating books at my library that explained how to do it also.  I think one of the other books was one by DeDe Wilson.

Mandy Nel said:

Thanks Lisa - I am going to have to do some research at no cost because I have spent so much on online tutorials through craftsy as well as on literature, and my coffers are very bare at this time.  The rand has devaluated so much that anything one has to buy online is just too too dear, but I do greatly appreciate you pointing me in this direction.  Thanks so much :-)

Permalink Reply by Mandy Nel on October 23, 2012 at 9:39am

Thanks - will give that a go as well :-)  I have a few older books at home and might just have it right under my nose - will let you know :-)

Lisa Seidling said:

I hear you on no cost options.  That was why I mentioned the library - I would definitely check to see if your library carries the book.  There were a couple of older cake decorating books at my library that explained how to do it also.  I think one of the other books was one by DeDe Wilson.

Mandy Nel said:

Thanks Lisa - I am going to have to do some research at no cost because I have spent so much on online tutorials through craftsy as well as on literature, and my coffers are very bare at this time.  The rand has devaluated so much that anything one has to buy online is just too too dear, but I do greatly appreciate you pointing me in this direction.  Thanks so much :-)

Permalink Reply by Sandi Newsome on October 23, 2012 at 11:35am

I've never done one but both my daughters had similar cakes at their weddings.  In both cases, different bakers, the cake was done by the baker and the florist who did the floral arrangements for the tables and the wedding party did the flowers on the cake so it all  matched.

Permalink Reply by Mandy Nel on October 24, 2012 at 1:50am

thanku x

Sandra Newsome said:

I've never done one but both my daughters had similar cakes at their weddings.  In both cases, different bakers, the cake was done by the baker and the florist who did the floral arrangements for the tables and the wedding party did the flowers on the cake so it all  matched.

Permalink Reply by Les Brown on October 25, 2012 at 10:39am

Hi mandy I rarely use real flowers as I prefer to make them but I have used the method suggested in a book of mine which works for both real artificial and gumpaste flowers.

Use a small polystyrene dummy roughly 1-2 inches smaller than the tier above, use 4 dowels equally spaced around the dummy pushed all the way through the cake underneath and cut level with the top of the dummy and then insert your flowers into the dummy, If your using real flowers then I think you will have to give them a really good drinl overnight and set the cake up on the day of the wedding cutting the stems to the length you need allowing for them to push into the dummy. If you check my profile and look for the red and ivory wedding cake thats how i did it between the bottom 2 tiers. hope it helps

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