To decorate the cake with fresh flowers, you do not need any special skills or specific culinary tools. It is enough to know the basics of decorating the cake with fresh flowers .... and have the desire to create something unique with your own hands. Experiment and enjoy your loved ones!
Flowers have long been a popular decoration for lavish, festive cakes, but not everyone has the opportunity and time to make handmade, home-made sugary flowers. If you prefer the authenticity of true floral accents or you need a simple and elegant decorating solution, try decorating your cake with fresh flowers. Flowers are an eternal symbol of beauty and are safe to get involved in the cake as long as they are carefully selected.
When You choosing flowers, be careful - avoid plants containing pesticides. The best choices are the flowers, that you have grown yourself or the ones that you have ordered in advance from the florist (it is important, that you previously indicated that the plants are needed to decorate food).
Use edible flowers. Some types of flowering plants can be safely eaten. These flowers offer unique flavour qualities and make it easy to add colourful cakes because they do not need to be removed before serving.
Wash the flowers well. Before you begin to decorate, clear the flower from the leaves and wash under a not too strong stream of water to prevent them from being deformed. Even if the flowers you buy are organically grown, they should be rinsed to remove traces of finger, bacteria or insects.
To be quite calm, pack the stems to protect the cake. You can use household foil or special plastic containers.
Follow the rule - you must decorate the cake for a maximum of 2 hours before serving on the table. If you do it earlier, the flowers may fade and wither.
It's a good idea to buy the flowers in advance and keep them in a clean vase in a cool place.
Once the cake is decorated, put it in the fridge. This will help the flowers stay fresh.
We encourage you to be creative in choosing shades. A good solution is to choose a contrasting surface of the cake. If the cake is a chocolate with a predominantly dark finish, the colours in light shades will be an excellent choice. Of course, you should also be guided by the leading colour of the celebration.
There are many ways to place the flowers on the surface of the cake. For example, a cascade - starting from the top layer of the cake, gradually descending to the bottom. The colored line can be straight, smooth or bend around the cake in a spiral. The top of the cake, adorned with buds, looks no less spectacular, but if you put the floral motifs on each of the different cake levels, they will stand as a natural divider between the different layers of the cake.
We hope we've been useful to you!
