Can you use roses to decorate a cake?

In short the answer is yes, it is safe to use fresh flowers on your wedding cake, so long as you follow these simple guidelines: Fresh flowers should be used strictly for decoration purposes. Most commercially grown flowers are treated with pesticides or fertilisers and so are not fit for consumption.

How far in advance can you make sugar paste flowers?

generally we recommend up to 6 weeks, or before the best before date. This is to ensure the integrity of the modelling paste remains in the best possible condition for consumption.

Can I put sugar flowers on buttercream?

Sugarpaste icing will adhere to buttercream and if the flowers are still soft they could be further supported with either spaghetti or cocktail sticks. I get mine from Sous Chef but there are other suppliers. It’s great stuff, however it really does depend on how big the flowers are.

How do you arrange roses on a cake?

Insert your Flowers using Toothpicks To use a toothpick, simply cut the stem off of your flower right at the base of the bloom and insert a toothpick where the stem was. Carefully stick the toothpick into the cake so that the base of the flower is not touching it. The flower is securely in place on the cake!

How long do roses last on a cake?

Fresh flowers look beautiful on a cake for eight hours in a fridge, and remain fresh for a few hours outside of the refrigerator. Flowers will last longest if bakers have kept them in water until the last minute, and the cake is kept in the fridge at the same time.

Does sugar paste need to be refrigerated?

The paste may harden up in the fridge but the minute you bring it out to room temperature, condensation will form on it making it very soft, guey and unworkable. Sugarpaste is hygroscopic, it is already attracting the humidity in the atmosphere and will absorb even more in the fridge.