I was asked to do a square shaped birthday cake, that was strawberry/vanilla flavoured with pink and purple in the design. Sometimes having the liberty to do anything I want is scary! It’s hard especially when it’s for someone you don’t very well. Sometimes though, it’s the perfect opportunity to recreate a design that you wanted to perfect or to try out a new technique or style that you’ve been excited to do…and this was one of those times.
I love the simplicity of buttercream flowers. It’s so old-school, yet it can be so fresh and young. The best part is that you can eat them without your teeth cracking! After making a bunch of sugar paste roses for an upcoming wedding cake I did NOT feel like taking a couple of hours to make a bunch of sugar flowers. Piping some buttercream flowers on the other hand was definitely a challenge I was up for. Once I started piping away, I realized I wanted some more contrast so I added a nice aqua blue in the mix. This was the design I ended up with. I was happy with the result and was happy to find out the birthday girl was also pleased with her cake.
I tried my best to make each rose look a little unique. I piped them small and large, open and closed, some “wiggly” and wavy and others more crisp….you can see it in this close up of the flowers…
Definitely a win-win situation – but then again, there are very few women who would not love a bunch of roses that are sweet enough to eat ;).
Until next time,
Cayke
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