How to make an easy fondant flowers

You don't need to be a professional cake decorator or have special tools to make your cake not only taste yummy but also to look sexy 😉

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First l would like to give you some tips on working with fondant. If fondant is too hard place it for 10-20 sec (depends on size) in microwave. If it's dry kneed it well with your hands till it'ssoft.

If fondant is too soft and sticky dust your hands and your work surface with cornstarch. When you're working with fondant try to speed up as it dries fast.

While working cover the remaining fondant with nylon to prevent drying.

This is what you'll need

This is what you'll need

Dust your work surface and your hands with a little cornstarch and roll the fondant

Dust your work surface and your hands with a little cornstarch and roll the fondant

Take any flower cutter. I got mine in baking store. Small flowers look better.

Take any flower cutter. I got mine in baking store. Small flowers look better.

Use skewer to form the petals. Use your imagination.

Use skewer to form the petals. Use your imagination.

This flower is too small for skewer so I used toothpick.

This flower is too small for skewer so I used toothpick.

Back of a skewer

Back of a skewer

Back of a skewer

Back of a skewer

When I said "use your imagination" this is what I meant: same flower cutter, same tools but totally different look

When I said "use your imagination" this is what I meant: same flower cutter, same tools but totally different look

I let my flowers dry a bit in clean egg container to create the shape

I let my flowers dry a bit in clean egg container to create the shape

For more advance look pair two different color flowers (large on the bottom and small on top. Glue together with water (brush it carefully do not over moist them)

For more advance look pair two different color flowers (large on the bottom and small on top. Glue together with water (brush it carefully do not over moist them)

There...

There...

Place some icing as stamen and glue your flowers with water onto your cake. Easy right?

Place some icing as stamen and glue your flowers with water onto your cake. Easy right?

Some examples where I used the flowers

Some examples where I used the flowers

Happy decorating 😀

  • Colored fondant
  • Colored icing
  • Wooden skewer
  • Toothpick
  • Water and brush (to use as a glue)
  • Cornstarch (to use if the fondant is sticky)