Frosting Flowers

 

There are many different kinds of frosting flowers that you can make from frosting. Most of the real flowers we see everyday you can design into frosting flowers.

The type of frosting used mostly by people to make frosting flowers is called Royal Icing .This type of frosting will dry very hard and is edible When using this type of frosting to make frosting flowers you are able to make the frosting flowers a head of time and store in dust proof containers until you are ready to decorate that special  cake.                       

Frosting flowers tips come in many shapes and styles. My first frosting flowers and my favorite to make were roses. When I started to make my first roses I never though that it was so easy to do but with practice it got easier.I was left hand and my teacher was right handed and we found it very hard for me to catch on so I learned to make my frosting flowers with my right hand. So with patience and practice I know you will learn to make frosting flowers.

You will see once you start to in vest in frosting flowers tips that there is a huge assortment of shapes and sizes.

Frosting flowers that are easy to start with are called drop flowers. One squeeze blossoms can create a frosting flower in minutes. With one frosting flowers standard tip you will make drop flowers by the dozens.

Some other frosting flowers that you can create with frosting are apple blossoms, daffodils, daisies, wild roses, poinsettias and the lists goes on.

Frosting flowers can also be made with butter cream frosting. You just pipe frosting flowers right on your decorated cake no need to make a head of time.

This is the Royal Icing recipe that I use. 3 level Tbsp. Wilton Meringue Powder Mix, 4 cups sifted confectioners sugar (approx.1 lb.) 6 Tbsp. Water.

Beat all ingredients a low speed for 7 to 10 minutes (10 to 12 minutes at high speed for portable mixer) until icing forms peaks. Royal Icing decorations should be air dried. Royal Icing dries quickly so keep bowl cover with a damp cloth at all times. Store left over Royal Icing in a tight container. When making Royal Icing uses a glass bowl that is grease free.

 

Making frosting flowers a head of time helps the planning and creation of your special cakes that much easier.