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Fresh Flowers on your Cake? Read this first! Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next      CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Decorating Author Message Jackie Site Admin Joined: May 11, 2004 Posts: 1129 Location: Tacoma, WA Birthday: Oct 20 Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2004 8:10 pm  Fresh Flowers on your Cake? make sure they are safe! Click here for a list of non-toxic flowers to garnish your cake. Which flowers are the safest? The answer is twofold. First, no flower is safe to eat or use on or near food products unless it has been organically grown. This means no chemical herbicides or pesticides have been used on or around the plant. Rose fertilizers that contain systemic toxins are included in this category, as are any fertilizers of the weed-and-feed variety. This also means that edible flowers that are brought home from nurseries and garden centers are not safe to eat or use on or near food products unless they have been grown organically or sustainably (without toxins). Secondly, for some people, eating pollen can trigger allergies or even asthma. To be safe, remove the pollen-bearing parts of each edible flower (the pistils and stamens). The sepals or calyx also should be removed from all flowers except the viola-violet clan (pansies, Johnny-Jump-Ups, violets and violettas). That said, quite a number of flowers common to vegetable beds and ornamental borders are both lovely to look at and tasty to boot. Post any questions or comments on using flowers on your cake here Last edited by Jackie on Tue Jul 20, 2004 4:37 pm; edited 4 times in total tika Junior Member Joined: Aug 02, 2004 Posts: 45 Location: Philly Birthday: Jul 12 Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2004 6:42 pm  Thanks for posting that. I have a wedding cake to do at the end of this month (it's my first). The picture the bride showed me has roses on the cake, but I've decided to just use royal icing flowers, because I didn't want to take any chances. JPark Newbie Joined: Aug 18, 2005 Posts: 4 Location: Louisiana, Birthday: Jun 28 Posted: Sat Aug 20, 2005 3:15 pm  I am doing a large (8 tiered) wedding cake next week. Not only will this be the largest cake I've done, but my main concern is that the bride wants fresh roses (150 in all!). I'll be taking the proper precautions to ensure food safety, but my question is how long with the roses stay fresh once they are on/around the cake? The reception room will be air conditioned, which I know will help, but since this is the first time I've used fresh flowers, I have no idea how long they will stay fresh. Help! All posts welcome or email me at JParker145@aol.com vie Frequent Member Joined: Sep 07, 2005 Posts: 224 Birthday: Sep 22 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:17 pm  Hello everyone, I just got an order for a wedding cake and she wants to use Tulips. Now I have looked all over and it doesn't say if they are edible or poison. So now I am not sure what to tell the customer. Does anyone have the answer? Sylvie Lisa Forum SuperStar! Joined: Aug 21, 2004 Posts: 5277 Location: Quiet Corner, CT Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:19 pm  As long as they haven't been treated with pesticides, tulips are edible. twindees Forum Addict Joined: Mar 14, 2005 Posts: 854 Location: Jacksonville Florida, Bye Bye NYC Brooklyn Forever Birthday: Jul 02 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 1:29 pm  This is very important info. Thanks vie Frequent Member Joined: Sep 07, 2005 Posts: 224 Birthday: Sep 22 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:18 pm  Thanks Lisa. I guess I will have to call the flower shop to find out. Lisa Forum SuperStar! Joined: Aug 21, 2004 Posts: 5277 Location: Quiet Corner, CT Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 2:33 pm  You're welcome cakefairy18 Forum Addict Joined: Sep 24, 2005 Posts: 920 Location: T.O. CANADA Birthday: Aug 18 Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 3:24 pm  Thanks for the info... lotsoftots Forum Addict Joined: Oct 21, 2005 Posts: 754 Posted: Fri Dec 02, 2005 6:52 am  Thank you! Personally, fresh flowers on a cake is my all time favorite look--but safety first! Good to know! LittleBigMomma Forum Addict Joined: Aug 05, 2005 Posts: 550 Location: Alabama Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 6:18 am  This is good to know! cakebybek Frequent Member Joined: Sep 08, 2005 Posts: 387 Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 7:14 am  Yes Thank You for the info!!!!!! whtrbbt420 Junior Member Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 86 Location: The Oklahomophobic State Birthday: Dec 10 Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:29 am  My wedding is in July, and I would like to have Calla Lilies on my wedding cake. They wern't on the list of edible flowers, so I have to ask. Are Calla Lilies safe to put on my cake? edencakes Forum Addict Joined: Jul 14, 2005 Posts: 614 Location: Horn Lake, MS Birthday: Jan 28 Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:45 am  Sorry, calla lilies are toxic and not safe to come in contact with anything edible. You can always make some gumpaste ones, though! whtrbbt420 Junior Member Joined: Oct 04, 2005 Posts: 86 Location: The Oklahomophobic State Birthday: Dec 10 Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 8:08 am  edencakes wrote: Sorry, calla lilies are toxic and not safe to come in contact with anything edible. You can always make some gumpaste ones, though! thank you so much! You saved me from poisoning my wedding guests Display posts from previous:   All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year  Oldest FirstNewest First     CakeCentral.com Forum Index » Cake Decorating Goto page 1, 2, 3  Next You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum Translation: