Hello,

It seems I've had a 'miscommunication' with a client (read: they said the florist would be providing AND arranging the flowers on the cake, then just sent me a sketch, 5 days before the wedding, with a note saying the flowers will be ready for me to pick up in 3 days...)

I have NO IDEA how to go about arranging fresh flowers between the tiers of a cake...I understand the flowers must either be non-toxic, or must not come in contact with anything edible.

That being said---do I put them IN something? If so, what? At this point I dont know how many flowers I'm getting--all I know (from the note) is that they will be roses (of course, when we last met to discuss the cake I was told calla lillies...)

THANK YOU!!!!!!

THey have flower spikes designed for cakes that you could use. I used flower spikes for my red rose cake. If they are roses, daisies, or orchids, it won't hurt it too much to touch the icing, but I would put some sort of wax paper down first that can be hidden by the flowers, but protects the icing. (that goes for everything). I know that for my pink and cream rose cake, I created a ball of fondant, placed it on top of the cake on a sheet of wax paper , and then stuck the stems of the roses right into the fondant. It lasted the night without wilting too bad. (you can see it in my pictures) I don't know what else to tell you, other than you better call your bride and make sure you know EXACTLY what she wants. Tell her you misunderstood, and thought she wanted Calla LIlies, and now its roses. Tell her the two of you need to talk about it.
That's my best!
Good luck,
Ellen

You can also use a piece of florist oasis to hold the flowers. You will need to put something on top of the frosting to hold the oasis. It should be use moistened to extend the freshness of the flowers, but it can be used dry. However, it does produce a bit of green dust, so protect the exposed cake by being careful about removing any stems from your arrangements.