I've been asked to do a wedding cake that features Anthurium on it as the flower. I've found the cutters and a veiner online, but the company has told me they don't send instructions with flower cutters and offered me the option of purchasing their book which has the instructions for several flowers in it. I really don't want to purchase the book for one flower and was wondering if anyone has made this flower before and can offer some instructions or tips as to how to assemble it once it is cut and complete. Also, any ideas on how to get the texture on the stamen (Pistil?) in the center of it to look right?? Thanks in advance for any help with this and I'll be sure and post a picture of the final cake if it doesn't kill me first.....lol.

Here are some directions for this flower:

For a large flower:

Spadix:

Roll a large ball of dough into a long tube. Leave one end wide. Take some tulle and wrap around to get the texture, or lightly roll it against the small side of a grater. Insert a hooked 20g wire into the end. Curve to dry.

Bracts:

Roll out your dough thick..cut with the cutter and vein. Thin edges with ball tool, turn over and enhance point with needle tool, from the tip to the center. Put your glue near the top indentation and insert spadix and put into large trumpet former. Lift the spadix with a cotton ball and curve the point downward.

Hope this helps.

IMMENSELY...thanks so much for the fast response. Could I use a large flower former (wilton) to get the correct curve or do I need the trumpet former to get the shape right?

I'm not familiar with the Wilton former....your goal is to get the flower to gently curve, if the Wilton one will do that, by all means use it.

Good luck!!