I was wondering if anyone has ever used plastic flower to decorate a cake. I know that Michaels sells them and they look real. I know that the dye may be a problem, but I was told to dip them in water to make sure they the dye does not bleed.. Any suggestions
I would not use plastic flowers. I have not used them, but have seen them used on a cake and it looked kinda cheesy and cheap.
Are real flowers out of the question?
Jammjenks,
yes the silk flowers, I was talking to one of the workers and she said that there are people that buy them to decorate the cakes. Sometimes because the customer does not want to pay for real flowers. Basically trying to keep the cake at a lower price. She mentioned that the silk flowers don't bleed. So I was just wondering if this is something that customers ask for.
If given my druthers, Id always go with fresh flowers or gumpaste. Having said that, I have used silk flowers. The customer gets what the customer wants, right?
Just uploaded a pic in my photos of a huge wedding cake decorated with silks the bride specifically asked for so they would match the rest of the arrangments on the tables.
WOW!!!!!!!!
These cakes are beautiful... I will consider using them in the future. The roses look so real....and the flowers don't bleed at all, right?
I've only had bleeding one time. The flowers were roses and had netting mingled in with the rose petals and the netting bled a little. I was able to arrange them so that no netting touched icing and all was well. Other than that, I've never had a problem and have never put them in water to ensure colorfastness (is that a word?).
Ok, the idea is to make sure nothing is touching the actual cake? Do you wrap the ends in plastic wrap? Or how do you apply?
Thanks
jammjenks
Your cakes are BEAUTIFUL! Makes me wonder why I spend all that time and money on gum paste!!
I would absolutely LOVE to do intricate gumpaste flowers. One day I'll break down and learn. People around me don't care either way, so I take the easier (for me) and cheaper (for them) way out for now. Lazy? Maybe. Oh well..... 
No wrapping here. The stem goes directly into the cake and the fabric part usually touches the icing.
Just so I can understand....you use silk flowers like the ones found at Michaels and you insert them directly into the cake stem and all...and you do not cover the stem with anything?? I didnt think this was safe and possible, I thought you had to wrap them or coat them with chocolate? This is cool to know, my gumpaste flowers are kinda sucky right now...havent had time to practice, so silk flowers it is 
No wrapping here. The stem goes directly into the cake and the fabric part usually touches the icing.
Just so I can understand....you use silk flowers like the ones found at Michaels and you insert them directly into the cake stem and all...and you do not cover the stem with anything?? I didnt think this was safe and possible, I thought you had to wrap them or coat them with chocolate? This is cool to know, my gumpaste flowers are kinda sucky right now...havent had time to practice, so silk flowers it is
That's how I do it. I wash the stems the best I can, then into the cake they go.
These cakes are gorgeous! I have a dilemma for a cake for this week-end with hydrangeas on it. I am going to use silk ones after reading this forum, I think the girl will love her cake. I tried making them from gumpaste but did not have the right cutter and it was too late to order it. I'll post pics when I'm done with it.
Thanks guys. I didn't mean to take over the thread with all the pictures and now several posts here, but I wanted to show that it will be fine and not look cheezy. Fake flowers have come a long way and some of them look just as real as fresh flowers. I love the look of fresh flowers, but they can be messy and some are dangerous. I love sugar flowers, but haven't learned many of them yet. Heck...when it comes to cake, I darn near like it all!
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