I loooove this flower.  Any chance you've seen a tutorial floating around out there?  (Or what to google - it has to have a real name, right?)

TIA! :)

Hi, dukeswalker!  This might be of some help..  

This is my number one choice edna's you-tube rose tutorial. She is so talented and generous!!  http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6FA5C5B3F107BDB7

You could also check these other links.

 http://www.mcgreevycakes.com/2012/11/13/1606/

http://www.lovelytutorials.com/forum/showthread.php?t=544

If you click on this pin you will see the tutorial.    http://www.pinterest.com/pin/27092035232009427/

Good luck!!!

CIAO!!!

Thanks!  So really - it looks like its just a plain ol' rose, made larger by more petals and draped over the backside of a bowl?  Huh.  Seemed more difficult than that.  Any idea if I could use black Wilton(blech) fondant for this?  I've never touched the stuff but bought a random box because it was being clearanced out.  Would be great not to have to make gumpaste (black) for this cake! :)

That's just a big rose with curled petals. Take the petals and put them on a spoon, then press the edges down to curl them while the petals set up. You can use black fondant and add 1 1/2 tsp of tylose into it to make a quick gumpaste if you want it to be black.