AI make the majority of my flowers on dry sticks of spaghetti. Get thick spaghetti. Works great, because when you dampen the spaghetti and stick it into the flower center, starch on the noodle comes out and you really get an excellent hold. I do this especially with cakes that I know will be served to children as well as adults. Kids go straight for the pretty flowers, and I'd hate for one to get stabbed in the mouth with wire or toothpicks.
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I make the majority of my flowers on dry sticks of spaghetti. Get thick spaghetti. Works great, because when you dampen the spaghetti and stick it into the flower center, starch on the noodle comes out and you really get an excellent hold. I do this especially with cakes that I know will be served to children as well as adults. Kids go straight for the pretty flowers, and I'd hate for one to get stabbed in the mouth with wire or toothpicks.
Great idea, sarahgale!
Liz
I have even painted the spaghetti with food coloring and let dry. Then add fondant leaves. Walla- stems!
AYes, spaghetti breaks, but it's stronger than the delicate petals and leaves! I've never had the spaghetti stick break, but i have had many petal breaks. I like being able to easily break off the exact length of spaghetti I want when it comes time to insert the flowers into the cake. I made orchids on wire once, and when I clipped the stems with my wire cutters, the impact of the cutters shattered the delicate petals above.
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