Is It Safe To Decorate A Cake With Eucalyptus?
Decorating By JD843 Updated 21 May 2019 , 3:08pm by -K8memphis
Hi
A friend of mine is making our wedding cake, and our florist is providing some eucalyptus for decoration of the cake. As they offered to do this (as opposed to me asking them) I decided to go for it. However, I’m now coming across lots of articles about the dangers of using inedible plants/flowers on cakes? Is it safe for us to decorate the cake with this? The florist seems to think it will be fine but I think she has this opinion from working with professional cake makers who know how to prepare the plants/flowers to go safely on the cake. Any advice much appreciated!
Personally, I would not use it. It is easy to make from gum paste, so I would just make it. That way I know it is safe.
if the leaves are ingested there’s heck to pay so...just google it
”However, the leaves of the eucalyptus plant are toxic to animals and humans, if ingested. ... Humans who swallow eucalyptus leaves may suffer from serious symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and coma upon ingestion, states North Carolina State University. ... Cats and horses also ...
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