Already, this year has seen so many bold and brilliant new wedding cake trends. Firstly, we had 105 Unique and Inspiring Wedding Cakes For 2015, then we had the super creative Chalkboard Wedding Cakes and now we have the latest cake trend: Flowerfetti Cakes. Flowerfetti Cakes are cakes decorated with edible flower petals either scattered like confetti or with full blooms strategically placed. A colourful, textural, flavourful not to mention pretty and simple way to decorate your wedding cake. To make sure it's safe and delicous as well as pretty, we've put together a guide to Flowerfetti Cakes - ideas for decorating, which flowers to use and some helpful tips and hints so creating your very own flowerfetti masterpiece will be a breeze.
A Guide to Creating your Own Flowerfetti cake
For a beautiful flowerfetti cake, it is important to point out that you can't use just any flowers to decorate your cake. Not all flowers are edible and many florals can be quite harmful if eaten. It is also worth noting that most flowers are treated with pesticides and even flowers from a florist will have been treated to maximise the shelf life, so it's best to buy your flowers from a reputable organic source or grow your own. If using petals from your own garden ensure that the species and variety are definitely edible; that they have not been sprayed with chemicals and that they are away from where pets have been. Alternatively, you can try your local farmers market, garden centre, Fallon and Byrne Food Hall or ask your caterer or baker if they can supply them.
Here is a list of our favourite edible petals...
- Rose
- Dianthus
- Marigold
- Impatiens
- Bachelor Buttons
- Orange Blossom
- Pansy
- Viola
- Begonia
- Daisy
- Lilac
- Hibiscus
- Nasturtium
- Mallow
- Sweet Violet
Top Tips for a Flowerfetti Cake
- Edible petals are best picked fresh so get them from the garden the day you are using them
- Different petals have different tastes so best test your choices to check they work well with the cake flavour
- Consider the type of cake you will have as and what sort of icing you are having. Some edible flowers have very soft petals which can absorb the fat from butter icing or cream if they are left on the cake for too long.
- If you are having an iced cake, it's best to place the petals on it as close to cake cutting time as possible.
- Remove all pistils and stamens from flowers before eating
- Bear in mind some people may have allergies to certain flowers
- Even if you are not planning on eating the flowers on your cake it is still so important to use edible petals
- Never push stalks into your cake to decorate it, if using full flowers use flower picks (available from cake decor shops)
- You can also use dried edible petals to decorate your cake, there's a good selection at The Edible Flowershop.
Flowerfetti Cakes image credits:
Amy Merrick & Max Wanger via Design Love Fest | Bees Bakery | Dolly Jessy | Curiosita Ellya | Bees Bakery | Cakewalk Bake Shop, Apryl Ann Photography via 100 Layer Cake | Bees Bakery, Kat Hill Photography coming soon to One Fab Day | Coco Cake Land | Brides Magazine | Better Baking Bible | Bees Bakery
