Today is the Feast of the Visitation! I suggest celebrating it in a meaningful way. Finish this tutorial and take a cake to somebody in need!
This easy decoration is perfect for those who like to give a cake an added touch decorative flare, but who are not good at baking the cakes themselves. And this is of course for anyone on a budget (like stay-at-home-moms :-) You can use this decoration for a wedding, birthday, showers and any Feast of Our Lady or Therese, Teresa, Rita, Rose and so on!
You will need
• grocery store bakery cake (plain white frosting);
• 2″ scallop circle punch or our flower template;
• tape;
• toothpicks
• one piece of paper (your preference of color - it can be scrapbook paper or gift wrap)
If you are using the circle punch, create flowers from your paper using your 2″ scallop circle punch and skip to the next step. If you are using our flower template, print the template on the paper and cut out the flowers. You will find two different sizes: 2.25 and 2 inches. You may add more dimension to the cake depending on the size you use.
Put a toothpick through the center of your flower and slide up to the tip of the toothpick – leaving a little piece of the toothpick showing.
Fold the underside of the flower against the toothpick causing the petals of the flower to form upward. Then cut a small piece of tape and secure the underside of the flower where the paper and toothpick meet. {make sure to cover the paper and toothpick}
Open up your flower to the point where the petals are pointed up at an angle like this.
Now for the fun part! Get your white cake and add the flowers.
This is a matter of preference. I have made a cascade from the top of the cake going down to one side.
Enjoy!
