Sugar flowers

A cake is just not a cake without decorations and if you strategically use sugar flowers you will definitely have a great looking cake. But this isn’t the only option available as you can also use natural, edible flowers to decorate your cake.

Natural flowers like daisies or roses are widely used and indeed they make any cake look like it was taken from a fairy tale. Each of these two choices has its ups and downs so here is a short list with some of the advantages of using sugar flowers onto your sweet treats that will help you to decide on what option you like best:

* Customization. A sugar flower can be any color, size or shape that you want. You can have black sugar flowers, a design that combines two flowers or whatever flower you want for your cake.

* Long lasting. Compared to natural flowers, that may last up to a week if you are lucky and keep them at moderate temperature, sugar paste flowers are champions. You can keep them for years to come and you can enjoy them much longer. Natural flowers have to be dried and with this process they will lose their charm and be only a shade of the beautiful design they once wore.

* Many uses. You can use sugar flowers for cake decorating or to brighten up the look of your cupcakes. Basically, there’s no limit on this, you decide when to use them or not. They look great on your little girl’s cake, on a wedding cake or on an occasional Sunday sweet treat.

* Shopping. There are many companies that sell sugar flowers for cakes and you can choose for a design they already have or you can get them customized. The first option is the cheapest but if you want to have a one of a kind cake, this is truly worth it.

* Prices. Compared to natural flowers, which you can get for free in most cases, you have to pay for sugar flowers but the price is way more than affordable. For packs with simple flowers, containing up to 10o items, you have to pay between $15-60, depending on your choice of color and size.

* Making sugar flowers. If you have patience and like to spend some time in the kitchen, then you can try to make these flowers by yourself. There are lots of books on how to make sugar flowers, you have thousands of online tutorials and step by step guides that you just have no chance to fail on this task.

Compared to sugar flowers, natural flowers have way more less advantages but it all depends on your personal likes and dislikes. Whether if you choose to use only one flower, a bunch or a cascade of flowing flowers, make sure the design is suited to the occasion and that you are satisfied with the end result. If you don’t like how the cake looks, you shouldn’t make any compromises because I’m sure that with some effort you will find the cake of your dreams.