Cake decorating tips

Violetta_2

Kirsties Homemade homes has just shown Kirstie Allsopp decorating cakes with lovely wee roses, just thought it might be an idea for any of you decorating your cake to get some tips, the roses looked simple. Anyway if you get 4+1 its about to come on, the cakes are probably about halfway in. May also be available on 4 on demand.

DitaBombita

Thanks - Ive just been to Tesco and bought a box of twelve cupcales for 99p. Mixed ones - plain and choc it looks like. Im going to try differing icing methods over the weekend for my cupcake wedding cake - saw some on the Martha Stewart site with blue butter icing that I might have a bash at. Violette - did she make her own roses? I want some little red ones but think I might have to fork out £25 for the sugar ones I want on ebay.

Violetta_2

She actually made little red roses, do hope you can catch it as it looked quite easy. Bless her she was so pleased with herself. She didn't actually do much more but hopefully it will help.
ETA it is available on demand heres the link

DitaBombita

Thanks - will have a look - my Chief Bridesmaid just text me to say she saw it, and that they looked easy and she did some nice table decs with a plant in a tumbler with `stuff` wrapped round it. Apparently looks better than that sounds!

shellnapier

haha cake deocarting making roses - looks so easy - but its not, a year in i still am not half good... flower nail ones piped r harder, than fondent ones!

*Louise*

I thought they looked really easy - even easier than using the 5-petal cutters that I bought to make roses

DitaBombita - give it a go yourself before forking out £25, will cost you the price of some regalice (£2.50) and some food colouring. You never know what you can achieve unless you give it a go.

Herbiecat

I've just watched it, its 30 mins in.

They all look gorgeous but I know if if gave it a go they would end up looking like one of Morphs reletivesl. I am the least arty person in the world - I cant sing, dance, draw. make things etc etc.

Luckily my OH thinks im good with my hands lol!!!

Violetta_2

Just bumping this as I noticed the programme is about to start on More4