Tip for making Drop Flowers

Drop flowers are so simple, yet so cute and fun! You can jazz up just about any cake with adding some drop flowers to it!

                                  Here are what the drop flowers look like once completed:

You can either make the flowers right onto the cake or you can make them ahead of time on wax paper and either let them air dry (typicaly overnight) or put them in the freezer and then place them where you want to on your cake. If you need to get the cake done asap then putting them directly on the cake is your best option. If you have some time and aren't sure where you want to put the flowers yet, then making them ahead of time will work for you- just make sure to make some extra in case you mess some up transporting them from the wax paper to the cake.

To make a drop flower you need to use tip 2D. The main thing you need to do is to start with the tip slightly touching the surface you are going to be putting the flower on. Then you squeeze some icing out using more pressure to create a larger flower and less pressure to create a smaller flower- then stop squeezing and pull directly up. You then have your base to your drop flower.

To complete the drop flower you will use tip #3 (round hole) and make a dot in the middle of the flower. To make the dot you want to put your tip in the center of the flower and squeeze with some pressure until the dot gets to the size you want it, stop squeezing and pull your tip at a slight angle to eliminate and point you would get on the center of your dot. You then have a completed drop flower!
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You can make drop flowers with buttercream frosting or with royal icing. If you are using royal icing then you will have to make the flowers on wax paper before hand and allow them to dry before you put them on your cake. If you are using buttercream frosting you can put them directly on the cake, which I personally think is easier!

Hope you enjoy!