What different types of flower decorations adorn wedding cakes?
Brides now have no shortage of options when it comes to designing and decorating their cakes. Whether real, silk, gumpaste, fondant, or icing arranged flowers add the perfect touch to any wedding cake. The latest flower trends for wedding cakes include gumpaste (also known as flower paste) and fondant (also known as sugar paste) flowers. These elegant and delicate displays of art are made by hand. They are often times colored to either portray the appearance of real flowers or to match your wedding. In addition, these flowers can be lightly dusted with powered colors to deliver a softer than life touch. What is fondant? Fondant is a sweet creamy sugar paste that is used in candies and icing and is often rolled out and draped over cakes. Its sleek satiny elegance provides a too-good-to-be-true icing look with smooth edges. Its taste has a marshmallowy/chewy kind of feel in the mouth and is totally different from traditional buttercream icing. Its texture is similar to play-dough however
