Flowers You Can Use On Cakes

Here are some helpful tips for decorating cakes with edible flowers.

Flowers you can use on cakes.

Edible flowers that can be served and eaten with the cake include day lilies roses lavender and hibiscus but you can use inedible flowers and remove them just before serving. Beyond the flowers being edible they should be grown in the proper way. Some of these flowers can cause an upset stomach but some are deadly poisonous. If you re planning to put fresh flowers on a cake and they re going to make contact with frosting that s going to be consumed those flowers also need to be organically grown and not treated with any pesticides says susan.

That doesn t mean you can t use all these flowers on your cake but you should take extra precaution to make sure they are sealed safe and clean before placing on the cake. Remove the flowers when serving the cake and be sure and tell your guests that the flowers are edible in case they get a petal or two with their slice. But there are some limitations. Keep the cake as cool as possible after arranging the flowers.

If you put it in the refrigerator be sure to cover it so the cake doesn t dry out. You have a few options when it comes to purchasing. Here is a list of poisonous flowers some might surprise you. 1 cut the stems to about 2 to 3 long and remove any large stamens and pollen.