There’s a current and growing fashion for having Wedding Cakes decorated with Fresh Flowers to match a bride’s colour theme and own flower choices.   Whilst these cakes can look stunning and taste amazing, they may well harbour some pretty undesirable traits; ones that could make your Wedding Day ‘A Day to Remember’ for all the wrong reasons!

TOXINS AND ALLERGENS IN FRESH FLOWERS

Whilst edible flowers such as Pansies, Borage, Garlic Chives, Chive Flowers, Nasturtium Flowers, Mint and Rosemary Foliage are considered perfectly food safe there are many other more popular flowers which are definitely not recommended to be too near, or placed on, food products.  These may contain toxins or allergens which could cause an unpleasant reaction in some guests if consumed in even moderate quantities. There’s also the likelihood that even edible flowers will transfer undesirable flavours to your Wedding Cake, which is especially the case with fresh herbs and foliage.

It is essential fresh flower stems are secured inside cel or posy picks of the correct size to avoid sap coming into contact with the cake. Sap may not only mark the cake but be potentially harmful if ingested, especially by vulnerable guests or young children.

Pollen from flowers, especially lillies, (which are considered toxic)  can also transfer to a cake surface spoiling the pristine finished look.  Not all cake decorators, or brides thinking of decorating their own cakes, are aware of these issues until it’s too late.

PESTICIDES AND CHEMICALS

Most commercially grown flowers are treated with pesticides and chemicals in order to keep them entirely pest free. The laws relating to pesticides used on flowers and foliage for display purposes differ significantly from those designed to keep edible food pest free. The rules are much more relaxed as fresh flowers and foliage are not generally grown to be consumed, unless by specialist nurseries or those growing them to dry as decorations.

Flowers from florists or supermarkets will probably not have been handled with food safety in mind, potentially introducing bacteria or other contaminants.

UNWELCOME WEDDING GUESTS

Fresh flowers can be an absolute magnet to small bugs and beasties, especially spiders, woodlice and earwigs.  Having something scury across the wedding cake surface at the point of the cake cutting can be very off-putting!

Fresh flowers can also attract insects and bugs onto the cake being displayed for your guests to admire. Using Sugar Flowers means there will be no danger of the flowers wilting and dying if the Wedding Cake is placed in a warm or sunny area at the reception.

Fresh Flowers really need to be added to the cake shortly before the event to minimize wilting, which can complicate logistics for your florist as well at your cake decorator. Worse still if you are decorating the cake yourself and feel short of time.

You may also incur additional costs from your florist for preparing the flowers for cake decoration and most florist are not entirely happy adding flowers to a ready assembled cake at the last minute.  A collapsed cake is one of the last thing you’ll want on your Wedding Day!

SUGAR FLOWERS FOR WEDDING CAKES

So there are some very good reasons why Rainbow Sugarcraft recommend brides choose sugar flowers over fresh flowers for their Wedding Cake. The cake can then one less thing to worry about on your special day.

We specialise is making stunning Sugar Flowers to decorate Wedding and Celebration Cakes. Handcrafted flowers include Sugar Roses, Peonies, Sweet Peas (in an array of gorgeous rainbow colours,) Ranunculus and Baby’s Breathe. These gorgeous flowers can be made in a wide range of fabulous colour schemes to match any bride’s wedding theme to absolute perfection. Handcrafted Sugar Leaves and Foliage also add an element of realism to cake decorations and acts as a naturalistic backing to any floral arrangement. The sugar flowers can be placed on the cake well in advance of the Wedding so you can be sure you are perfectly happy with the finished result.

Sugar flowers are completely food safe and are widely recommended for Wedding and Celebration Cakes. They can also be made in a huge range of different styles, sizes and colour to match any bride’s theme. Seasonal flowers may not be available on your wedding date, limiting your options. Sugar flowers are always ‘in season’ and if they are kept in a relatively dry environment, they can last a lifetime.

What better decoration could you have for your Anniversary Cake, or even a Baby’s Shower or Christening Cake, than the same beautiful flowers you enjoyed on your wedding day.

Contact us for a free, no obligation quote on decorating your wedding cake or make your own personal selection of gorgeous flowers and foliage from the huge range of sugar decorations available from our on-line shop.

Handcrafted Sugar Roses

Sugar Cherry Blossoms