How to Make Royal Icing Poppy Flowers
Pipe a perfect poppy for a pleasing picture of a cake. Royal icing contains powdered sugar, meringue powder and water, and will harden to a crisp over time--unlike softer, pliable fondant. Your poppy flower designs on a cake will last longer after they have dried, keeping your cake looking as good as it did when you first prepared it. Does this Spark an idea?
Things You'll Need
- 2D drop lower piping tip or standard #34 tip
- Prepared royal icing, red
- Pastry bag
- Wax paper
- Small, black or brown candy-coated chocolates (such as Reese's Pieces or M&Ms)
Instructions
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Attach the 2D piping tip to the end of the pastry bag, and fill the pastry bag with red royal icing.
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Hold the tip of the pastry bag at a 90-degree angle just touching the wax paper, with the knuckles of your right hand pointing in a 9 o'clock position (3 o'clock if left-handed).
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Gently squeeze the pastry bag and turn your hands to the 12 o'clock position (6 o'clock if left-handed) to create the petals of the poppy flower.
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Release pressure on the pastry bag and lift it straight up and away from the wax paper to prevent dripping.
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Press a chocolate candy into the center of the poppy to create the dark middle of the flower.
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Repeat making royal icing poppy flowers until you have the number required.
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Leave the flowers on the wax paper to dry and harden overnight.
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Peel the wax paper away from the hardened poppy flowers, and apply them to a cake, or store them in an airtight container indefinitely--in a cool, dry place.
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References
Resources
- Photo Credit Poppy image by agladysh from Fotolia.com
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Comments
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diannelg
Aug 03, 2010
There needs to be photos included, showing exactly how to do this. The words alone don't really give enough instruction. It doesn't mention using a flower nail, how to attach the petals to each other, or how many petals to make for each poppy.
