How to Make Fondant Ribbon Roses & Leaves

Making your own fondant roses and leaves is a lot easier than it looks.

Some wedding cakes and other special occasion are made with a special icing called fondant. This type of icing is thick and very pliable, making it easy to form the icing in a number of shapes. Some of the most popular shapes to make with fondant icing are roses and leaves. Even adding a few flowers to your cake will make it look professional. You can purchase premade fondant icing from bakeries, specialty baking shops or even local grocery stores.

Things You'll Need

• Fondant icing
• Food coloring
• Rolling pin
• Knife

Instructions

1. Cut your fondant in half. Add a few drops of red food coloring to one half, and add a few drops of green food coloring to the other half. Knead each half to evenly distribute the food coloring. A few drops of red food coloring will turn the fondant light pink. For deeper pink or red, add several drops of red food coloring to the fondant.

2. Roll each half of fondant with your rolling pin. Ideally, you want each half to be rolled out to 1/8-inch thickness.

3. Cut the pink or red fondant into rectangular strips. The strips should be cut to have a width of 3 inches.

4. Roll each pink/red strip of fondant up lengthwise. This will form one rose for each strip. Cut the excess fondant--it will funnel down under the rose petals--off with a knife. Set aside.

5. Cut the rolled green fondant into four even squares.

6. Pull the opposite corners of one green square together. Pinch the corners together, then cut the square in half at the pinched mark. This will make two leaves.

7. Repeat Step 6 with the remaining three squares.

8. Place the fondant roses and leaves on your cake, or place them in the refrigerator to be used the following day.

References

• Make Fabulous Cakes: How to Make Fondant Ribbon Roses