If you are like me and obsessed with succulents then this blog post is for you! I have been dying to play around with some piped buttercream techniques to make them. I did some in depth research, by first visiting my local craft store to take some pictures of the fake ones to see the shape and the coloring. I then read up on some techniques online to make them and checked out what other people have been doing and the possibilities are just endless!
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| Succulent Garden Cake |
What's your favorite succulent? There are just so many fun ones to choose from. And of course I don't know all the "technical" names for them. On the cake I like the spiky one that looks like a zinnia (the minty green one on the right). I also liked making the ones that stick straight up and are also spiky.
Another fun thing I got to try on this cake is playing around with gold leaf. It is SUPER delicate and has a static cling reaction when you peel it off. I got it all over me the first time. Luckily that is why I bought extra haha. I think what I love most about having it on the side of the cake is that it almost looks like the succulents are growing on top of a rock. My husband was the one who actually pointed that out to me. And I think he is right especially since it is a "Semi-naked" cake. It does look very earthy.
The technique to make them are relatively easy. I used the petal tip, leaf tip and star tip to make most of them. The lime green spiky ones I used a #5 round tip to make them stand up straight.
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| Succulent Cake |
I was debating about making themed for Mother's Day and still thinking they would be a fun option. However, I just got my hands on some Russian piping tips which I am super excited to try out. (I am hopefully going to get to that this weekend.) And if all goes well then I will have a tough decision to make.
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| Succulent Cupcakes |
Another fun little baking project I got to do was succulents on cupcakes! How cute are these?! And yes I may have added a couple cute little cactus themed ones in there too because I like them.
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| Succulent Buttercream Cupcakes |
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| Various Succulent flower cupcakes |
See the little minty guy above. He's my fave
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