Cherry Blossoms

I was asked to do a cake for an International Dinner night at our church. The theme was based around China. So I did a cake with a cherry blossom tree and some Chinese writing on top.


The Chinese writing is supposed to say "Faith, Hope, Charity", but I googled the words and can only hope that it actually says that!


I also twisted the layers, making the tree climb up the edge and wrap around the cake. It creates a neat 3D illusion of the tree.

To finish off the effect, there are little cherry blossoms scattered around the bottom of the cake as if they had fallen off the tree.

To make the fondant cherry blossoms:

Use a five petal flower cutter, whatever size you want the flowers. They will end up a little bigger then the cutter you choose. Use a sharp paring knife to cut a tiny bit between each petal. Place the cut piece of fondant on a thin piece of foam. Then use a petal shaper to round and thin out the edges. Finish it off with yellow dots in the middle for the stamens. I also added some gold luster dust for some shimmer with a dry paint brush.