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Candy Flower Cake

March 3, 2015 by Erin Gardner

Our contributor, Erin Gardner of Erin Bakes, is back with a new tutorial today!  Join along as she shares a new cake project with a step-by-step tutorial.

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.comSpring is coming!  Or at least that’s what I keep telling myself as I stare out of my window at mounds of snow.  Until the real blossoms start popping, I’ll settle for the next best thing – bright, bold, and tasty candy flowers.  Today we’re decorating a cake with chewy candy flowers made from Airheads and Laffy Taffy!

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com

Airheads and Laffy Taffy are remarkably easy to work with and hold their shape really well.  They’re also super affordable at about .25-.50 per piece.  I got approximately 13 petals from each piece of candy and needed about 4 pieces of each color to finish the cake (6-inch base and small 4-inch top tier).

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com

I used my candy flowers to decorate a fondant finished cake, but they’d work just as well on a buttercream iced cake or as cupcake toppers.

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com

CANDY FLOWER CAKE
a tutorial by Erin Gardner

Supplies:

Cherry and Orange Airheads
Banana Laffy Taffy
Yellow and Green Licorice Ropes
Small Knife
Rose Petal Cutter Set (small round cutters would work too)
Parchment Paper
Rolling Pin

Unwrap one of your pieces of candy and microwave it on a piece of parchment paper for 5-7 seconds.

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com

Roll the candy, while it’s still warm and pliable, between two pieces of parchment paper to about an 1/8-inch thick.

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com

Cut out 5 petals for each flower.  Don’t toss your scraps!  They can be squished together, microwaved again, and re-rolled.

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com
Arrange the petals into a flower shape, overlapping the petals in the same direction as you go.  Use a little bit of water if you have trouble getting the petals to stick to each other.

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com
Cut three 1/2-inch long pieces of yellow licorice rope.  Pinch the three pieces together at one end.  Tuck the pinched end into the center of your flower.

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com

Repeat this process to create additional flowers.

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com
Cut a piece of green licorice rope to use as the flower’s stem.

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com
Attach your flowers onto the sides of a fondant covered cake using a little bit of water, piping gel, or frosting.

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com

How to make a Candy Flower Cake using Airheads and Laffy Taffy | by Erin Gardner on TheCakeBlog.com

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Tutorial : Erin Gardner of Erin Bakes
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March 3, 2015 by Erin Gardner

Erin Gardner , CONTRIBUTOR

Erin Gardner is a pastry chef and cake designer. Her main focus is ErinBakes.com where she shares fun and accessible recipes and techniques. Read more about Erin on her bio page.

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Comments

  1. Cathy Morris says

    March 3, 2015 at 12:20 pm

    You are genius! So cute and tastes good!!!

  2. Donna says

    March 3, 2015 at 1:33 pm

    This cake is so bright, happy and adorable! You are so clever! Thank You!

  3. Laura Borsch says

    March 3, 2015 at 3:49 pm

    Too cute, but I don’t care for fondant. Will they adhere to a
    Buttercream frosted cake? I
    Think this is such a clever idea.
    Thanks.

  4. Joyce Lawrence says

    March 4, 2015 at 5:33 am

    Your cakes are so beautiful. I would love to learn more,how do I learn online?

  5. Laurie Campbell says

    May 15, 2017 at 6:00 am

    How far ahead can you make the flowers before putting on cake?

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