Have your roses, and eat them, too!

Valentine’s Day is fast approaching, so I decided I would give myself roses. (The best kind … edible.) So I made these rose covered cupcakes. I initially wanted to make realistic looking fondant roses, but I didn’t have the time to figure out this art, so I made this version. Okay… maybe I’ll just call them flowers.

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Anyway, If you’ve worked with fondant before, these are pretty easy and great for a beginner like me. I colored the fondant, rolled it flat and then cut some uneven strips. Then, I just started at one end and rolled them up. This was even easy enough for my six-year-old niece to pull off. Take a look:

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I used:
Wilton Rolled Fondant ^[4]
Wilton Icing Colors ^[5] I used red and a little purple to make them a deeper color. These products can be found at most craft stores.

Here’s an even prettier ribbon rose method ^[6] by CakeJournal.