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[lifeflowson]

What do I use to attach roses made out of modeling chocolate to Marshmallow Fondant? Buttercream?

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[mangiati_vivi]

You could use buttercream, but royal icing will work a LOT better. Much stronger, and it dries hard, so it won't be affected by changes in temperature or humidity.

[mangiati_vivi]

Or, stick a short length of floral wire through the center of the rose, and use it to anchor the rose to the cake through the fondant.

[_aranel_]

If you do that, you need to either dip the wire in chocolate or stick the wire into a straw that's in the cake. The wire isn't considered food safe so it shouldn't come into direct contact with the cake.

[mangiati_vivi]

Excellent point. I mis-spoke when I called it floral wire. The type of wire we used in class escapes me at the moment, but I just thought I'd mention it as another method of attaching items to cake. Thanks for catching that.

[mangiati_vivi]

Not to step on your toes, but I'm also in culinary school and was taught that the usual method of attaching decorations or garnishes to fondanted cakes was royal icing, wires, or buttercream. "Anything sticky & sweet" can include a lot of things, many of which would have gotten me very odd looks by my chef instructor. :)