{"id":3768,"date":"2013-04-14T19:06:58","date_gmt":"2013-04-14T19:06:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=3768"},"modified":"2013-03-23T03:08:36","modified_gmt":"2013-03-23T03:08:36","slug":"royal-icing-daffodil-flowers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3768","title":{"rendered":"Royal Icing Daffodil Flowers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Daffodils made from piped royal icing are a great decoration for your cakes and cupcakes. Royal icing flowers are typically used for decorating traditional wedding cakes.<\/p>\n<p>Nothing says springtime like a daffodil! We&#8217;re finally out of the ugliness of winter, and shortly, the tiny green buds will be poking through the ground!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SxjSNHCykJc\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Side story . . . my aunt died of cancer a number of years ago now, and my uncle, to honour her memory, got a tattoo of a yellow daffodil, with the letters &#8220;<em>HB<\/em>&#8221; underneath it . .\u00a0 or above it?\u00a0 I can&#8217;t quite remember. The daffodil is to remember her courageous fight with cancer and the letters stand for <em>Honey Bunny<\/em>, their term of endearment for each other.\u00a0 My auntie was an incredible women, brought three amazing kids into this world, and made my uncle a very happy man.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t help but think of her whenever I see a daffodil, or a crocus.\u00a0 Her ashes are laid at a place called Crocus Hill on her parent&#8217;s farm in Alberta.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>You will need:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Flower nail,<\/p>\n<p>Wilton #1 tip,<\/p>\n<p>Wilton #2 tip,<\/p>\n<p>Crescent moon petal tip, or a regular petal tip Wilton #104.<\/p>\n<p>Parchment squares (approximately 2&#8243;x 2&#8243;)<\/p>\n<p>Prepared Yellow Royal Icing (recipe <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/RnxHBne-uVo\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Procedure:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first thing you need to do is to adhere the parchment square to the flower nail.\u00a0 This prevents the paper from moving when you&#8217;re piping on it.\u00a0 To do this, simply put a small dollop of Royal Icing (RI) on the nail and stick the paper to it. You&#8217;re now ready to pipe the flower!<\/p>\n<p>Using the petal tip, you are going to use the same technique you would in making a small flower such as an apple blossom.\u00a0 Start in the middle of the nail, with the wide part of the tip down, and pipe a straight line up, and then turn the nail slightly, and pull the tip back to the start.\u00a0 Repeat this 5-6 times to create the base of the daffodil.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Next switching to tip #2, in the centre of the flower, pipe a coil like shape upwards, around and around.<\/p>\n<p>Next switch to tip #1, and pipe a squiggle back and forth over the coil.<\/p>\n<p>Set aside to dry at room temperature for about 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>**This can be a tricky technique to explain here with words, so if you&#8217;re confused, have a look at the video, and hopefully that will help!<\/p>\n<p>Happy Decorating! <\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3768\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3768\" data-text=\"Royal Icing Daffodil Flowers\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=3768\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D3768&amp;linkname=Royal%20Icing%20Daffodil%20Flowers\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daffodils made from piped royal icing are a great decoration for your cakes and cupcakes. 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