My girlfriend Melissa's sister is diabetic and has to really watch her consumption of sweets. That's why Melissa decided it would be best not to serve cake at the 30th birthday brunch she was throwing her sister. However, no birthday is complete without some sort of candle and singing ceremony. This is where Melissa got creative: she created a cake entirely out of flowers! It's inedible, but beautiful to look at and incredibly thoughtful. Here's how she did it:
- Start by purchasing a round cake-shaped floral foam at your nearest floral or craftshop. Soak with water.
- Get a bouquet of colorful blossoming flowers. Cut them down to have a stem that is 2-3 inches long.
- Insert the blooms into the foam. Get as artistic with the design as you like.
- Insert birthday candles. Use longer candles to ensure that the flowers don't burn or get waxy.
Without the candles, the flower-shaped cake would make a great simple centerpiece to a wedding or shower. What do you think of this innovative idea?
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Wow, what a lovely thoughtful idea. I'd love to see it done with roses or lilies.
1This is a divine idea!
2I'm trying not to be disappointed, but I really was expecting a sugar free delicious looking cake.... ah well, pretty flowers!
3So pretty!
4What a thoughtful sister!
5i love getting these. i actually bought this for my fiance for his birthday since we're really not cake folks.
6my hubby sent me a birthday cake like this from 1800flowers last year, and since it came with candles and all (that cant be lit!!) i was ready to dig in haha. oh well it looked beautiful while i had it.
7That's so gorgeous! Daisies are my absolute favorite flower
8Very nice.
9sweet gesture!
this
10this is nice and all, but they have a million cake recipes, etc., for those with diabetes. i feel like this is a little bit of a fake out....a creative and yes thoughtful one, but then what about the guests? i dunno, not feelin this one
11I happen to be the diabetic birthday girl mentioned in this article. Melissa was so thoughtful to do this and surprisingly the cake looked great for 2 weeks (with the occasional watering). In response to VolleyJen's comment, there might be "a million cake recipes" out there, but I am strict with my diet and try to avoid even those. Not having a cake was an acknowledgment that my family understands what I'm going through and how hard I work at it....and don't worry, there were other smaller, less prominent goodies for the guests, so no guest was left wanting cake.
12Nice job
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