Food Art: How to Paint Flowers on a Cake

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July 10th, 2015July 10th, 2015

Give your summertime sweets an extra-special artistic touch—learn how to paint flowers on a cake!

Create a pretty edible paint palette with chocolate, alcohol, and powdered food coloring!

Make your own beautiful dessert that’s perfect for birthdays, DIY weddings, and dinner parties with this easy-to-follow tutorial for how to paint flowers on a cake that Katrien Van Zyl from Katrien’s Cakes shared on Craftsy.

I’m so surprised by how easy and forgiving this technique looks—I’m definitely going to give it a try on my next cake!