How to Make Edible Palm Trees for a Cake

How to Make Edible Palm Trees for a Cake

Here’s what you’ll need:

• Green fondant or gum paste
• Lily or narrow leaf cutter
• Flower form or curved surface for the leaves to dry
• Sugar glue
• Small paint brush
• Covered wires (I use 22 gauge, 6″ long wires)
• Coffee Straws
• Pirouettes

Step 1:  Roll out your green fondant and cut out at least six leaves.   I used this Lily Cutter from the Wilton Gum Paste flowers set:

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Step 7:  Push the tree into a cake and you’re done!

  Happy Caking!!