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Hold your rose nail in your opposite hand. I'm right handed so I hold the pastry bag in my right hand and the rose
nail in my left.
Begin by swirling some frosting on the rose nail with your rose
tip. Swirl around and up, wider at the base than at the top. This is the frosting that you will build your rose petals on.
How big it is determines how big your roses will be. Don't try to go too tall.
Now, still holding your pastry bag with the tip thin side up, you
will make the center petal of your rose right on the top. Make a small hole by squeezing out frosting while spinning the nail.
When you've come around a full rotation pull the bag down your rose pedestal.
Now add three petals wrapped around that center petal. Spin your
nail as you make each petal.
Now add more petals below those but over lapping them. Aim to have
the middle of each petal you are making be where the space between the petals above it are.
This is a small rose. But you can add still more petals to make it
larger and fuller.
Now to take it off the nail, you will need your scissors. Simply
close the scissors under your rose and lift it off the nail.
Use your knife or small spatula to push the rose off of the scissors
and on to your cake (or board) pushing it from underneath and down.
Your rose is complete! Now you are ready to add leaves with
your pastry bag filled with buttercream frosting with a leaf tip inserted.
If you want to add more roses, do that
before putting in leaves.
How to make Buttercream Frosting
Add more leaves
You can add vines and rosebuds. I use a parchment bag to make
the vines.
Click for how to use parchment triangles
Pipe in as many vines as you wish
Place rosebuds on the vines where you want them. Use your pastry
bag with rose tip, thin side still pointed up. I usually do two petals with a third folded back over those two directly onto
the cake (or board)
Add as many rosebuds as you wish
You are ready to give your buds leaves!
Finished
Buttercream roses take practice so don't get discouraged. Grab
your bowl of icing and get started. You can always scrap your practice roses back into the bowl. As always, feel free to ask
questions! Your questions help me improve this site!
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