Buttercream: Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum Flower

Refer to the Flower Index for other flower links.

Materials

• Tips: #5 and #81 (Master Tip Set , Measuring Cups and Tool Set)
  
• Icing: Buttercream - Medium Consistency
  
• Icing color: Your choice


• Prepared Flower Nail (attach wax paper square)
  

Instructions:

1- Prepare a bag of buttercream icing with tip #5 and another bag of same buttercream icing color with tip #81.

2- Pipe a mound of icing with tip #5 at center of flower nail. 3- Insert tip #85 with indent facing up) to the bottom edge of mound slightly. Squeeze bag and extend to the edge of inner circle and release pressure pulling slightly upwards at a 45 degree angle. Continue piping these petals around to create a row of base petals.

4- Repeat by piping the next row of petals slightly shorter positioning them between the base petals and on top of the last row (don't forget to insert the tip slightly into the mound, squeeze the bag, pull and release pressure at a 45 degree angle).

5- Continue piping petals until the mound is covered with each row slightly shorter. It usually takes me about 4 rows.

6- At center of flower, pipe 3 vertical petals.