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How to Make a Beautiful Strawberry “Rose” Garnish

May 14, 2013 by Anne Marie 18 Comments

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My Mother’s Day cake needed a pretty garnish, and I had a basket of strawberries just waiting to fill the bill. However, I wanted something different than the usual method of slicing and fanning the berries out. So I Googled around and was struck by one photo in particular; it was a strawberry cut to look like a rose. What a perfect garnish for Mother’s Day!

After a couple of clumsy attempts, I executed a decent rose to bloom on top of my pineapple cake. Here’s the method I used.

#1 Pick a nice fat strawberry. Wash and dry it. (You might try practicing first on a few small ones.

#2 Turn it upside down and grab a small but sharp knife in your other hand. Make four half-moon cuts around the bottom, but don’t slice all the way through.

#3 Fan the four cuts out ever so slightly.

 #4 Continue working your way up the strawberry, making half-moon cuts around the sides. I staggered mine to give a more authentic look.

 #5 Gently fan the “petals” out. You might want to borrow some leaves from the other strawberries to fill out your garnish. After it’s fanned out, the leaves on the bottom get obscured.

#6 Carefully set the garnish in place, and you’re done. I accented my cake with some red sprinkles.

If you have some more strawberry garnish ideas, or ANY easy ways to make a cake look extra nice, I’d love to hear them!

Filed Under: Faith and Family Tagged With: easy cake garnish, how to make a strawberry garnish, strawberry flower, strawberry garnish, strawberry rose

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Comments

  1. Olivia L says

    May 14, 2013 at 10:40 pm

    Wow! I’ve never seen that before – beautiful!

    Reply
    • Zephyr Hill says

      May 15, 2013 at 6:35 am

      Thanks, Olivia! ~Anne

      Reply
  2. Lolli S says

    May 14, 2013 at 11:01 pm

    This is gorgeous! I am going to have to try this on my mother’s birthday cake!

    Reply
    • Zephyr Hill says

      May 15, 2013 at 6:35 am

      Hope she loves it, Lolli! ~Anne

      Reply
  3. Jaime says

    May 15, 2013 at 6:57 am

    That is so super pretty! I love it!

    Reply
    • Zephyr Hill says

      May 15, 2013 at 8:48 am

      Thank you for stopping by, Jaime! ~Anne

      Reply
  4. Noelle (@singerinkitchen) says

    May 15, 2013 at 7:01 am

    What a great idea! So neat!

    Reply
    • Zephyr Hill says

      May 15, 2013 at 8:48 am

      And pretty easy, too! ~Anne

      Reply
  5. Motherhood on the Rocks says

    May 15, 2013 at 7:48 am

    That’s really beautiful! Great job!

    Reply
    • Zephyr Hill says

      May 15, 2013 at 3:01 pm

      Awww, thanks!

      Reply
  6. Lisa Nelson says

    May 15, 2013 at 10:42 am

    This is really super cool! I love it!

    Maybe I will try one on my hubby’s birthday cake. Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
    • Zephyr Hill says

      May 15, 2013 at 3:01 pm

      As they say here in Kansas…..”you bet!” ~Anne

      Reply
  7. Keara B. says

    May 15, 2013 at 2:00 pm

    Love this! My daughter’s birthday is coming up and I will definitely have to try this for her cake. 🙂

    Reply
    • Zephyr Hill says

      May 15, 2013 at 3:02 pm

      I bet she will love it! I was thinking it might be cute to do a group of tiny ones, like “baby roses.” ~Anne

      Reply
  8. Beth VB says

    May 20, 2013 at 3:36 pm

    Great idea! Love strawberries..I would love the edge the entire cake with them, a circle of roses 🙂

    Reply
  9. Janiegirl2008 says

    August 13, 2015 at 11:01 am

    Looking to make something special for an 80 birthday cake and happened upon this GREAT tutorial from a fellow Zephyrhills girl, Love it! Thanks for this – Im looking forward to making these to decorate my cake. thanks for sharing this!

    Reply
    • Anne says

      August 13, 2015 at 4:56 pm

      You’re so welcome!!

      Reply
  10. Jonny5 says

    October 21, 2019 at 4:58 am

    That was super easy to make thank you for garnish idea.

    Reply

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