Today is my Nana’s birthday (Friday the 13th!).  To celebrate, Emma and I drove to Sacramento yesterday to have a family dinner.  We drove back this afternoon.  Quick trip, but nice to see the family and to celebrate Nana’s birthday.  Her favorite color is green, which is not the best color for covering cakes IMO.  Green makes me think of mold or rotten stuff.  I decided to cover the cake in a sage green fondant and top it with some fresh red roses and freesia.  I would have attempted to make gum paste roses, but this trip was a last minute decision and I just didn’t have the time.  I liked the addition of the fresh flowers, though.

Wondering what flowers are safe to use on cakes?  Here’s a list of flowers that are considered safe for decoration purposes and ones that are toxic.