Bachelor Button

The handsome Bachelor Button is an excellent choice on men's cakes and in summer floral arrangements. They look terrific in blue, white, pink or lavender.

Source: Decorating Cakes: A Reference & Idea Book

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instructions

Step 1

Combine royal blue icing color with a little violet icing color for shade shown. Attach waxed paper square to flower nail with dot of icing. Hold bag at 90° angle to flower nail, lightly touching surface. Hold tip slightly above center of flower nail. With heavy pressure, pipe tip 5 dot base, approximately 1/2 in. diameter. Stop squeezing, lift tip just above icing and shave off any point with the end of tip.

Step 2

Hold bag at 90° angle to flower nail. For stamens, pipe a cluster of short pull-out dots in the center using tip 1. Hold tip so it is lightly touching center of mound, squeeze, lifting tip up approximately 3/16 in. high. Release pressure and pull tip away.

Step 3

Holding bag at 45° angle, cover mound with tip 16 stars. Position tip just above mound, squeeze until star shape is formed; release pressure and pull away. Start at base and work upward toward center.

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