Edible Creations: How to Make a Fruit Bouquet

Fruit Bouquets can be one of the easiest edible creations to make. The trick is to avoid the fancy cutting required by some edible creations design instructions.

This article shows you how to make an attractive Fruit Bouquet using small fruit (plums and strawberries) wrapped in cellophane and wired to look like flowers on stems. Although the instructions use plums and strawberries, you can also use any similar sized fruit. I have found that for edible creations using whole fruit, small firm fruit such as apricots, kiwi, crabapples or key limes work well.

You will need:

* 7 Large Plums

* 11 Strawberries

* 15 Large Leaves

* 5 Small Rosebud Heads (real or artificial)

* Cellophane

* 4 Feet of Ribbon

* Thick, semi-thick, and thin gauge wire

* Stem tape

The cellophane, ribbon, wire and stem tape can be purchased at a craft store or florist. You may even find these supplies at a home center or hardware store.

Step 1- Prepare the fruit

Remove any stems or stickers from the fruit, and clean if needed.

Step 2- Prepare the cellophane

Cut squares out of the cellophane to wrap the plums in. The squares don't have to be huge, just big enough to encase the plum entirely. Twist the cellophane around the plum.

Step 3- Wire the plums

Wire the plums, using thick gauge wire.

Step 4- Tape the wire

Tape the wire. The plums should now look a little like a toffee apple on a white stick.




Step 5- Prepare the strawberries

Remove the leaves from the top of the strawberries, and then prepare them the same as the plums. Use the same size squares of cellophane as before.

Once the cellophane is twisted around the strawberries, cut the cellophane so only an inch or so is left.

Step 6- Wire the strawberries

Wire the strawberries, using semi-thick gauge wire. The wire needs to be near the larger end of the strawberry, so the pointy end of the strawberry will be seen in the bouquet.

Make sure you are gentle with the strawberries, as they are quite squishy!



Step 7- Prepare the leaves

Wire and tape the leaves using thin gauge wire.

Step 8- Shape the fruit bouquet

Assemble your edible creations into a posy shape. Do this by...

* Holding the plums in a bunch, using 2 hands.



* Fan everything out slightly.

* Insert leaves between the plums.

* Add the strawberries and the roses.



If you have any unfilled gaps, then fill them in then fill them in with two ribbon bows. Cut off the excess ribbon, so that you only have loops.



That's it! Your edible creations - fruit bouquet is complete. A quick warning though... if you used real fruit to make this edible creation, make sure you put the fruit bouquet in the fridge, otherwise it will start to go off in a few days.

About the author: Peta D'Silva has been making bouquets for over 14 years. Her website has lots of free information on making edible creations, including the valuable illustrated step-by-step guide “How to make beautiful candy bouquets for fun and profit”.