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Easy Fondant Rose Without Tools

Published: Jan 18, 2018 · Updated: Mar 24, 2021 by Kara · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads

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This easy fondant rose tutorial will show you step-by-step how to make fondant roses without cutters. Making sugar roses doesn’t have to be hard. If you’ve got a ton of roses to make, or maybe you just don’t want to spend hours making them, this easy fondant rose is the perfect solution. The only supply you’ll actually need is fondant.

Fondant Rose New Pinterest graphic 3

The fun part is, you can make these in all different sizes and you’re not dragging out a ton of equipment.

Close up of easy fondant rose on cupcake

Now, if you want a super realistic looking rose made with gumpaste, and you have a little time, you’ll want to check out my tutorial on that here: How to Make a Large Gumpaste Rose. But if you want something easier and quicker, I’ve got ya covered here.

close up of large easy fondant rose on cupcake

These easy roses really ARE super easy and the best part is that you don’t need any tools to make them. Seriously, no tools…you don’t even need water to attach the petals. The fondant easily sticks to itself.

side view of fondant rose on cupcake

Now, if you want to add these to the side of a cake, just pop in a toothpick and let your rose dry fully, then you’ll just pop it into the cake. For this tutorial though, I just added them to cupcakes.

easy fondant roses on cupcake with piped leaves

Alright, on to the tutorial. And don’t forget to check out the video toward the end of this post.

This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. 

Supplies You’ll  Need for the Easy Fondant Rose:

  • Fondant in the color of your choice (You’ll want to use fondant with these because it’ll stick easily to itself and won’t harden up as quickly as gumpaste.)

(See I told you there were no tools!)

How to Make the Easy Fondant Rose:

You can make these any size you want. If you want a larger rose, you’ll need to pull off larger chunks of fondant. There are no exact measurements on these, you’ll just need to make a few in order to gauge the size.

Making the Rose Bud:

To make the bud, you’ll just pinch off a hunk of fondant.

making the bud for a fondant ros

Roll it into a ball and then into a cone shape and set it aside.

shaping the bud for the fondant rose
shaping the fondant to make a cone for the fondant rose

Now you want to pinch off nine smallish bits of fondant. These bits need to be a smaller amount than the cone you just made.

pulling off fondant bits to make the fondant rose petals

Now roll all of these into balls. Use pressure when rolling them.

rolling fondant into balls to make rose petals

Take one of the fondant balls and flatten it with your fingers. Move around the edges and flatten it into a circle. If it’s too sticky, just dust your fingers with a little cornstarch.

shaping fondant rose petals
shaping fondant rose petals

Place it onto your cone and wrap around. You want to make sure and place it higher than the tip of the cone though. You don’t need any water, the fondant should just stick to itself.

attaching the first petal to the fondant rose

Curl it around to make a good fit.

shaping the fondant rose bud
curling the fondant petal around the rose bud

Now just set it aside and work on the first row of petals.

First row of rose petals:

There will be three petals in this first full row.

Take a fondant ball and flatten it into a circle with your fingers, just like you did for the bud.

shaping the fondant petals for the first round of petals

Now wrap this petal around the bud.

attaching the fondant petal to the rose bud

Set it aside and flatten another petal and attach it the same way. This one will overlap the first one a bit.

attaching additional fondant petals to rose bud

Do the same with the third petal. When you attach this one, make sure and pull the very first petal back a bit, so you can tuck this one under it.

attaching fondant petals to rose bud
attaching fondant petal to rose bud

Once you’ve tucked in the third petal, fold that first one back over to overlap it.

shaping fondant petals around rose bud

Set your rose aside and work on the first petal for the second row.

Second row of rose petals:

For this round of petals, you’ll be using five petals (you should have only five left).

Take a fondant ball and flatten it just like you did before and attach to your rose.

attaching fondant petal to rose second layer
attaching fondant rose petal onto fondant rose

Do the same for the second petal.

shaping fondant rose petals

Now keep adding all the rest of the petals and make sure to overlap them a bit.

adding fondant rose petal to fondant rose
adding fondant rose petal to fondant rose base

Now, after you’ve added the second row of petals, you can keep going if you’re going for a really large rose. Just make your petals a bit larger than the previous row and add five more.

If the bottom of your rose is a little bulky, you can either cut it off with some scissors, or just twist the bottom and pull off the excess.

Then you’ll want to adjust the petals and open them up a bit.

shaping fondant rose petals

Make sure to set them aside and let them dry fully. Since it’s fondant, I’d let them dry a couple days. Before they dry, make sure if you’re planning to add them to the sides of your cake, that you add a toothpick to the bottom and insert it into some styrofoam to dry.

Ok, that’s it! Super easy right? And no buying tons of tools in order to get it done!

top view of easy fondant rose on cupcake

These are perfect when you’ve got tons of sugar roses to complete, or you’re just short on time.

top view of three fondant roses on cupcake

Printable reference guide:

If you want a handy cheat sheet to reference when making these, just click the graphic or button below to download it.

Easy Fondant Rose with No Tools
Easy Fondant Rose Printable Reference Guide

Easy Fondant Rose Video:

Don’t forget, if you’d like to download the free reference guide, enter your email below!

If you make these, I’d love to see a pic!

Don’t Forget to Pin it for Later!

Fondant Rose New Pinterest graphic
Fondant Rose New Pinterest graphic
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  1. Brenda

    February 16, 2018 at 11:02 am

    Great lesson! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • Kara Jane

      February 16, 2018 at 3:30 pm

      Oh thanks…and you’re so welcome! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Jennifer

    February 13, 2020 at 9:33 pm

    So helpful. Can’t wait til tomorrow so I can play!

    Reply
    • Kara Jane

      February 14, 2020 at 5:41 pm

      Yay! So glad it was helpful and I hope you have fun with it!

      Reply

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