This woodland shrub is a favourite for flower arrangements as boronia flowers have a long life even after cutting. The delightful four-petalled flowers are scented, and borne in clusters on long stems.
1. Using the nozzle and magenta buttercream, pipe two short pulled petals (see Basic Petal Strokes) parallel to each other with no gap in between.
2. Pipe two more short pulled petals on top of the bottom petals but pull the piping bag outwards, towards the tip to give a slightly curved look to the petals.
3. Pipe a couple more flowers to create a cluster, then pipe short spikes in the centre of each flower using yellow buttercream in a piping bag with a small hole at the tip.
4. When the petals have crusted, use a cocktail stick (toothpick) to smooth the edge of each one and to curl them further, if need be.
Make sure you wait for the buttercream to crust before you use a toothpick to manipulate the petals otherwise they will be too sticky.