You could always take fresh, clean flowers, and insert the stem right into the cake. Like these:

http://www.trueconfectionscakes.com/images/wedding-cake.jpg

http://www.decoratingstudio.com/images/images_fringe/cake_jewels/floral_topper/cake_topper_fresh_flowers.jpg

http://www.newglarusbakery.com/photos/Cakes/Photos/fresh%20flowers%20and%20cake%20crumbs.jpg

http://www.joyofcakes.co.uk/images/Gallery/Weddings_FreshFlowers2.jpg

Here is a website that has a variety of different ideas that use fresh flowers on cakes:

http://www.mainlycakes.com/round-cakes.html

Here is a website with a list of toxic flowers, of which to avoid of course:

http://www.cakeconnection.com/freshflower.htm

Anddd, here are a couple of other websites that show you how to make your own icing/sugar flowers:

http://www.cakejournal.com/archives/how-to-make-a-sugar-flower

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to/video/how-to-make-sugar-flowers-for-cake-decorations-165794/

http://www.expertvillage.com/video/6359_cake-decorating-roses.htm

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