Re: Cake Decorating
yeah the first cake and cupcakes are buttercream icing using the wilton recipe. i’d say work with your icing, definitely try re-beating it and add some corn syrup to make it smoother. she stuck the roses on with the same icing.
is royal icing edible? or is it purely for decorating?
fondant can be lots of fun, especially because the possibilities of creating thigns with it are endless. but the taste is where im kind of iffy-- its a bit like marzipan which i just don’t like at all. also mixing a colour into it is the biggest pain in the ass there is… you have to basically knead it in and its like a very stiff ball of aata- on top of which you can’t manhandle it lest it ruin. so fussy! 
you can make your own marshmallow fondant too (http://whatscookingamerica.net/PegW/Fondant.htm) but watch out for kitchen counters cos that stuff will harden like cement and won’t come off! thank goodness for rental apartments! haha