Flowers for the teachers

After Easter, I found in a clearance basket at Hy-Vee, a cake pan shaped like little flower pots, a silicone flower pan, and a butterfly cookie cutter. I bought them without any thought of what to use them for. I like them. As we were getting to the end of the year, an idea came to me. The result is below. I made 6 for religion teachers and the following week made 14 more for teachers at school. They are made of pound cake on the inside and covered in fondant on  the outside. I have never used fondant before this project. The flowers are melted candy pieces. The "leaves" were pieces of sour apple licorice. My children received lots of hugs and kudos when they were presented to teachers. I have perfected my fondant skills and I'm now very good at making pound cake.