Probably best to confine your cherry blossoms to cake decorations instead. Always do your research before assuming a flower ...

As an alternative way of decorating this cake, you can use ready-made edible cake decorations such flower shapes and gold stars, if you prefer. To make the sponges, preheat the oven to 180C/160C ...

For a more sophisticated cake, a single lotus flower surrounded by a scattering of flat gold stars might be the perfect choice. Of course, after coloring and shaping your marzipan decorations ...