St. Francisville, Louisiana hosts a beautiful May Festival. It’s a lovely sight to see the girls, in lace dresses, tethered to colorful ribbons that are attached to a large pole. They artfully weave the ribbons in the breeze until the Maypole is criss-crossed with lively hues.
When hosting a May event, I recommend a Maypole dessert. Attach colorful ribbons (one per person) to a “wedding cake” pastry column. This pole, when decorated, will be the centerpiece.
First, attach the ribbons to the top of the column with a glue gun. When attached, the ribbons will twist down to dessert plates. Next, attach small clumps of silk flowers to each of the “free” end of the ribbons. This will hold the ribbons in place on the dessert plates.
Third, attach a ribbon bow to the top of the column.
Last, after baking or buying your favorite cake, cut a hole in the middle of the cake. Put the cake on a cake board. Insert the column into the middle of cake and secure the column with florist adhesive. The adhesive should be pressed onto the CARDBOARD CAKE BOARD LINER that is on top of the cake plate. When the column is secure, twirl the individual ribbons to each dessert plate. The dessert is the beautiful springtime Maypole centerpiece!