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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Dare I?
I've been researching cakes for Isabels 1st birthday. I want butterflies all over the big one and found this. Minus the fondant. This could be challenging and I'm honestly a bit scared.
Well I did find the butterflies already. I don't like fondant at all, so I'm trying to come up with a design that I can do on a cake that's not so smooth but of course it still has to look good with the butterflies. I did find one picture that didn't have the fondant and had the butterflies.
When you do 2 different layered cakes, does the small one that sits on top have to have a base?
What you use for the base is a very thin layer of cardboard called a cake circle. I happen to have a stack of 6" cake circles on hand. (Or you can cut out your own, using any cardboard and cover it in saran wrap. Use the circle to cut your cake layers so they are the same size.) The reason for this cake circle is so that you can efficiently support that top layer and keep it from falling into the bottom layer. Without support, it WILL happen. So to support the top layer on top of the cake circle, use regular drinking straws cut to stand straight up inside the bottom layer. Cut them to the height of the top layer of frosting. Once in place, they support the top layer no matter how heavy it is. And any style of frosting will look great with the butterflies. I personally have never worked with fondant.
Yes, the straws ore in the bottom to support the top layer. The cake above is covered in fondant, and they probably used a paint brush and food coloring to add the green. It will work on frosting if it is smooth. I recently found a food coloring pen set in the cake decorating area at the grocery store.. It's great for cupcakes. For your cake, I would recommend purchasing some rice paper. You can cut it into grass strips and paint them with food coloring. (paint first, and let dry.) The rice paper strips will stick nicely to the frosting. Rice paper is edible. :) Another option is to just pipe some green frosting up the sides of your cake.
I've been researching cakes for Isabels 1st birthday. I want butterflies all over the big one and found this. Minus the fondant. This could be challenging and I'm honestly a bit scared. 
I already found the butterflies!
ReplyDeleteYou can do this very easily. Trust me! Call me if you have any questions. :)
ReplyDeleteWell I did find the butterflies already. I don't like fondant at all, so I'm trying to come up with a design that I can do on a cake that's not so smooth but of course it still has to look good with the butterflies. I did find one picture that didn't have the fondant and had the butterflies.
ReplyDeleteWhen you do 2 different layered cakes, does the small one that sits on top have to have a base?
What you use for the base is a very thin layer of cardboard called a cake circle. I happen to have a stack of 6" cake circles on hand. (Or you can cut out your own, using any cardboard and cover it in saran wrap. Use the circle to cut your cake layers so they are the same size.) The reason for this cake circle is so that you can efficiently support that top layer and keep it from falling into the bottom layer. Without support, it WILL happen. So to support the top layer on top of the cake circle, use regular drinking straws cut to stand straight up inside the bottom layer. Cut them to the height of the top layer of frosting. Once in place, they support the top layer no matter how heavy it is. And any style of frosting will look great with the butterflies. I personally have never worked with fondant.
ReplyDeleteOh, so the straws don't actually go into the top layer, but stay in the bottom layer and add support right?
ReplyDeleteAnd what tool would I use to make the green markings somewhat similar to above?
ReplyDeleteYes, the straws ore in the bottom to support the top layer. The cake above is covered in fondant, and they probably used a paint brush and food coloring to add the green. It will work on frosting if it is smooth. I recently found a food coloring pen set in the cake decorating area at the grocery store.. It's great for cupcakes. For your cake, I would recommend purchasing some rice paper. You can cut it into grass strips and paint them with food coloring. (paint first, and let dry.) The rice paper strips will stick nicely to the frosting. Rice paper is edible. :) Another option is to just pipe some green frosting up the sides of your cake.
ReplyDeleteI dont have a steady enough hand for piping. I'll look into rice paper! Thanks Nicole!
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