Hello every one, could you tell me pls what is the easiest and most guranteed way to copy a draw on the cake? I'll cover my cake with fondant, I've read about the way when you copy the draw on parchment paper then trace it with royal icing, when it dries u press it on the cake, out line then fill in, I didn't try it and I'm not sure that the royal icing won't break or fall when I press the cake, and will the details be clear enough? any help is really appreciated.

I'm a newbie decorator, but I've heard alot about (FBCT) frozen buttercream transfer. I'm going to try that before I do my daughter's bday cake in 3 weeks. I did try the piping gel transfer where you print a reverse image and then lay waxed paper on top and trace with piping gel, then lay that on top of the cake and go over it with the decorator brush, remove and fill in with icing. I didn't have a great outcome with that method. I tried it with pooh and all the details of his face didn't show up on the cake (guess I didn't brush it enough). I'm hoping I have better success with the FBCT. I've also heard of a toothpick method where you prick the outline on the cake as you cut away parts of the drawing. Haven't tried it either.

Not sure how the royal icing outline would turn out because I heard it wasn't good to eat since it's very hard and sweet. Good luck!

what I learned in a local decoration class is to use compound chocolate. Compound chocolate is chocolate that firms up in room temp.

first you print a picture in reverse, lay a piece of plastic on top. melt compound choclate and put in a piping bag with small hole. test to make sure that the chocolate squeezes out nice and smooth. use it to outline the picture. when done, leave the chocolate outline to harden. to quicken this, put in the fridge. Then transfer it carefully onto the cake.

this metho never failed me before. see the winnie the pooh cake in my gallery.

hope it works for you too.

You can get a cheap projector from local craft stores that will project the image right onto the cake.


Stephanie

I guess tha the easier thing is to get a projector! I'll get one ASAP Thank u

Or you can use the pin prick method. Lay your design on paper against the fondant covered cake and use a small pin to mark the fondant on the lines of the design.

I have a projector that projects onto the wall ... Other than the KOPYCAKE, I have not heard of one that projects onto a cake (especially one that is inexpensive).

It's tedious; but I cut paper stencils to transfer my images onto buttercream. Never tried it on fondant.[/quote]

Michaels sells one that is not made for cakes, but works and is cheep. THere have been a lot of threads about it on here before. There is a arm stand that you can purchase that allows it to be mounted above the cake. I believe that if you use your coupon, you can get it for like 20?

Stephanie

I've used similar to the piping gel technique but instead used food marker...it works alright.

Or when I'm lazy I just draw it in freehand with a toothpick.

I prefer to use the pinprick method. I usually can get great detail transfered to the cake using this method.