I have been trying to figure this out and need some help. What is it called when you frame out the top of the cake with a different color like that and how do you do it and make it look so neat and clean? I am assuming it's all BC but maybe it's airbrushing? I don't know...

BTW, this cake was done by cakesbyallison, so cute.

That is the cutest cake. I have not idea on how the border was applied. I would also like to know.

I did something similar on a tinkerbell cake. (I think it's in my photos.) Anyway, the sides were darker than the top, so I did the sides first and then the top. But I think next time I would to the top first and the the sides - that way I can ice the sides enough to cover the edge of the top icing. Did that make sense.

I think, if I were going to do it, that I would try blocking off the white area on top with a firm straight edge of something the right length. Maybe a piece of plastic or my bench scraper. And then use a small angled spatula to put on the purple on each side but not ice all the way to the outer edge where the border will cover.

Just my opinion here.. it looks to me like she may have iced it smooth in white (the base color) then added the top frame afterwards since the center of the frame is white also it makes more sense to do it this way...

To get clean crisp seams you could use wax paper or something around the edges kinda like you would when you're painting and you tape with that blue tape...

I copied this cake after I got Allison's permission. She was very nice and helpful btw, and would probably answer you as soon as she saw a pm...that being said, I just iced white and then used a straight edge as mentioned, and iced the "frame" with my pink...mine's in my photos as well.

Thanks for all your replies...that helps alot. I tried the wax paper thing once and wasn't sure if I was doing it right. Maybe I will just contact cakesbyallison herself. I'm a little embarrassed, I did talk to her once and never even asked to use the photo! I was thinking as long as I gave her credit...guess I still have to work on web protocol.

Couldn't you use an icing tip? The large one used to cover a cake?

Irstone,
could you please let us know how it is done after you find out?

No problem, will do.

I'm curious as well

I could be wrong - but perhaps the top was iced all in blue and the white is a panel like an FBCT - just with no design - laid on top and then bordered with the dots. ??

I bet you could just do the whole top of the cake as a FBCT. I've done that before but not with a frame. I did it with the camoflauge cake in my photos and with the tractor cake. What I did was made the FBCT and then used the upside-down method of icing the cake. I don't see why you couldn't to that for this type of border.

Hello all!!

What I did, was measure the width of the border that I wanted. Used a straight edge and mark indentations (short ruler). Used a tip 4 or 5 and pipe that edge, and the outside edge. Piped icing between those borders and them smooth with an offset pointed spatula (I like the pointed end, it helps w/ the corner edges). Hope that helps!! You guys can pm me anytime!

Thank you so much for your help.