I am making a 12" round buttercream covered cake. I want it to look like a piece of cheese. How do I get the round indentations all over the cake? I know it would be easier with fondant, but they want BC. Any tool recommended? Thanks!

melon baller? Ice cream scoop?

Do you have the 9" fondant rolling pin from Ateco or Wilton? The end of that might work, if your BC is crusted.

I've made a cake that looked like a huge wedge of cheese before, but was covered in fondant which I tghink was alot easier to put holes in than buttercream would be.

I used the rounded end of a wooden spoon if that helps at all.

Excellent ideas. I will try that! Thank you very much.........what an adorable cake. I love it!

If you look at my gallery, I did a golf ball out of BC and put the indents on it. I used a ball tool (from your flower making set) and dusted it with cornstarch and kept wiping it to keep it non-greasy. It was easy to do. Good luck!

I let you on a secret - I made a cake with icing to cheese simply by washing my hands, dipping the fingers in cornstarch and making the big holes. The smaller ones are from wooden spoon. The cake is in my gallery.

Let your BC crust a little (not much, only firm up a bit). It will be easier and less greasy work.