How would you suggest I get this image on the top of a 10" round cake? I'm only charging $45 for the cake, so I don't want to get into too much fondant or finiky time (you know what I mean!).

What do you think?

And yes, the customer wants the stripes included in the image.

Grrrr..

Hi, you can do a buttercream transfer. The tutorial is in the Artical section here.

Two questions, as I attempted a FBCT last time...and it was BAAAAADDDD.

1. How long do I leave the transfer in the freezer?
2. Do I outline the cat head first, and then pipe in the stripes at the end?

Thanks!

I usually leave it in the freezer overnight - even a couple of days. I did one yesterday that I will put on a cake this Friday.

I would outline the head (and around the bow) first. Then fill the eyes and nose, then the bow. Then the stripes. I would pipe the whiskers on after it is on the cake and has been smoothed.

Are you doing the entire top on the cake like this, or just a smaller image?

Why not ice the cake in striped colors and just do the head as a buttercream transfer?

Pipe the striped colors on the cake or airbrush them on and then do Hello Kitty in fondant. Or at least this is what I would do.