How Do I Get Writing Like This?
Decorating By bluehawk1982 Updated 5 Apr 2010 , 2:00pm by cakesbymindysue
Hi i was hoping someone more knowledgeable can help me out on this, i want to know what is a good way to write on a buttercream cake? i have the wilton press sets but they are all capital letters (i want lower case letters) and i was hoping to achieve something like this
http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=403963
Does anyone know of a good letter press set and where i can get it from
Thanks
Sarah
I'm pretty sure that's just freehand printing with royal or buttercream.
Rae
ummmm - this most certainly looks like straight freehand piping to me
and the best thing you can do for that is just to practice!
Print off fonts, phrases, words you like etc. Place a sheet of clear acetate over and fill your piping bag with toothpaste - when finished scrape it all off and back into the tube! When you are done scrape it back into a container to use again ... and again.... and again
Just the correct consistency - doesn't dry up and you aren't wasting ingredients to practice
Method 1:
If your printer has the capability of printing backwards, you can type out and print backwards what you want in the desired size/font. (It needs to be backwards so when it transfers it will be legible.)
Then lay a sheet of wax paper or parchment over it. Secure the cover sheet so it won't shift while you work. Using a small round tip (#1 or 2) trace the letters onto the cover sheet with lightly tinted piping gel. Then gently turn the paper over and carefully lay it face down on your finished cake surface. Smooth the back of the paper lightly so that all the letters transfer to the surface. It won't take much pressure, and too much pressure will blur the letters. Allow to dry slightly. Next retrace the piping gel letters on the cake with your desired medium, royal icing or buttercream or whatever.
*OR*
Method 2:
You can print it off from your computer. Then use an overhead/cake projector to project it onto the cake. Then trace the writing with royal icing or buttercream.
SugarFrosted.... awesome tips!!!
Yes they are 
Thanks!
If your printer doesn't print mirror image, just type what you want...backwards 
'yadhtriB yppaH'
Now that is one of the best tips I've ever heard!! I cannot write freehand for the life of me.
Sugarfrosted thanks so much!!! 
Thanks everyone for the great tips, i really appreciate everyone helping me out
If your printer doesn't print mirror image, just type what you want...backwards
'yadhtriB yppaH'
Don't anyone use this method! For some letters it might work (t, i, H, and some others) but for letters like B, p, and y, you'll end up with backwards letters. It sounds good in theory, but you could end up with a bigger problem than you started with if you didn't realize what you had done until after it was on the cake.
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