I have been asked to make a two tier camouflage wedding cake . I have never done camo and I don't cover cakes in fondant so I am unsure how to get this effect... I have thought of painting on buttercream... maybe. What are the best colors to use to get the right effect if that will work?? Any help would be greatly appreciated!! TIA

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color separate blobs of fondant in the colors you want for camo (so if 5 colors -- 5 blobs)

tear off random sized pieces from each blob

flatten them out but leave "thickish"

lay them out randomly touching each other, even overlapping a bit here and there -- do not leave any big gaps.

repeat until large area covered

bring on the rolling pin and smoosh it all out flat and smooth -- in the process of doing this the pieces will meld together to get a single sheet.

and there's your camo.

I have made a few camo cakes and I did a two tiered camo cake, as well, with all buttercream. It's in my pictures. It's obviously not that great as far as the bulging (first two tiered I ever did) and I foolishly didn't add a border around the tiers (another dumb, rookie mistake) but the camo part actually turned out really well. I simply made different colors of buttercream (I don't care for fondant) and after crumbcoating I went back and used a round tip and just made the random camo designs for the various colors. Once it had all crusted over, I went back and smoothed it all with a Viva paper towel and Voila!

Good luck! It's very easy to do, actually, just a little time consuming.

I learned Doug's method the hard way after doing one that took so long it dried out and the pieces looked like they would fall apart. If you don't like the fondant, preseliz's idea seems like a good one! Best of luck!

Thank you all for the advice. TexasSugar those tutorials are great and exactly what I needed!!! Thank you all again so much!

I know you said you didn't do fondant, but its so easy. I took three colored pieces of fondant and made logs, and twisted them together, and roll out and cover the cakes, it makes it so easy. I made a grooms cake that I did this method for the elk hunters clothes.

cathyscakes: I am sure it is pretty easy I just have never covered a cake in fondant and am not wanting to make someones wedding cake my first try. And it isn't really something I have time to practice for as it was a last minute request and is needed next week. But I would love to try that technique in the future I am sure my son would love a camo cake, and if it isn't perfect well then it doesn't really matter...LOL

do you have an airbrush?

that's what i use. I frost my cake usually with a light tan and let it crust over, I never place them back into the fridge, the sweating is a nightmare on the camo effect. While it's crusting, i use stiff paper or acetate (transparancy sheets, or thin plastic like tab dividers for binders. cut out various sized leaves (several on the sheet). I like to do a couple so they are different. once crusted, i start with the lighter color and place the stencil on the cake and spray, rotate sparay again , so on and so on. let the color dry and the add another color ontop of that. build it up in thin layers, and go back and add some shadows and simple veining for definition.

i have uploaded a couple of pics, check them out to see what it looks like finished if you have any questions let me know.

dianaguerrant: I love the look of your camo! Unfortunately I do not have an airbrush system right now. I do plan on getting one one day, especially after seeing your cake

well thanks, my husband got me an airbrush for a christmas gift the first year we were together (5 years ago), he recently upgraded that one for a stystem that has 6 different brushes and lines so i don't have to change them out i use it for tie dye effects, spray my finished cakes, just about everything, i couldn't imagine not having it. He got my new set up from Harbor Freight Tools for about $150 and i already had the compressor, that is the expensive part, but if you watch for Hobby Lobby or Micheals coupons, you can get one there and save some $. Good Luck, do what I do, set a business goal and apply all/part of the money toward that, and before you know it you're there. My next goal is a Cake Safe