I'm being ambitious and making my own wedding cake (eek!) We are trying to include references to both our hobbies and interests on the cake. My fiance is a software developer and so I want to add a few lines of 'code' on one side of the bottom tier.
The problem is, I'm really bad at piping writing on the flat top of a cake let alone the sides!
Is there a lonely easy solution for this or am I just going to have to keep practicing? I don't think it'll be tall enough to use cutters for each letter (unless I can get very small cutters!)
I really appreciate any help and advice!
I trace the writing with a toothpick then just pipe over it. I have never done fondant but only buttercream and it is super easy to use toothpick. If doing fondant instead then hopefully others here will be able to explain what they do to make it easier for piping writing.
You could write it on rice/wafer paper and then attach it to the cake. Or get an edible image made. Best option, IMO, would be an edible image of the code on wafer paper - nice type/font and on a thin edible paper.
The edible image/wafer paper is probably your best bet.
As for writing on the tops of cake - if you problem is getting the whole line to be straight, try laying down a piece of thread or string to help guide you.
Ditto to the rice/wafer paper. It is semi-transparent so you can see through it to trace onto it whatever you want (use edible ink writing pens). If you stick the wafer paper to buttercream and then refrigerate the cake, you may get wrinkles. I usually stick the wafer paper to a same-size piece of fondant and attach the fondant to the cake as late as I can.
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