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diana83
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Joined: Aug 18, 2008
Posts: 63
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Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:50 pm |
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i did not see any liquid in the fbct recipe did they forgot or it doesn't need any, also i live in charlotte nc, does that matters? |
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cakeslady
Newbie
Joined: Feb 17, 2009
Posts: 4
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Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:58 pm |
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Hey,Dawn, I'm a little confused with step 7 ...(sorry I'm new to transfers...this will be my first)
When you say smooth the back and it will settle in the grooves?? you lost me! How do you smooth it without messing up the picture? 'and also when you cover the back...how do you do that without messing up the picture?
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2txmedics
Frequent Member
Joined: Oct 25, 2006
Posts: 463
Location: Manvel Tx
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Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:27 am |
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ok, then I totally cheat, but it works for me:
find picture
print it
tape on cookie sheet
tape wax paper over picture
I color piping gel to the color I need, use a #2 tip
Trace picture
Let it dry
Press onto my cake
And then I fill it in
Check my school bus picture and out to pasture cakes ...what do you think? |
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2txmedics
Frequent Member
Joined: Oct 25, 2006
Posts: 463
Location: Manvel Tx
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Sun Feb 22, 2009 9:35 am |
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ok then I cheat but it works for me!!! I find transfers the way its explained hard for me, they come out real thick, so this is how I do mine.
find picture
print it
put onto a cookie sheet taped
tape wax paper onto image
I trace it with piping gel Ive tinted light to the color I want for my picture
let it dry some
then I place onto cake and smooth out onto cake
fill in with smallest icing tip
Check out my School bus, and my out to pasture cakes |
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Cheryll7399
Newbie
Joined: Mar 17, 2009
Posts: 1
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Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:06 pm |
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I attempted to do the buttercream transfer onto my son's 2nd birthday cake, and needless to say it did not turn out too well. I made buttercream frosting (betty crocker recipe) but the food coloring did not mix properly, it was spotted!!! But I used it anyway, and I could not find ANY store brand or name brand fudge/chocolate frosting to trace, so I used gel...big mistake...it froze to the wax paper. The buttercream also did not come off the wax paper. Maybe it was too thin? I did a practice cake the week before and used store bought frosting, it worked great for the transfer. Any suggestions for my next attempt? |
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SugarFrosted
Forum Fanatic
Joined: Apr 10, 2006
Posts: 1824
Location: Little Rock, AR
Birthday: Jun 27
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Tue Mar 17, 2009 3:37 pm |
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A while back I was googling methods for transfers and came across this:
http://www.shavkin.com/kimfess.html
10 different methods on one page...some very good info there. Worth a look anyway  |
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Aliaswoman
Newbie
Joined: Jan 17, 2009
Posts: 5
Location: Countryside, IL (Suburb of Chicago)
Birthday: Jan 06
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Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:18 pm |
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I went under "printer friendly" to print out the tutorial, but the images don't come up. Is there a reason for that or is it just a website gliche? |
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msbrownslc
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Joined: Apr 05, 2009
Posts: 1
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Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:27 pm |
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Hey thanks so much for the tutorial and tips! I made a spiderman cake for a 5 year old birthday and didn't have much time! It turned out perfectly! FYI I didn't have the 90 minutes recommended to freeze it, put it in the freezer for about 35 and it was just fine! Thanks again! Very user friendly! |
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jomar0321
Junior Member
Joined: Mar 03, 2009
Posts: 24
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Tue May 26, 2009 3:58 pm |
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I'm going to put the transfer onto an ice cream cake. Wondering how far in advance I can do this? I read on another site the colors will run if its in the freezer for longer than an 1 hr but some of the posts here say it could be left for weeks. Does it change anything if its on the cake itself? It would only be about 24 hrs before serving. |
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scmpope
Newbie
Joined: May 10, 2009
Posts: 1
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Fri May 29, 2009 1:50 pm |
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I recently tried this technique for the first time, and was disappointed because the image wouldn't turn loose of the wax paper. Did I just not let it stay in the freezer long enough? I left it there for a couple of hours until it felt solid.
Would it help to spray the wax paper with a light film of non-stick spray? |
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toyanjason
Newbie
Joined: Apr 15, 2009
Posts: 9
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Mon Jun 08, 2009 11:50 am |
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MY FBCT stuck to the wax paper. I dont know what I did wrong. Please help |
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