Other than using a transfer of some sort, is there a way to have sections of the cake in different icing colors using only buttercream? I am trying to put a white square and a white circle on a pink cake, but I didn't want to do a transfer, fondant, etc. Any ideas? Thanks!

hmm, you could try making templates or stencil out of cardboard covered in wax paper...

I was wondering the same thing! ??

It would be tricky, depending on where the white circle and square are, but what if you do them first, then put the pink around them. Can't imagine how you would be able to smooth out two colors though. Please, when you figure it out, post a picture and let us know how you did it.

Deb

it's waaaaaaaayyyyyy too difficult...I just tried it on Saturday...didn't work!!!!!! Luckily the cake I was making was modelled after a carpet so I was able to end up just piping stars and it gave the effect of the carpet anyhow!!! But initially I was REALLY wanting to do the whole thing smooth...I tried holding a plastic ruler on the edge of where I wanted one color and frost up to the ruler and it worked perfectlly......until I tried to do the other side......you know maybe you could do the whole stencil thing.....you can buy stencil plastic stuff at the craft store....and then cut any shape you want out of it....I bet if you frost the cake pink and then let it really set up in the fridge good you could lay the stencil on it and with really soft BC spread over the stencil and make it work!! I'll attatch a photo of the cake I did....with mine I needed straight lines which was virtually impossible.......but yours......you might be able to pull this off....can't wait to see if it works!!! Good LUCK!!!!!

Here it is.

Can you maybe put a small border around where the colors come together? So if it's not perfectly smooth there the border would hide it. Or do the square and circle with a different tip and smooth it out once it crust over? Or do them in a star tip on top of the pink, just some thoughts

KHalstead, that had to have been REALLY difficult to do, great job on that!!

You know, this is why I would like an airbrush. In your case, I wonder if you could do the cake in white, cover the square and circle area with parchment, then spray the rest pink? Would that work? (I know it doesn't help you if you don't have an airbrush but it's just something I've wondered about.) I noticed that Sharon (Sugarshack) had those cute little cowboy/cowgirl cakes and I think I recall she mentioned she did the the border with an airbrush (or maybe I just assumed that)...

I don't have an airbrush either, doesn't Michaels sell the cans of coloring that you can spray on the cake? Would that work about the same as an airbrush?

Yep. I forgot about that. Good thinking cakesbgood! I might have to experiment with this myself.

I was thinking the same thing as I posted that lol I haven't tried it yet, but I'm going to pick some of that spray coloring up next time I'm out there

what about if you put on a color, then freeze it, then put on the next color...then you only have to be smoothing one color at a time!

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=coppermine&file=displayimage&meta=allby&uname=cakesbyallison&cat=0&pos=13

Is this like what you had in mind? She gives directions.

Thanks everyone for the feedback! I'll be working on this tonight and I'll let you know how it comes out....

Okay, I ended up covering the entire cake in pink first, putting an outline of the shapes on the cake, and going over that with a thin layer of white icing using a small spatula. I did end up having to put a small border to clean up the edges. You can see the cake in my pictures. Thanks for all of the advice!

Oh it looks really good texagg00........great job........I think the border just adds to it......I think it might have been too plain without the border, great job!!!!!