Best Buttercream Only Cakes

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donnella2045 Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 6:20pm
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I also make mostly buttercream cakes and would love to see a thread on this!

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tigachu Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 6:30pm
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I too would like to see a thread on this thumbs_up.gif

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yodasmom Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 6:32pm
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This one was done all in buttercream with sugarpaste decor. It was a lot of fun making the buttercream look old.

http://cakecentral.com//gallery/1853710

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MayWest Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 6:35pm
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Here are a 3 cakes I made...all buttercream...one with real flowers the other with silk and cactus with fondant decorations.

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1308791

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1213747

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1891979

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caymancake Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 6:38pm
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Unless I've overlooked it, I'd love to see a gallery of JUST buttercream cakes. In my OWN personal opinion, I believe it's harder and takes more talent to make buttercream appear as smooth as fondant. Don't get me wrong, there is certainly an art involved with covering in fondant, but it seems easier and there appears to be more room for error and such. A smooth buttercream surface with nice clean, crisp edges and corners is so challenging and rewarding to accomplish and just ... breathtaking to me. I HOPE to get good at that one day...
ImageImageImage AGAIN...just my PERSONAL opinion.




I agree! At first I loved fondant, now I hate it. I prefer to do bc all the way with fondant accents only. I love the challenge of buttercream! And the look and taste too!

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sweetmonkeycheese Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 6:56pm
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This one was done all in buttercream with sugarpaste decor. It was a lot of fun making the buttercream look old.

http://cakecentral.com//gallery/1853710




Holy man, that's BC wow the skulls are so great I did not know ppl could get that kind of clean detail w/ BC!

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yodasmom Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 7:02pm
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@sweetmonkeycheese. Wait, need to clarify, the skulls and eyes are actually sugarpaste blended into the buttercream at the edges to make them look like they were pushing out of the cake from inside. I wish I was that good at buttercream!

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caymancake Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 7:19pm
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breyes Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 7:30pm
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I also would love a forum of all bc cakes. When I first found CC I was all about the fondant and covered my son't birthday cake with it because I thought it would be a nice canvas to work with. My family doesn't care much for the taste or texture of the fondant on a cake and I have begun to experiment with the bc, but find that it really is a skill to get that smooth look and crisp edge. I guess practice is what it takes. What method do people prefer to use in order to get a smooth finish to their bc???? I have read about the viva method, melvira's method, etc., but haven't tried them yet.

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Sugar_N_Spice_Cakes Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 7:33pm
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http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1608596

ALL BC. There are some amazing cakes in this thread! Keep them coming.

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yodasmom Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 7:49pm
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I also would love a forum of all bc cakes. When I first found CC I was all about the fondant and covered my son't birthday cake with it because I thought it would be a nice canvas to work with. My family doesn't care much for the taste or texture of the fondant on a cake and I have begun to experiment with the bc, but find that it really is a skill to get that smooth look and crisp edge. I guess practice is what it takes. What method do people prefer to use in order to get a smooth finish to their bc???? I have read about the viva method, melvira's method, etc., but haven't tried them yet.




I ordered the DVD "Perfecting the Art of Buttercream" by Sharon Zambito. It was the best smoothing process I have seen yet. I have only tried it once but I could really see the difference from my previous attempts.

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SharonK1973 Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 8:03pm
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Oh wow!!!! All the cakes are beautiful!!!!! Here is the link to one of my buttercream cakes that is among my favorites:

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1843159

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cakification Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 8:37pm
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This is not mine but I love it
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1915477

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anthropia Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 8:46pm
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I'm all about buttercream cakes and have just once covered a cake with fondant, so I would love to see a thread on this!

Here are my newest cakes:
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1997688
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1983495
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1981280

The purple one is a dummy cake though.

One of my favorite buttercream cakes here on CC is made by Laurieg, It is so beautiful.
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1944905

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sweetmonkeycheese Posted 12 Apr 2011 , 9:13pm
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@sweetmonkeycheese. Wait, need to clarify, the skulls and eyes are actually sugarpaste blended into the buttercream at the edges to make them look like they were pushing out of the cake from inside. I wish I was that good at buttercream!




regardless that cake is WOW

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Sugar_N_Spice_Cakes Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 8:09pm
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http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1571854

Low budget smash cake for Ariel's 1st B-day. I was pleased with the water effect.

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shaibaer Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 9:07pm
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This was my final cake for my first Wilton class

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1959674

It's one of those designs I'd like to turn into a stacked wedding cake, you know?

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cakeandpartygirl Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 9:27pm
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Here is mine:
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1269852 except for the butterflies and flowers
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1266757 except for the butterflies and flowers again

LOL!!!

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sweetmonkeycheese Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 9:33pm
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sweetmonkeycheese Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 9:36pm
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http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1435388

beach, ocean sandy, beach

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sweetmonkeycheese Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 9:39pm
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sweetmonkeycheese Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 9:40pm
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sweetmonkeycheese Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 9:43pm
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mostly BC a few Fondant detail, but I think some ppl could do the whole thing in BC

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1920315

baby carriage

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sweetmonkeycheese Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 9:44pm
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sweetmonkeycheese Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 9:46pm
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http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1648364

easter cake w/ eggs ontop , all BC

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sweetmonkeycheese Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 9:51pm
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as you guys can see I have saved some great buttercream cakes, I just love the look and the taste if I could just learn to do these myself!!

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Corrie76 Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 10:15pm
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All of my cakes are iced only in BC, I will not cover any in fondant at all and my customers appreciate that...it's a WY thing, I think-nobody wants the layers of fondant to cut through. I use a lot of MMF decorations now a days, but spent the first 16 years of my decorating experience doing exclusively BC only cakes- just this last 6 months or so i've added some fondant- it's okay if used in moderation and i think it does take a lot of talent to use fondant or at least a lot of patience and equipment anyways! I think I've spent more $$$ in the last few months on cutters, tools, etc...etc...for fondant decorations than I've ever spent on stuff for buttercream work (which really has amounted to decorating tips, bags, flower nails and couplers..... I'm really hoping exclusively BC iced and decorated cakes make a come-back- that's where I'm most comfortable!

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Sangriacupcake Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 11:53pm
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Corrie, I love your work...several of your cakes are in my favs!

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Coral3 Posted 13 Apr 2011 , 11:56pm
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super cool

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1733001




Very simple, yet so eye catching. To be honest I'm not that big a fan of the buttercream look, but that's a really effective use of it!

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cakewhiz Posted 14 Apr 2011 , 12:13am
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The ribbon on this wedding cake is real....but the cake is all buttercream. I am hoping this photo comes through.

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