Fbct Question

Decorating By kzmmom Updated 20 Feb 2007 , 2:29am by kzmmom

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kzmmom Posted 19 Feb 2007 , 8:52pm
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I made my daughter's birthday cake this weekend and did a fbct for the first time. Is the transfer supposed to be flush with the icing once it's on the cake? If so, how do you do it?
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dshlent Posted 19 Feb 2007 , 9:56pm
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Here is a bump because I would like to know the answer to that question too

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notsoperfectcakes Posted 19 Feb 2007 , 10:00pm
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Mine I can never get flush, always have to put icing around the edges....

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ctorno Posted 19 Feb 2007 , 10:04pm
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you make the transfer to cover the entire top of the cake. If it is a 12inch square cake, you do your decorative part, and then make the rest of the transfer your plain icing. So, your transfer would be 12 x 12, does that make sense? You would trace your pan to get the right size and do it a little smaller since you would likely have a border. Basically, the entire top part of your cake is the transfer, not just the design part.

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kzmmom Posted 19 Feb 2007 , 10:04pm
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thanks for the bump icon_wink.gif

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dshlent Posted 19 Feb 2007 , 10:09pm
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I'm getting ready to do one that is 9x13. Is that too big to do one to fit the whole cake. Then do you ice the cake at all if the transfer is going to cover the whole top?

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ladyday95 Posted 19 Feb 2007 , 10:10pm
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you make the transfer to cover the entire top of the cake. If it is a 12inch square cake, you do your decorative part, and then make the rest of the transfer your plain icing. So, your transfer would be 12 x 12, does that make sense? You would trace your pan to get the right size and do it a little smaller since you would likely have a border. Basically, the entire top part of your cake is the transfer, not just the design part.




Oh.... now that would make since.... I have been doing just the design... now will have to try it with whole cake top...

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ctorno Posted 19 Feb 2007 , 10:16pm
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'm getting ready to do one that is 9x13. Is that too big to do one to fit the whole cake. Then do you ice the cake at all if the transfer is going to cover the whole top?




I don't think it is too big as long as you have the freezer space. Also, I don't think it is absolutely necessary to ice before you place it on if it is the right thickness, this may fall under personal preference. Maybe do a crumb coat and get your sides iced.

Someone else may have another opinion on that. I'm sure which ever route you go will be fine.

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freddyfl Posted 19 Feb 2007 , 10:23pm
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you can also make your transfer really thin, so that it doesn't bump up quite so much. It won't be perfectly flush, but it won't stand up too much either. That is how I did my pokemon and thomas cakes.

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kzmmom Posted 20 Feb 2007 , 2:29am
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you make the transfer to cover the entire top of the cake. If it is a 12inch square cake, you do your decorative part, and then make the rest of the transfer your plain icing. So, your transfer would be 12 x 12, does that make sense? You would trace your pan to get the right size and do it a little smaller since you would likely have a border. Basically, the entire top part of your cake is the transfer, not just the design part.




Oh, ok! I understand. I just did the design. This makes so much sense now. I'll try it next time around. Thanks so much!!

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