Hey Guys!

A couple of months ago I saw on a food network challenge about cakes. This one lady had covered a cake in fondant then used a bendy lace patterned stencil and roughly brushed buttercream over it. Then gently removed the stencil and the effect was soooo pretty. I would love to do this for a cake I have coming up. Anyone ever done anything like that or know where to get those bendy lace stencils??

Thanks!!

I don't know about the "bendy lace stencils" but I do this all the time. I just buy stencils in the scrapbook section of the craft store. I would love to see the program you saw, but alas I don't have cable or direct TV.

Great idea! Do they bend enought to use on the sides of a round cake? That's the main thing! It was a great show - her cake came out so pretty!

The stencil she used is most likely from a craft store. they have tons and yes they bend. Just use stiff royal and apply.

Ohh yes! Royal icing!! FABULOUS! Thanks guys, I can't wait to try this out. Don't you just love it when clients give you total freedom on the design??

JStar :

You can find the stencils on line @ www.countrykitchensa.com - they also have a great catalog - it costs a few dollars but if you place an order with them the price of the catalog goes toward your order. Hope this helps.

jbaker

Awesome!! Thankyou!

That is a great web-site I found a lot of different items there.

I don't know whether you were watching last night, but I think it aired again last night. Yeah they said that she was using royal icing, and being as though I almost live in the craft store, I can tell you that is definitely where she got the stencil from. They have a large variety of all kinds of designs. Hope this helped

Do you just paint the royal or buttercream icing over the stencil, then remove the stencil?

I am planning on making a wedding cake with a whipped topping and want to add a lace look to the cake... how could I do this with a stencil? I am not sure if using a stencil and adding more topping on top of the stencil would work... I have a feeling it will just peel right off with the stencil... any other suggestions?

Stenciling over a fondant cake is much easier than on a buttercream frosted cake. The buttercream must be well crusted before stenciling. I do not think you can stencil over a whipped non-crusted frosting unless you use an air-brush.

That is what I was thinking... I was gonna get one of those wilton sprays... I just don't know if they sell them in the color I am looking for... do you have any other suggestions instead of a stencil?

I also thought of making some lace "pieces" out of fondant and putting them on there, but I am afraid they would be too heavy for the whipped topping.

Check out the food grade stencils here made for cakes, etc

http://www.designerstencils.com/CULINARY-STENCILS-C11.aspx