Fbct Versus Royal Icing Color Flow Transfer
Decorating By ladyonzlake Updated 27 Mar 2007 , 12:32pm by kdkamp
Why do you prefer a FBCT over a royal icing transfer for your cake? I need to do one and I'm kinda torn as to which one to do.
Jacqui
I would think time constraint would be a reason too. You can do a FBCT on short notice, but a royal icing plaque would have to dry for days.
Not to mention that royal will breakdown on buttercream eventually! I personally prefer chocolate transfers over either of the above!
OK. I have never herd of royal icing transfers and I have never seen or done a chocolate transfer. Would anyone mind explaining or giving instructions on how to do both?
The principles for both are exactly the same as doing a buttercream transfer - just let the outline set up before adding the colour detailing - you can see chocolate transfers in my photos on my cupcake cakes. Hope that helps!
How long does royal have to sit on Bc before it breaks down? I put a dried piece of royal in a blob or BC for a couple days recently and nothing happened.
I suppose it depends on the thinckness of the piece etc. I also use real royal icing (egg whites, not meringue powder), so I don't know if maybe that is more likely to be effected?!
I also prefer a chocolate transfer. Here is a tutorial and a thread on them
http://www.geocities.com/heathers_cakes2000/chocolatedemo.html?1109787013625
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-35817-love.html+chocolate+transfers
But each technique has it's own benefits. a ct and royal icing will dry hard and can be stood up or on sides of cake. But with royal icing they take a long time to dry and most people wont eat them, you cant very well cut through them.
A FBCT tastes good, can be cut along with the cake, can do it on shorter notice.
Chocolate transfers are the fastest to set up, but take some practice.
I have never had royal icing decorations break down on a cake, however they have shown signs of the grease soaking into them. Does that make sense? They were still hard, but with grease spots.
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