Hi all,
I'll be making my first ever FBCT tomorrow and have learned so much from the how-to article and the posts on this subject already. However, I have two questions I'm hoping you all can clarify for me:
1. Is it necessary to outline the drawing in black, or can I just line each part of it with the color of that part (i.e. yellow lining for a yellow flower)? I only ask because in the tutorial on this site, the drawing is all outlined in black first, and as I look through the gallery it seems most people do that also.
2. In the last step, when you cover the whole transfer with the same color that the cake will be frosted in, doesn't that spread or mix the other colors below? How do you do this without squishing the colors below and causing them to mix?
Thank you!
patti
You can outline in whatever color you like. I did a fbct and outlined in red and white, came out great
You could let the first layer freeze for a few minutes then cover it with the top layer. I can't remember how I did it. But that sounds right.
you can outline in whatever u want
or dont outline at all
the black is just a good base
and as for the background coat, u do that after an initial freezing of
your transfer
Im new to fbct myslef but I found I had the most luck when I would do a little and then freeze for a few minutes and then do a little more and repeat as far as the top coat I so far cross my fingers havent had any problems with it mixing with the fbct and I was really worried about that at first but just press lightly and go slow and it will be great. good luck.
thats the best way...like heather just said...
do a little, freeze a little...
go slow, and keep it patted down with fingertips
youll be fine
great questions... I have never done them either and have 3 orders the week of the 14th for different ones.... YIKES... I think I will keep the do a little freeze a little concept in mind!
Thank you everyone! I'm sitting down to get started. Oh, I thought of one other Q: for small details (like eyes and nose on a face), do you include that in the frozen transfer or do you add that afterwards, once on the cake?
I am so grateful for your replies! I will do just as you all said. And if I can ever figure out how to post pictures (rather, if I can ever find the time to figure that out), I will post a picture of this cake (and others!).
patti
The problem with adding eyes and small details is that it won't be flat like th rest of the transfer, they will be raised. Some people re-outline the entire transfer to give it more texture.
I have found that if I let my transfer come to room temperature and has
dried/crusted, I can use the roller method to get out any remaining air bubbles/snaking.
I keep wanting to try outlining in different colors - like outlining a shirt in a darker shade of the shirt, hair outline darker shade of the hair, but that's a LOT of color changes and I'm always rushing, so I haven't done it.
Oh, and letting the outline crust is a MUST, just don't let it completely dry as it will start to flake off. I haven't tried the light freeze, but I usually don't have a problem with things sliding around.
Melissa
I do all of my fill-ins and freeze the FBCT then use it as is. I don't put another layer of icing on the back like the tutorial says and I haven't had many problems. When I have placed it on the cake and it softens, I use a small paintbrush to smooth out any holes or squiggles then let it crust a little. Finally I place a VIVA over it and use the foam roller to do a final smoothing.
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