Lost My Icing ! Any Way To Fix This?
Decorating By Twins5485 Updated 6 Jun 2006 , 12:33pm by Twins5485
I'm practicing a CCC for my twins 4th birthday in a few weeks and see that several people talk about the pin poke method to transfer a design. So I though I would try it, well when I took the design off it took some of my icing with it....That was really discouraging and now I feel like just throwing it away- I'm sure I feel that way cause it's late and I'm beyond tired.... I'm thinking my big mistake was using printer paper instead of parchment paper for the design... Duh! Then my darling husband installed a light in our kitchen that can light up two football fields which makes me think it may have gotten too hot.... Any advice on trying to fix or avoid this on my next try... My party is in 13 days and I want to make this Thomas the train cake so bad for everyone to see.... Any feedback will be appreciated... Thanks for taking the time to read all this jibber!
Cassandra
Hi,
I've been reading about all of these transfers and thinking of trying one myself this weekend with the pinprick method.
I've been doing the piping gel method.....trace the image with piping gel and then lay it on the iced cake. Is this the same kind of thing as pinpricking??
Good luck and be sure to show your finished product 
Michele
I've done the poke method a few times already and love it! I've only used parchment paper and never had a problem. I also make sure I leave the cake to crust over for at least 30 mins.
You should try again with parchment or even wax paper so it doesn't stick to your cake. I bet your printer paper just wanted to soak up the oil from your frosting and maybe that is how it stuck??? Best of luck and maybe put a dimmer on your kitchen lights - lol. HTH
If you use parchment paper and a crusting buttercream, you should be just fine. If you want to, you can chill the cupcakes before the transfer, it can't hurt.
Also, perhaps you'd be better doing a piping gel transfer if the design is complicated--and therefore takes a lot of time to pin prick through. If you tint the piping gel a pale color--pink, light blue, grey--it's easier to see.
Good Luck!
Rae
Thanks so much for the quick replies..... I've printed a recipe for a crusting buttercream.. The one I was using wasn't a crusting one.. But it just taste so good- not too sweet like the Wilton recipe.. I will try the parchment paper also next time... I've not used the piping gel method since the end of my First Wilton course, I will be sure to keep that in mind. I didn't think about tinting it so you are able to see it.... Good idea!!! I've asked more questions on this site than I've made cakes and I must say that this site and all the members definitely show compassion and are willing to help without thinking twice, and I appreciate it..... Thanks again and I will post my outcome no matter what it looks like....
Cassandra
I'm glad you got some good answers. I have to tell you though...when I saw the subject for this thread I thought....well, how do you misplace your icing...it has to be around there somewhere
....I was more like this---> 
....about all the poking of icing!!! 
...Im gonna get in trouble!!
but if it helps I did learn a new technique!!! thanks 
by the way ...my twins turn 4 in Sept!!! Happy birthday to your babies!!! (in a few weeks 
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Thanks for all the replies to my post. I've got some good advice to follow now...
Michelegator- The pin poke method is different from the piping gel method but they both serve the same purpose... Thanks!
Thanks ge978 & twinsline7- I figure if I made my title to the thread stand out it might get someones curosity... Thanks for the Birthday wish for my twins also.....
I thought about it last night and thought I could also take a piece of styrofoam and poke the image out on it and then lay the design on the icing and use a pastry brush to lightly dust it with powder sugar and then remove the image and it will be visible on my Blue icing.... I read on another site that this is the way another baker does it... I think they are all worth a try...... Thanks again to everyone!
Cassandra
Thanks Doug....
Much appreciated... I did use a needle for thick fabric, but my route fell tragic when I laid a piece of printer paper on my icing... Yes, it did just soak up all the grease in my icing... I will try again this evening.....Look for the final masterpiece.... 
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