Hello everybody,
I have read and seen some of the pics of stained glass cake done with piping gel and I was wondering if anybody could pass me the directions on how do do this cake?
It looks beautiful and I want to do it for my anniversary. How do you transfer the pattern on the cake? Is all of it free hand.
Any information on it would be helpful.
Thanks is advance for all the help.
You can use the pinprick method to transfer the image, then outline it and flood with piping gel. Hope that helps some! 
Hi Anku, I am not sure what cake you are speaking of, but when I want the stained glass look, I first do a royal icing pattern plaque in the shape I need, on the back of a very clean cake pan covered with plastic wrap first. Let it dry for a day or so, then draw the shape using a # 2 or 3 round tip (windows,doors whatever, etc..) on the plaque. Let this dry at least 2 to 3 days.
Very carefully slide a flat spatula under the whole plaque and loosen it from the plastic wrap, lay it on your cake, then fill in with your colored gels. I know this sounds like allot of work, but it will look more professional.
You also can do this with rolled fondant, just cut out the pattern you need, cut out holes for the piping gel, let dry, place on cake, then fill in with the gel. Azure
i too would outline the sections in royal or a good stiff buttercream....the transfer method looks the best, but if u're comfortable freehanding the design on ur cake, that will work too....then pipe the gel into the sections and use a paintbrush to smooth and push to the edges.....good luck!
The pinprick method is to have a picture drawn on light paper (seethrough paper) and lay it on the cake as you want it to appear. Then take a small pin and prick through the paper into the icing every few points -- don't drag a line with the pin. Then when you are finished with the design, lift the paper up and you will see the design in dots or pinpricks on the cake. Ice over them and you're good to go! Did that make sense?
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