I've read this over and over and feel really stupid. I'm not getting the part about smoothing the back while gently pushing without blending your colors underneath. Won't the icing smear when I start smoothing it?
And what does "edge the transfer and cover the back evenly" mean? If the picture is taped down w/wax paper over it then what are you referring to when you say the "back"? Someone please help!
Here are some FBCT helps threads:
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-205011-.html
(See missy's post.)
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-2845-.html
(See squirrelly cakes' post.)
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-124611-.html
(See Joshsmom's post.)
HTH
http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopic-191841-0-days0-orderasc-.html
I know this is confusing but I don't put the icing on the back. I tried to explain it in this post. HTH.
I don't know if I can explain this well enough, but Ill try. When you want to do a transfer, pipe your outline first (I do mine in black). Put it in the freezer for about 20 mins. Then start piping in your colours one colour at a time. I like my transfers to have a bit of height and it also makes it a little more sturdy. Now this is the part that you want to make smooth. The part that is stuck to the wax paper will eventually be the front which will appear on your cake. The back side is the side you are working on while piping. You need to make sure that the whole layer is the same height (this is why you want to make it "even". It doesn't really matter if the colours blend together when you are evening out the back as it will not affect the front side of the pic. Also, you want to push is down a bit so that you can not see the piping on the front and it looks like a smooth picture.
After each colour, make sure you put it in the freezer for at least 20 mins so that the colours do not bleed in together.
Once you're finished, leave it in the freezer for a couple of hours.
When you flip it over and onto the cake and you can see some piping (where the BC isn't smooth) you can just smooth it out a little with a toothpick or your finger (depending on the size of the area) very gently. This should smooth it out.
Just remember, practice a couple of times. It's the easiest thing to do. I'm an amateur and I can do it, so I'm sure you can.
I hope this all made sense, if not just ask me what I didn't explain properly and I'll do my best to make some more sense.
Good luck with it all. Let us know how you go.
Mary
i'm so glad i happened upon this thread i'm dying to try one of these.
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