I like applique designs (similar to cake below) on cakes but I do not know how to do it.
Does anyone know how? If so, please share.
Thank You!

I'm guessing that those were cut using a stencil. I don't know, but that's what it looks like to me.

I don't know either but if I was going to try, I would make sure to have a really sharp cutting tool and maybe even layer the fondant between sheets of wax paper so that it doesn't stretch while you're cutting or moving it.

Good luck!

Sure! It is easy. Take a fondant covered cake, wrap a stencil around it and use royal icing as your "Paint" and stencil the design on. Take off the stencil and let dry.

Thank you! I will give it a try.
I did buy some stencils from Micheal's.
Where do you get your stencils?

Okay, once I heard what technique was used, I remembered having seen this: http://www.designerstencils.com/videos.shtml. Just make sure the video is the one for ADVANCED Fondant Cake Sides.

After my last post I was looking more closely at the design on the top tier and noticed that it goes up higher than the 'edge' of the cake - almost onto the top of the cake.

This got me thinking that I didn't think it was stenciled with RI (or even BC) after all. I started thinking that my first instinct was correct and that the black floral designs were pieces of fondant cut out using a template. So I went to pinkcakebox.com and found out that these designs were cut out and applied to the cake. Here's the link: http://blog.pinkcakebox.com/engagement-party-cake-2007-12-01.htm.

Think you may be right, when you see it up close like that.

Some of the detail on that second tier flower would make me want to drink.... or use a stencil and RI.

Thanks so much for your help

Does that say pinkcakebox.com on the bottom? If it's a Pink Cake Box cake, she is a member on here and you could PM her to see how she did that. I think her member name is pinkcakebox

I still think it is done with RI. You can bend the stencil over so the pattern goes above the cake to the top.

I got my stencils from the place you posted the link to.

However, I have heard that just about any stencil can work.

I followed the link and read that it was cut out by hand using a pattern.

The dots, though, would be easiest cut out with plain round tips of various sizes. I don't know about any of you, but I'm not good at cutting out tiny round shapes by hand, I'd be more likely to slice up my pattern

The only thing I know for 100% is if I had to do a design such as this I would much prefer using the stencil method. The cutting just seems too involved for the design - that's not to say someone else would'nt have the patience to do it this way - I just know I don't and would end up grabbing, or making a stencil.

Just read the post about it being hand cut - Wow, that's patience for ya! When I was looking at it I thought it's not impossible to cut out, and I would want alot of different sized tips for all the circles - still alot of work though!