Diamond Shaped Pattern On Buttercream
Decorating By sugarcakeslady Updated 12 Mar 2009 , 4:18pm by sweet1122
Pretty new to this site and saw a buttercream iced cake that had a diamond shaped pattern on the sides. How do I get this effect? Is it a pattern, hard to do? Have also seen this before on fondant covered cakes with dots on the points of the diamonds. Thanks for your help!
I use a diamond impression mat; it is plastic and you press it into the side of the crusted BC or fondant right after you aply it.
HTH
It was done so fast and accurate. 
I use a diamond ; it is plastic and you press it into the side of the crusted BC or fondant right after you aply it.
HTH
Sharon, do you have to dust the mat with powdered sugar/corn starch or anything before pressing it into the buttercream so it doesn't stick or pull any of the icing off? I just purchased one of those mats (from you!) but I haven't used it yet.
Thanks
Julie
It depends on the recipe of b'cream you use and how much it crusts if the mat needs any treating. It will not hurt in any case to lightly dust it 
OR if your icing does not crust (you are able to lightly touch it and no icing comes off on your finger) you can put a piece of tulle between the mat & the icing.
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