Zebra Stripe Cake, But Customer Doesn't Want Fondant
Decorating By JanineCash Updated 21 Jul 2009 , 2:19am by Parable
Any suggestions on how to make a clean looking zebra stripe without using fondant? My customer wants buttercream , but I'm not suure as to how to et the black zebra strips smooth.
I would ask if they would be okay with using a buttercream base, but just make the stripes out of fondant.
If that's a no go, then I would probably suggest using a writing tip to make strip outlines, fill them in with a #10 tip, then smooth over it with a Viva paper towel after it has crusted over. Might not get perfectly smooth, but considering what they asked for, I think it would turn out alright.
I'd pipe the black zebra stripes out of black buttercream onto plastic sheets and freeze them ...like a frozen butercream transfer, then attach while still frozen, bending some of them over the edges as they slowly thaw. 
I'd pipe the black zebra stripes out of black buttercream onto plastic sheets and freeze them ...like a frozen butercream transfer, then attach while still frozen, bending some of them over the edges as they slowly thaw.
I second this suggestion
I'd pipe the black zebra stripes out of black buttercream onto plastic sheets and freeze them ...like a frozen butercream transfer, then attach while still frozen, bending some of them over the edges as they slowly thaw.
I second this suggestion
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