Going to attempt a buttercream transfer this weekend using a Yankee sign for a baseball cake...any tips or advice??? Should be interesting!

best advice I have is to use either plexiglass or even a clear glass baking dish--tape your design under the glass and wax paper on top where you work your design. That way you can periodically remove the design to see how your transfer is coming. That and check as you go for those pesky little air bubbles! HTH

I'd read past posts on them. There is alot of great advice in them.

research! I watched a ton of videos before trying my first one you may want to check these out:

Thank you so much sassy22 for posting those videos. I tried searching Youtube a few weeks ago, but couldn't find any.

I made one and while the picture looked great:




actually trying to get it onto the cake ruined the whole thing (I used acetate, which I wont be doing again). .

Those videos gave me some GREAT tips and I'll definitely be doing one again, because they're so fun!

wow it did look awesome! sorry about the wreck I'm doing one this weekend of sleeping beauty, hopefully it comes out!

What problems did you have with it?

Well first of all TexasSugar, it was way too hard to pull the Acetate off the FBCT without getting my fingers under there to try to pry it off (see the smudges down the bottom of the cake). Because the acetate is so rigid you have to pull it up rather than away from yourself.

So, then I let it come to room temperature. (which I SWEAR I read was ok to do in one of the threads). That was definately a no no.

Then last of all I had my transfer so thick that even if it had worked it would have looked rather odd sitting up so high on the cake.

Good luck with your Sleeping Beauty sassy22. Is it your first too?

this will be my third try but of course this is for someone else so fingers crossed!

Ahh okay. I've only used wax paper and plastic wrap on mine. You do want to remove the backing very very quickly. The icing will thaw fast and it is the frozen icing that will release from what you use, not thawed. I've had a few parts stick to the backing in my day, so I know how frustrating it can be.

Yep, definitely trying the wax paper next time TexasSugar .

Thanks erichazan
An interesting idea too. Kinda like Paper Tole.

Sorry for hijacking your thread princesscatt .
How did you go with your transfer?

I tried wax paper and it stuck. I tried parchment paper and it stuck. I tried a Ziploc bag and it worked great. I'll never go back to the other two again.