How Do I Make A Zebra Print With Buttercream
Decorating By cutelove Updated 17 Apr 2011 , 5:29pm by decoratingfool
Why take them off? I've made two zebra cakes with black fondant and I didn't tell them to take the fondant off. I iced the cake with a white buttercream first, then applied the fondant stripes.
I made my sister's last birthday cake out of buttercream. I just piped stripes on (using chocolate as the base to make black BC), though I imagine fondant would also not be difficult.
Here's mine: http://i56.tinypic.com/2dbovat.jpg
It was my first stacked cake of any kind, and it's not without many flaws. But the stripes are really easy. Just be natural, make each one a little different and not too geometric.
There are stencils that you can use that have the zebra pattern. Here's a link that will show you how to stencil buttercream if you don't already know how.
http://www.designerstencils.com/Videos/ButterCream/ButterCream.html
HTH
You can also paint the stripes directly on the buttercream by using a light touch, a soft brush, and black petal dust mixed with an extract or everclear alcohol. I've done leopard spots on buttercream this way. You ca..n use a stencil or just do it freehand. Th zebra stripe isn't a very complicated pattern. HTH! 
What is ever alcohol?
Thanks calicopurr. I would imagine it dries faster than vodka.
I saw a cake on a website but can't seem to find it now, but they did it with a crusting buttercream, and once it crusted they used a foam roller to make it flush with the rest of the cake, It looked great!!! HTH's
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