Hey folks,  I am planning to make my granddaughter's 16th birthday cake.  She wants zebra stripes.  I am planning to use the Buttercream Dream icing recipe and my question is will fondant zebra stripes stick on a crusted buttercream cake.  If so, how do I go about making them stick.  thx. in advance.  Vicky

Fondant stripes will work just fine on buttercream.  If the buttercream has already crusted, you just have to moisten the back of the piece of fondant with water, thinned piping gel, or thinned corn syrup (I just use water) and lightly rub the fondant after you place it on the cake to be sure it is completely in contact with the cake.

Thank you Cakes by Jen.  It has been a lot of years since I have made cakes and never worked w/ fondant.  But when grandchildren call,  we answer.

I did one  and the stripes works great just take a paint brush and dip into water dont get it too wet or it will bleed onto the cake and tap them down with your finger,

Thank you cake baker 1957.  One more question, is it possible to roll out the fondant without a mat like on parchment or something??  Also has anyone used the sugar sheets??

Sorry, I have never tried rolling fondant out on anything other than a fondant mat, On Cake Boss they roll it out on there counter tops , but they dust it first with corn starch (I think thats what they use)  , And Im thinking that the sheets might be easier to use, Not sure though !!!!

I never use a mat.  I roll it directly on the table top for large stuff, and I have a glass cutting board that I use the smooth side for rolling fondant for smaller stuff.

I absolutly LOVE the sugar sheets! Especially for zebra stripes. The Wilton brand already comes on black and for $4 you can cover a 12"-14" cake depending on how you cut the stripes and the distance apart you place them. No rolling fondant! Here are a few of my pics where I have used the Wilton sugar sheets

Hey Doramoreno,  Funny, my grandaughter that I am making the cake for is named Brianna.  And the pink is also what she wants.  The sugar sheets sound like a life saver to me as I have never worked w/ fondant before.  Do you cut them w/ scissors or what?  Any other tips?  Do you moisten them before attaching them?  Gosh, I think I love you.

Thank you Remnant 333

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You can use scissors or an Xacto, if the sugar sheets are brittle. 

Here is a buttercream cake I made, frosted with white vanilla buttercream and covered with zebra stripes I made from purple sugar sheets.  I used kitchen scissors to cut them out.

you did a beautiful job

Thank you everyone who answered w/ advice and pictures.  The cakes are gorgeous.