Client Want Frosted Chevron?! Help!
Decorating By jessicastott Updated 16 Aug 2013 , 7:56am by MBalaska
AI have a client who wants a "sheet cake" with no fondant. She wants all pink chevron frosting. How can I obtain that clean chevron look without using fondant? I tried googling and finding images and cant find anything!! Any tips? Help! Lol
designer stencils sells a chevron stencil. You can stencil buttercream on buttercream. Or you can use an impression mat like the cake I did here.
You could try a frozen buttercream transfer.
When I need to put a difficult pattern onto a cake using only butter cream, I use wax paper. First I lay out the amount of wax paper I need with my design underneath it. I outline my lines in a thick frosting line and then "flood" in the colors. Then you quickly (after a prayer) flip the wax paper over. I'm not sure how much success you would have with it when you have a large area to do but maybe that can get your head thinking.
Or, following the same line of thought. You could stencil out the chevron pattern onto your crumb coat then outline your chevron strips in a thicker form of buttercream and then fill it in with a thinner form of buttercream, like when you decorate cookies with icing.
This is a good video about what I was talking about! I hope this helps you!
The post above regarding the stencil would work if she wants a single color chevron design. Otherwise, I would just tell her that the requested design requires that the chevron pattern be made in fondant to achieve a clean look. Some designs just don't work for me in all buttercream, so either it would have to include fondant or a new design would need to be selected.
HTH
When I need to put a difficult pattern onto a cake using only butter cream, I use wax paper. First I lay out the amount of wax paper I need with my design underneath it. I outline my lines in a thick frosting line and then "flood" in the colors. Then you quickly (after a prayer) flip the wax paper over. I'm not sure how much success you would have with it when you have a large area to do but maybe that can get your head thinking.
Or, following the same line of thought. You could stencil out the chevron pattern onto your crumb coat then outline your chevron strips in a thicker form of buttercream and then fill it in with a thinner form of buttercream, like when you decorate cookies with icing.
You can place the pattern on the wax paper in the freezer for a few minutes to stiffen up a bit before you try o flip it over on your cake. With a sheet cake this should work well.
One of the Professional bakers recommended this, (ddaigle), and I've sent for a set for cookies.
perhaps you could use something like this for a guide.
http://www.etsy.com/listing/151866185/chevron-set-1-5-open-ended-cutters?ref=shop_home_active
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