it's not coming through to my computer -- maybe others can see it though
Try this link--an instagram photo: (hope it works this time!!!)
I agree with kakeladi, frost the cake in yellow and smooth, then add blobs of the other colors and partially smooth until you get the effect you like.
Thank you--I will try that! Only thing, when you zoom into the photo, it looks like there are dark lines between most of the colors--like a marbling or like a tear line. Possibly the line is painted on? The cake is described as painted buttercream. Hmmmm. I'll start experimenting. Again, thank you!! :)
tripleE, I went back and enlarged the picture again and I believe you are seeing a shadow underneath the thicker parts of the frosting, not a darker color that has been added. If you wanted to emphasize the look, you could take a small paintbrush and paint a line following the bottom of the different sections/blobs. This technique is called painted buttercream, where you are using the frosting in a painterly way.
yeah it looks like the painted parts are not completely smoothed down -- they are kind of 3-d
You are very welcome! This is a beautiful technique. I can't wait to see you creation.
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