My First Cupcake Cake And Fbct
Decorating By llee815 Updated 25 Oct 2005 , 4:47pm by SquirrellyCakes
This was my first attempt at a couple of things. First, this cake was my first cupcake cake. Second, this was my first FBCT. The beetle is from Eric Carle's "The Very Clumsy Click Beetle", one of my daughter's favorite books. I know I didn't smooth the top of the cupcakes good enough but I was more eager to try the FBCT. I know my FBCT is FAR from perfect, but I think the lines help with giving the beetle's wings dimension.
I really liked doing both of these projects, but for future reference, how can I make my FBCT really smooth? I've seen some INCREDIBLE FBCT on this site. Any comments and/or suggestions would be really appreciated. Thanks so much!!
Awwh, that is very cute and you are correct, the lines do give it more dimension. Looks great!
Well to avoid them, sometimes the consistency of your icing needs to be a bit thinner so it flows out more. But mainly it is a question of having to smooth. I fill in, let it sit for about 25 minutes, then I take my fingers, dipped into icing sugar, usually shake some icing sugar on top of the design too and gently pounce with my fingers. Some people use a spatula to do this, but I prefer my fingers. I sort of press own at the lines to give a totally smooth appearance.
Also, if you end up with an air hole afterwards, you can still dip your fingers in icing sugar to smooth out the little imperfections.
I have taken to using parchment rather than waxed paper as waxed paper tends to give more of an issue with uneven waves in the transfers.
Haha, I am no buttercream transfer expert here, hadn't done them in 20 years and have only done about 12 of them recently, but that works for me.
Hugs Squirrelly Cakes
Thanks everyone! And thanks for your suggestions SquirrellyCakes. I really like doing the transfers, they seem so much easier.
Haha, except for mixing up 20 colours of icing right, haha!
Hugs Squirrelly
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