Painted cake ideas

If you haven’t tried this technique, you absolutely have to give it a go. These raised “petals” of buttercream add so much dimension to your cakes, and... | vanilla, vegetable, cake, vanilla extract,...

You will need: 1 x cake covered in sugarpaste A set of concentrated food colours (I use Wilton colour pastes ) Sugarflair Superwhit e (for making pastel colours) 1 x Cake Decorators food pen (I use the Rainbow Dust pens ) 2 x food safe paint brushes (with soft bristles) 1 x paint palette

" Leaves " Paint on cake with buttercream. #buttecreamflowers #butterblossoms #leaves #paintwithknife #paintoncake #buttercreampainting

Can you actually paint on buttercream? You might be thinking that you can only paint on fondant covered cakes, but that’s just not true. It’s absolutely possible to paint on buttercream. The key is to start with a cold cake! Cold buttercream is firm enough to paint on without messing up the surface. Chill your buttercream frosted cake for at least one hour to make sure the frosting is completely firm. If the buttercream starts to soften as you paint, take a break and put it back in the…

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30. Floral Hand Painted Cake For birthdays, dinner parties, and celebrations of all kinds, wow you friend & family with this jaw-droppingly floral buttercream hand painted cake. We love the soft pastel colour mixed dark pink colour that brings a perfect colour combination.