What is the best way to put an initial on a cake for like a wedding shower or a grooms cake. They want on on the 6 inch layer of a stacked cake. I was wondering if anyone has done this? Did you pipe it with a shell? or another tube or do a flipped buttercream?
I'm open for any suggestions
thanks

do you mean like a monogram on the side?

Yes, they want a monogram. Only on the top of the 6" layer of a stacked cake.

how fun! you can do a FBCT or pipe candymelts of the initials on to parchment then place on, you can order initials.... what did you have in mind?

I like to paint with food gels! If it's on fondant.

I use buttercream and do them right on the cake.

Find a font you like and print it off the size you want. Then, use that as a template to cut the letters out of gumpaste or fondant. Let them dry hard, then paint with luster dust mixed with alcohol.

all brilliant ideas.....

how about a chocolate plaque then pipe the monogram on and paint it with a shimmer dust?

On the square offset tiers in my pix I did the monogram as an edible image, then pressed it against the side of the cake and trimmed it with dragees. It looked really nice and crisp!

I have sent a few people to check out this picture from Jenn123, I think she did an awesome job on the monogram.

http://www.cakecentral.com/cak.....17753.html

Also, this is from another post recently from tomsmom245 which did a good job also.

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-210741-.html

I hope those help with the perspective.

Good Luck.

Here's an idea from wilton...
http://www.wilton.com/decorating/basic/monogramtopper.cfm

Thanks for all the ideas........ I will have to practice them and let you know how they turn out !

Here's another idea for you - like the Wilton lettering but using crystals.

Enlarge the initials and print. Bend 2 wires together to make the intial and glue beautiful colored crystals to the face of the wire.

Here is the link for the crystal monogram:

Sugar Delites ~ Cakes By Jennifer
http://hometown.aol.com/cakebabe1/jen.html

Holy cow!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jennifer, your cakes are AMAZING!

That crystal monogram is amazing! I love it!! Your talent simply leaps off the pages of your site! I just wish I had adventurous people in my neck of the woods... they all want the same old boring stuff. I guess I'll have to start pushing for some more fun stuff!

Ladies, thanks so much for all of the relpies.
I can't wait to try them and see what works best for me.

I feel so dumb. I had a hard time finding the replies..... and then discovered there was a second page !
oh, well, got it now