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Painting on buttercream???

post #1 of 9
3/29/12 at 7:51am
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Is this possible? i need to paint cheetah print on a cake but the person does not want fondant. . .I know i'd have to have a GREAT CRUSTING buttercream but can it even be done is my ultimate question>if so is there any tips you have for me? Thanks so much in advance!

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post #2 of 9
3/29/12 at 7:58am
Oh I love painting on cakes and yes you will need a great crusting buttercream and a good bottle of everclear or vodka.

1. let cake crust
2. mix color and everclear or vodka to a thin consistancy but not too thin.
3. using a sterile paintbrush paint your design on cake

you can even create a variety of stencils of paws to keep them neat and trim looking. if you are not comfortable with freehand painting.

the alcohol evaporates and leaves the color behind.
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post #3 of 9
3/29/12 at 8:08am
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1219978/skate-board-cake

This cake was buttercream and the whole top and sides were hand painted on. I used airbrush colors and soft paint brushes. It can be done, you just need a crusting icing (just used my regular recipe) and a soft touch.
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post #4 of 9
3/29/12 at 8:17am
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WOW Thanks sooooo uch ladies i really appreciate it!
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post #5 of 9
3/29/12 at 11:55am
Truthfully I don't worry about crusting that much. I put that bad boy in the fridge to get rock hard (my American BC recipe is mostly butter) and then I go to town with the painting! The tie-dye cake in my pics is sponge-painted.

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post #6 of 9
4/5/12 at 7:13am
I am going to try this with cheetah print. Any tips for getting the perfect cheetah print with it so it looks even? is their a type of stencil of sorts???
Also so I use the gel colors mixed with vodka??
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post #7 of 9
4/5/12 at 8:31am
Yes use the gel colors mixed with vodka. Practice with some BC smeared on a piece of waxed paper. It should be very easy to do a cheetah print. Just do a Google image search and kind of follow that. Good luck!

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post #8 of 9
4/5/12 at 8:56am
did you consider piping the print on and then smoothing it out, that is how I do my camo. We have done cheetah print the same way in the past.

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post #9 of 9
4/5/12 at 11:29am
Here is the buttercream cake I did in leopard print. I used gel colors mixed with lemon extract. I think the extract dries faster than vodka. My secret is that I made sure the buttercream was very cold and hard before I started painting on it. Works great and goes really fast.

http://cakecentral.com/gallery/1998796/leopard-print-birthday-cake-for-friend
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