I've been asked by a friend to do a tie dye groom's cake. She sent me a picture of an example of what she'd like. I've watched several tutorials, but they all look more like marbled colors, not so much like tie dye. All of the "marble-looking ones" say to make ropes of all your colors and twist them together, fold over a couple of times and roll out. The pattern on this picture looks more like the tie dye on tee shirts. Any advice?

 

 

Thanks so much! (Don't know whose cake this is so I can't give credit)

The image won't show up for me.

Can anyone else see the photo I posted?

ANope can't see the photo

Okay, I guess I first need advice on how to upload a photo from an email to a forum post. I right-clicked the picture in the email, chose "copy image", then pasted it into my post. Is there a better way to do it?
 

Okay, can anyone see the picture now?

Yay! I can see it! It Looks to me like its white buttercream or fondant airbrushed with the tie dye pattern. Then a peace sign fondant cut out placed on top and buttercream piped on the edges. Fun cake! 

AYup can see the photo now . Pretty sure that cake has been airbrushed its to perfect not to be airbrushed you aren't gonna get that effect any other way. You can get a blended effect but that's not so perfectly placed

Yeah, I was afraid it might be airbrushed, and I don't own an airbrush!! Has anyone done a tie dye cake without airbrushing, that turned out cute? Please help or I may just have to tell her I can't get the look she wants.
 

You can "airbrush" with the Wilton Color Spray cans. It takes a little practice, but can be done. It just takes a little practice. http://www.wilton.com/store/site/product.cfm?id=3E30CC9B-475A-BAC0-5F9882E09D5A7630&killnav=1

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Here's a cake I did on buttercream, but you can probably do it on fondant as well.

NJsugarmama, that is such a cool effect!  I'll have to try that sometime myself.

AIt took all of 5 minutes to do the design. Really easy and a lot of room for error.

Is that just piping gel for the colors?

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Yes. I just made my own colors. Start from the center and make 6 lines spaced out fairly even to the edge. And then in between each section draw another line...and go around again...do that process until there is no more white space. I just used a 1/4" wide paint brush.

sugarmama,

Thanks for that suggestion! That is a cool looking cake!
 

NJSugarmama: how did you get the colors to spread/blow out like that? Hairdryer?  Such a cool effect -- reminds me of that spin art shops on boardwalk!

I also have a tie-dye cake to make this November, but I'm planning on making the multi-colored fondant logs twisted into pinwheels, then rolling out for each tier's cover.

sorry, I saw after the fact that you used a paintbrush to spread the colors.  cool

AI'd love to see how yours comes out. The only thing different I wish I did was to not do a rainbow, but mix the darker colors in between the lighter ones to give it a more tie-dye effect.

AYou could also just paint using gel color, there's a free class on craftsy about painting on cakes.

AI found this tutorial http://kellythecakegirl.wordpress.com/2011/03/20/tie-dye-fondant-tutorial/

I think maybe make tiny logs and arrange in the pattern you want with a white background and use a fondant smother to press the colors into the white so you don't get distortion like you would with a rolling pin.

Sound like a fun project :)