My bride REALLY wants chocolate frosting (when I say REALLY, I mean she emails me twice a day every day..) but the color of the cake must be a light sand color.

So I came up with this:

Im going to frost my cake with chocolate buttercream, brown of course, let it stay in the fridge overnight and then add a thin layer of buttercream, light sand color on top.

What do you think?

Anyone who made this and can share some advices?

thank you!

AWhy not fondant

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Not in their budget..

AI've done it with two different colors...but nothing as contrasting as chocolate and sand. I suppose it would be ok. Although personally, I would tell her to just accept chocolate filling, or up the budget. But I think it could be done the way you described!

won't the additional time and effort to do a smooth coat of chocolate and then a later smooth coat of sand color add enough to the price to come close to fondant?  Also, I just checked and LorAnns oils makes a chocolate flavor that might work.  http://shop.lorannoils.com/templates/group_ProductSelect.aspx?GroupGuid=111

AWell, i don't think I need a super smooth chocolate coat! It will take a lil bit more I know.. I just home it works!

If your chocolate isn't smooth then you will need a heavier layer of sand icing over it.  You could end up with really thick icing.

I would frost in chocolate ganache and then cover in fondant.  It will be so much easier then doing buttercream and two layers.

Either that or just do the chocolate in the middle of the layers and frost the whole thing in the sand buttercream.  That way she will have a nice thick layer of the chocolate and have the look and budget that she would like to stay in.

I personally think doing two layers of buttercream will be to much work and be worried about pulling the color through. 

Figure how much it is going to cost to make MMF over the cost of the buttercream, you might be at about the same price.  The little bit of money you will loose might be worth it in the long run to just do the fondant over the chocolate gananche. 

Can't wait to see pictures!

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Good point! Tnx!

I think I'll try with a light moca butter real first, if it's still too dark I'll add another layer of plain buttercream.. Maybe it will work better for the lil contrast!