How to Stencil on Buttercream Video

Posted 03/16/12 • Last updated 03/11/09 • 2982 views • 17 comments

Posted by Jackie

[youtube id="dxN7sZL_vBI" width="600" height="350"] In this "how to" guide, you will learn how to stencil colored buttercream icing directly onto a cake covered in buttercream. You will see how quickly and easily you can make the most intricate and amazing designs directly on your cake. You may also want to see the "How To" video for stenciling on fondant, or cookies Cake By: marcimang Items you will need for this tutorial:

Buttercream iced cake
Small batch of colored buttercream icing
Small spatula or Spackling Knife (from the hardware store)
Your favorite Designer Stencil for cake

Comments (17)

Anonymous 8/10/09 at 1:13pm

Thanks for the instructions! Is the black and white wedding cake here done this way? I would have sworn it was airbrushed.

Anonymous 8/20/09 at 5:35am

Interesting....it looks airbrushed to me also! You can see the lighter/darker areas of the color! Either way, it's a fantastic cake!

Anonymous 8/26/09 at 10:56am

A video showing the stenciling on the sides would be great.

Anonymous 8/28/09 at 4:59am

Is there a video on how to transfer an image to a Buttercream cake? (hand drawn image)? Would love to see a video on that.

Anonymous 10/4/09 at 12:39pm

If you want the stenciling on the sides with buttercream just follow the same method thats in the how to stencil on fondant on the sides.

Anonymous 10/18/09 at 7:25pm

Hello I would the instruction on how to do this cake. thanks

Anonymous 2/19/10 at 5:11pm

Hermoso trabajo

Anonymous 4/29/10 at 1:47am

I have just come to this site and am loving it so far...this video is amazing and I will try this on a cake before long...My problem is I want to try everything and I don't need all those cakes..thanks for the info

Anonymous 5/8/10 at 8:33pm

YOU CAN DO IT ON THE SIDES THE SAME WAY BUT IT LIFTS UP YOUR PATTERN YOU PUT DOWN, YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL....

Anonymous 8/2/10 at 6:38pm

The B&W cake has that air brushed look to me too. Speaking of the cake in the video though. That has to be the worst job building a cake I've seen. It isnt that hard to make nice straight sides and a flat top. Maybe it was to illustrate how versitile the stencel product is.

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Anonymous 12/23/10 at 12:40pm

I recently attempted this on a cake and had major problems with the royal icing bleeding under the stencil. I saw on an episode of "Amazing Wedding Cakes" that the girls at Cake Girls in Chicago also had this problem when trying to stencil a checker board pattern on a cake. they never fixed the problem. They just ended up using fondant instead. Anyone have any suggestions???

Anonymous 12/27/10 at 10:05am

Buttercream in the fridge???? Wouldn't that cause sweating after you remove it?????