What frosting technique is this???

[paysensmom]

I want to use this technique on my daughter's first birthday cake. Problem is, I don't know what it is called, so I can't look for a tutorial. Do you know what it is?? It is the purple cake, the bottom half.


http://blogs.babble.com/family-kitchen/2011/06/16/10-wedding-cakes-for-inspiration/

 

[momto2inKC]

I found this which looks similar http://bakingdom.com/2011/05/race-day-ruffle-cake.html
Edited- here's another I found. There are TONS of videos on Youtube also!
http://www.thesweetsbar.com/how-to-make-a-ruffle-cake/

 

[csharpwv]

In my opinion, it is either a fondant cut into strips with the edges rolled to make them look a little more 'feathered'.
OR
It is piped on with a flat tip (perhaps a leaf tip) from the top down, with each layer overlapped to the strip above.

But you are correct - it is very difficult to tell how it was done!
It has such a highly textured look, and the color fade/shading is beautiful!

Have you taken the photo to a bakery and asked if they can identify the technique?

 

[crisi]

It could also be white chocolate. I've gotten similar looks with chocolate, but it was a pain in the nether regions.

 

[girli565]

I would do it with strips of fondant, rolled very thin and then the edges more feathered but that could be a major PAIN!! Very time consuming.

Using a flat tip on the piping bag could be the easiest way but I find that you have to have a VERY steady hand or a ton of practice.

If it's normally done by piping then it probably won't be too expensive if you get it done at a bakery.

 

[Wests4Disney]

I would either use the fondant or the piped cake frosting, depends on how comfortable you are with each technique. The fondant will take more time and skill to learn (and some patience and willingness for it not to look "perfect") The color variation is most likely done with a food safe color spray. (15 years of working in a bakery).

If you are looking at saving money, piping is going to be the best way to go, if you have extra money to spend and it is for a wedding, then fondant is going to be the best way to go. I often tell people to do what fits into their budget and remember they are the only people who have seen the picture and that the guest do not know what it is "supposed" to look like.

Since the top layer looks like it is covered in sugarpaste flowers, I would guess that the bottom layer is done in fondant.

 

[kaytieeldr]

In my opinion, it is either a fondant cut into strips with the edges rolled to make them look a little more 'feathered'.
OR
It is piped on with a flat tip (perhaps a leaf tip) from the top down, with each layer overlapped to the strip above.

But you are correct - it is very difficult to tell how it was done!
It has such a highly textured look, and the color fade/shading is beautiful!

Have you taken the photo to a bakery and asked if they can identify the technique?

I think you're right here. Probably a flat tip and a revolving cake stand and a steady hand and a lot of patience . Also, practice on wax or parchment paper, or on cupcakes, first to get the effect you want.

 

[vegas_mickey]

It is an ombre cake. You will find lots of stuff on google.

 

[marlynnp]

It looks like a fondant frill technique to me - but the 'frills' are placed upside down and the edges are extremely thinned.

 

[DizneyDogs]

It is an ombre cake. You will find lots of stuff on google.

Yep it's an ombre cake

Here's a more simple one (my speed anyway) with instructions
http://bubbleandsweet.blogspot.com/2011/09/easy-pink-ombre-butter-cream-frosting.html

 

[HannaBelle]

Gorgeous! I love it and I am totally going to steal these ideas.

I have made a few fondant cakes with homemade marshmallow fondant and although they are beautiful, the fondant does not take as good as a homemade butter cream frosting. We always end up peeling off the fondant layer and tossing it before we the cake with the butter cream crumb coat on it.

I made 2 skylanders portal of power cakes for my twin nephews this past weekend and they rocked, but no one at the party like the fondant.

 

[Bethmsu]

You can achieve the look many ways. But I find it easiest to pipe with a flat or leaf type tip with the cake on a small platform upside down. With both the top and bottom boarded you can then flip it after the frosting hardens for a bit and carefully do the top!

 

[kaytieeldr]

It looks like a fondant frill technique to me - but the 'frills' are placed upside down and the edges are extremely thinned.

Reason I don't think it's a fondant cake is the sheer number of rows of icing.