BAKING PROJECT

Today I was a bit free and decided to try the cake stencils I bought. This is my first time trying to decorate a fondant cake with stencils.. well, I must say I’m not so lucky. You’ll see why, later. First thing to remember when buying a cake stencil is ensure the size of the stencil fits the size of the cake. In our case, Malaysian cakes are usually around 3 inch in height. So, the size of the stencil must be the same, or you could cut the bottom to fit the side of the cake. Like the flower scroll stencil on the right, below. (but make sure the line is straight )

First, I tried using the stencil with royal icing. I taped the side of the stencil so it wouldn’t move. You could also try to glue it with some royal icing, but I doubt if it will be strong enough.

Then, take a scrapper and spread the royal icing evenly over the stencil.

Here is where I made a mistake. I guess you have to scrap it in one way and ensure the stencil is wrap tightly against the side of the cake. My royal icing sort of bleed and went under the stencil . This is how it turns out (sigh .. )

There’s a big blob of icing (which looks like a leaf, actually ).. the rest turn out ok. I like the whole design, the royal icing I put on is a bit thick and you can see the thickness of it. Reminds me of touching a velvet cushion. I will surely use royal icing again, hopefully with practice it will come out perfect.

Next, I tried using my colour spray on the stencils. This is a bit easier. Be sure to cover other areas of the cake, or else you will get sprays on them, too.

And the results -

As you can see, some colours do seep underneath the covering, but I think this can be corrected with practice.

Lastly, I experiment using my luster dust to brush on top of the stencil.

And the design came out beautiful (in my eyes).

Just be careful to brush on only the minimum amount of dust required, so as not to smudge the cake.

I bought the stencils online from UK. For those of you who asked, these are the sites that I normally get my supplies :

http://www.duskyroseveiners.co.uk/

http://www.sugarshack.co.uk/index.html

http://www.celcakes.co.uk/Home.htm

http://www.surbitonart.co.uk/index.htm

http://www.squires-shop.com/ibf/index.php?p=home

http://www.design-a-cake.co.uk/

Thanks for reading, and do share with me if you have other techniques on using the stencils.

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