Comments on: How To Create Striped Buttercream Cakes With A Cake Comb

By: Whitney

Whitney — Fri, 06 Oct 2023 16:31:15 +0000

In reply to Ashlee. Hi Ashlee! You could either add 3 more teaspoons of vanilla + 1 more Tablespoon of milk OR 2 more Tablespoons of milk. If it needs to be thinner after that you can add more room temperature milk about 1 tsp at a time until the desired consistency is reached. Hope that helps!

By: Ashlee

Ashlee — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 04:39:08 +0000

In reply to Whitney. How can I get the buttercream consistency right . How much liquid should I add to loosen it up for comb. My recipe is 4 sticks of butter 2 pound of sugar, a teaspoon of vanilla and 3 table spoons of milk . How much more milk should I add to get the comb to run smooth

By: Clara Blows

Clara Blows — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 05:48:52 +0000

In reply to Whitney. That's great, thank you so much for the advice.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 18:02:57 +0000

In reply to Clara. Hi Clara! You'd need about 2 Cups of buttercream for the stripes + swirls on top (that's for a 6 inch cake). Hope that helps!

By: Clara

Clara — Thu, 15 Sep 2022 12:48:49 +0000

Hello, really love your colour scheme! Just wondered if you have an idea of the rough quantity of coloured butter icing needed for the stripes and swirls on top? I will need to use a bit more white icing to cover my cake, as my tin size is slightly bigger, but that would leave me a little short on the amount I have left to colour. Thanks so much for sharing your recipe.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:47:41 +0000

In reply to Kimberlee Hill. Hi Kimberlee! If the stripes disappeared when scraping it means you either didn't make the groove deep enough on that part of the cake, under-filled the groove with the colored buttercream, or scraped too deep on just that part of the cake. Perfect stripes take a lot of patience and many go-arounds with a gentle, even touch. It also helps to heat the scraper slightly toward the end with a little hot water (dry it before scraping). Hope that helps for next time!

By: Kimberlee Hill

Kimberlee Hill — Sun, 09 Jan 2022 17:35:12 +0000

Hi, I have a question. This was my first attempt at a striped cake and I’m a home baker so fairly experienced. My bottom colored stripes disappeared and even after I re-piped the dark areas they would disappear again. Am I scraping to hard? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 02:05:31 +0000

In reply to Leigh. Yay, Leigh! So happy to help!

By: Leigh

Leigh — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 21:53:44 +0000

Thanks for this. I have been looking and this is the only tutorial I’ve found! I see lots of people doing it, but no explanation. Thank you!!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 18 May 2021 02:39:51 +0000

In reply to Anne-Marie. Hi Anne-Marie! I have never personally frozen a cake before, but I have seen it done with sprinkles. I would do a little research on how to freeze a cake to see for sure though.