Competition Work Log: Buttercream Only
Gah, no wonder no one enters this category! This is HARD! Today is my 3rd attempt at this entry. The first idea I had seemed really cool and unique. I started trying out some sort of sculpted, pleated fabric look using a combination of freezing piped fondant and pouring "steamed" fondant over it. Dismal failure. It just looked like ugly zig-zag piping. 2nd attempt was to do some stenciling. Yet another dismal failure. The stencil kept sticking to the base buttercream. My 3rd attempt is in the works ... it's a pretty extensive frozen buttercream transfer. I have no idea how it looks at the moment (since it's upside-down). I'm scared to continue ... what if I do all the other work for the cake, but then the transfer stinks???
What kinda stinks is that all I have to do is enter and I'll probably place! Last year there were only 2 cakes in the Adult Intermediate division for buttercream-only. All I have to do is something and I can't seem to get anything going for me!
What kinda stinks is that all I have to do is enter and I'll probably place! Last year there were only 2 cakes in the Adult Intermediate division for buttercream-only. All I have to do is something and I can't seem to get anything going for me!
02/16/11: Completely dismissed 2 attempts after utter failure. ~5 hours.
02/17/11: Completed most of the frozen buttercream transfer. Hope it's ok! ~4 hours.
02/17/11 (update): Done! The frozen buttercream transfer looked great! The only problem was either the parchment paper underneath either got most or the buttercream contracted it ... because it wrinkled in one spot. I tried to build up more icing on top once I saw that, but it's not perfect. Next time I'll invest in some food-grade acetate to pipe on to. ~2 hours.
02/17/11 (update): Done! The frozen buttercream transfer looked great! The only problem was either the parchment paper underneath either got most or the buttercream contracted it ... because it wrinkled in one spot. I tried to build up more icing on top once I saw that, but it's not perfect. Next time I'll invest in some food-grade acetate to pipe on to. ~2 hours.
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