In today’s free cake tutorial, I’m going to demonstrate a Sweet Eyelet Cake! The look is so elegant, and these accents can be used on cakes for all occasions with no special tools!
I just love eyelet fabric—especially in white.  It’s the fabric that always reminds me of  summertime (which is probably why I just had to make it yesterday–I’ve been longing for spring and summer lately!).
I have a feeling that some of you out there have never tried making fondant eyelet accents, which is why I hope you’ll love this blog tutorial. It’s an effect that is a little bit sweet…. a little bit fancy….and secretly very simple!  (Hooray!) —
I’m going make an eyelet circle of fondant to lay on top of my 6″ buttercream-frosted cake (it was actually slightly larger than 6″ wide after I frosted it with buttercream).
Here’s how it works…
I usually use Satin Ice fondant, which is very white…but not quite as white as my cake pedestal. So, I decided to knead in a little Americolor Bright White coloring gel into my fondant to make it a shade whiter. It worked! (I know, OCD alert! :0) )
By the way, my buttercream is tinted with a very small amount of Americolor Teal coloring gel.
Now for the bow…. (my first choice is to use gum paste or fondant mixed with a little CMC or Tylose rather than just using plain fondant. It will dry faster and stronger.)
Form your loops…
Allow to dry for a while with bits of paper towel or plastic wrap within the loops. Mine was dry enough to hold it’s shape (but still soft) after about an hour.  I then wrapped a little piece of fondant around the center to form the knot, and made some ribbon tails too.
I piped a few clusters of dots around the sides of my cake (using the same piping bag as before).
Ahhhh…. if only I had time to do cupcakes. That will be for another time! Thanks for stopping by!
LOVE this! Thanks for sharing! It’s so dainty :)
That is sweet! We’d call it broderie anglais in the UK and it would look gorgeous all over a wedding cake :)
love that tecnique. very simple and elegant
Very cute! I love the step-by-step tutorial. It makes it look easy enough for a beginner (or a very lazy person like me). :)
It looks absolutely stunning! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks everybody!!!
i love this idea! It is simple enough for a novice cake decorator like myself, yet looks so elegant:)
Just came across your website and blog. I love your website design. The graphics are so cute that you have chosen. Great cake ideas too. We will send people your way!
Thanks “Sprinkled”! Kay, thank you and thanks for spreading the word about our site! :0)
Great, loved it. So beautifil and elegant yet simple. Will Try it, since I need to make a small cake for my pastor. She loves cakes and this would be great. Thank you so much. God bless and multiply those talents.
So simple yet elegant. Cupcakes will be lovely. Thnks
I stand in awe. I am so not a baker and would never attempt anything so intricate. I can’t imagine the steady hand it takes to circle those tiny holes with icing. That being said, you make me WANT to make it. You made it look easy, which I know it’s not. It’s absolutely gorgeous.
I love this, can’t wait to try it.
Thank you everybody!
I just found this site and joined. How much fun!! I’ve always wanted to try this technique. Lovely job!!!
Thank you “Mary had a Little Cake” :0) — I’m glad that you jonied!! I love your username!
So clever! Love the results!
I always admired this technique
thank you.
Simple yet classy…
You are genious!!!
I love this, Melissa! I have a baby shower cake I need to make and this will be perfect (it’s a grandma shower and the grandma loves blue and white eyelit!) It will look adorable with a pair of baby booties, too! So cute!
Stacy
Love it and it is so simple!!!
que hermoso y que facil se ve por favor pon insrucciones en español. felicidades.
so pretty! thanks for sharing! :)
Its so beautifull.
sensillo, diferente y hermoso…gracias por compartir
things look so much easier when explained beautifully like you do….thanks
like very much. want to join you.
I love it.. im going to make one for my mother in law on mother’s day. .thanks
Beautifully !,!!!!!!!!!
I love this and will surely try it.
Got to say just so beautiful. You make every thing so easy for me.
Love this Melissa!! I’ll add this to my “try this one” list :)
So Beautiful! Can I use glaze icing instead of royal for the piping or would buttercream work? I really find making and using royal icing a trial. Thanks
Hi Omotayo, If you prefer not to use royal icing , I think buttercream would be the best choice, using a tip 2.
I love this! Thanks for re-posting on Facebook. I don’t know how this passed me by. Glad that I caught it this time. :)
Love this style of caking we call it broderie anglais here in Australia .. love it so much I even bought the plunger cutters from china lol but I love the way you have made the similar pattern simply with out cutters… that is the true test of a caker :)
@Melissa & Helen- Thank you!!! xoxo
Thanks for sharing and showing how simple but effective this is.
Love it!!
Beautiful, I love it, thanks for sharing
Hi Norzah, Thank you for your nice comment!
Hi Melissa,
My hand always shacky and not sturdy when piping on cake, is there any way or technic to overcome it, thanks.
Hi Norzah, I find that I pipe smoothly when moving my entire forearm and keeping my wrist straight. This may help you. You could also go a step up with your round piping tip. For instance, I personally find that piping with a tip 3 or 4 doesn’t show shakiness as much as a tip 1 or 2. If your buttercream is very thick, it can also cause issues because of the pressure that you have to apply in order to pipe. If this is the case, just add a bit more liquid to your frosting recipe. The more piping that you do, the easier it will become. I hope this helps!