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    Home » Blog » Blog Tutorials » Themes and Occasions » Wedding & Elegant

    Sweet Eyelet Cake- A Cake Decorating Tutorial!

    January 8, 2011 By Melissa Diamond 43 Comments

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    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!

     

    Learn to Create Beautiful Eyelet Decorations {no special tools required!} Free tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com Online Cake Classes & Tutorials!

    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) )

    Free Cake Tutorial! Elegant Eyelet Cake by MyCakeSchool.com

    By the way, my buttercream is tinted with a very small amount of Americolor Teal coloring gel.Elegant Eyelet Cake! Free Cake Tutorial by My Cake School

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    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.)

    Beautiful Eyelet Cake! Free Cake Decorating Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

    Form your loops...Elegant Eyelet Cake! Free step by step cake decorating tutorial!

    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).

    Elegant Eyelet Cake! Free step by step cake tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

    Elegant Eyelet Cake! Free step by step tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

    Ahhhh....  if only I had time to do cupcakes.  That will be for another time!  Thanks for stopping by!

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    1. Helen Morrison February 4, 2015 at 7:19 pm

      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 :)

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    2. Melissa Diamond February 4, 2015 at 7:52 pm

      @Melissa & Helen- Thank you!!! xoxo

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    3. NeosMum April 19, 2015 at 3:50 pm

      Thanks for sharing and showing how simple but effective this is.
      Love it!!

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    4. Norzah Yusof February 17, 2017 at 11:16 pm

      Beautiful, I love it, thanks for sharing

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    5. BeBe February 17, 2017 at 11:17 pm

      Hi Norzah, Thank you for your nice comment!

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    6. Norzah Yusof February 17, 2017 at 11:29 pm

      Hi Melissa,
      My hand always shacky and not sturdy when piping on cake, is there any way or technic to overcome it, thanks.

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    7. Melissa Diamond February 17, 2017 at 11:43 pm

      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!

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