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    Home » Cake Decorating Tutorials

    Buttercream Irises- A Video Tutorial

    May 26, 2015 By Melissa Diamond 24 Comments

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    Today, I'm going to show you how to make buttercream irises for your cakes!

    After lots of experimenting, we're happy to share a favorite technique for these lovely flowers which is quick, simple & gives great results. Let the piping begin!  

      

    Materials for Buttercream Irises

    The tiers that we are decorating in this video are a 6" double barrel tier and an 8" tier. They are frosted with our Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream frosting recipe. Our Classic Vanilla Buttercream is a great choice also.

    Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream (or any frosting of your choice that holds up nicely to piping)
    Piping Tips: Wilton 104, & leaf tips 352 & 366
    Coloring Gel: Americolor Violet, Royal Blue, Avocado Green, Leaf Green, Egg Yellow
    Miscellaneous: Small paint brush, small tapered spatula (ridged buttercream technique), bubble tea straws (or your supports of choice) for stacking tiers), cake cardboards, etc.

     

    Buttercream Iris Tutorial~ MyCakeSchool.com Member Video Library

     

     

    More Buttercream flowers

    In addition to today's buttercream irises cake, we've made several other buttercream floral cake designs! Here are just a few of our favorite buttercream flower tutorials:

    Buttercream Roses (Shabby Chic Cake)

    Buttercream Cherry Blossoms

    Buttercream Floral Wreath Cake

    Buttercream Cactus and Succulents

    Two tiered cake decorated with purple buttercream irises

     

    Enjoy the Video!

    Thanks so much for stopping by! We hope that you give these buttercream irises a try on your spring and summer cakes.

    If you do, we would love for you to post a comment and photo below! Keep this design in mind for birthdays, bridal showers, Easter cakes, and more!

     

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    1. Ellen May 26, 2015 at 1:13 pm

      Thank you, thank you! Iris is my favorite flower! Beautiful cake!!!

      Reply
    2. Ellen May 26, 2015 at 1:53 pm

      I meant to write Irises not Iris in comment above. I put this in My Favorites!

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    3. Colleen Brown May 26, 2015 at 2:19 pm

      Beautiful, I cannot wait to try. Thank you!

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    4. Melissa Diamond May 26, 2015 at 2:36 pm

      Thank you Ellen & Colleen! So happy that you like the video! ;0)

      Reply
    5. MsGF May 26, 2015 at 3:53 pm

      Beautiful!!! Love it! My neighbour and I were just talking about her beautiful irises this afternoon. Now I can make my own.

      I'm so glad I'm not the only person with a disfuncional Wilton turntable - LOL! I have the same one and mine does that too, so I won't use it anymore. It annoys me :) So glad I'm not alone in that :)

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    6. Melissa Diamond May 26, 2015 at 9:07 pm

      Glad you like it MsGF, and yes -the turntable was making me crazy! lol I need to get a new one ;0)

      Reply
    7. Susan Cullen May 26, 2015 at 10:52 pm

      This is a beautiful cake! My baking business is called The Blue Iris. I will definitely be making this. Thank you for the tutorial.

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    8. Melissa Diamond May 26, 2015 at 11:40 pm

      Susan, that is perfect! ;0)

      Reply
    9. Mom2three May 27, 2015 at 10:50 am

      Lovely! Glad you cracked the code on making irises. They were my Nanny's favorite. She would have loved this cake.

      On a side note, at least y'all's Wilton turntables just make a grinding noise. Mine squeaks!! :o It's like fingernails on a chalkboard.

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    10. PattyBug May 27, 2015 at 10:35 pm

      Love it!

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    11. Nancy Lawlor May 28, 2015 at 6:38 am

      Beautiful as always. You make it look so easy and I will try it soon.

      Reply
    12. Seema Latif May 28, 2015 at 8:19 am

      wow Melissa, this is so pretty... you are too good.

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