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

    Henna-Inspired Buttercream Cake Tutorial

    September 11, 2017 By Melissa Diamond 12 Comments

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    In today's video tutorial, I'm going to show you how to create beautiful, henna-inspired buttercream piping for your cakes!

    If you enjoy buttercream piping, I think that you will love the intricate details of henna-inspired designs.

    Beautiful Henna Inspired Buttercream Piping- Cake Video Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

     

    These lovely henna patterns would be perfect for all sorts of occasions. I chose to create a very colorful design that would be fun and festive for birthdays.

    You could dramatically change the look of this cake design by simply using one contrasting color for your piping,  or even white henna piping against white buttercream or fondant for an elegant feel.

    Learn how to create beautiful henna inspired buttercream piping for your cakes in this MyCakeSchool.com video tutorial! (Member Cake Video Section)

     

    I found it very helpful to do a trial run on waxed paper before beginning. You'll see in the video that I demonstrate two different ways to go about the henna pattern. For my first henna design, I only used one template (a 3 inch half-circle). For my second henna pattern, I used three templates (for each of the three arches that I piped over.).

    It's entirely up to you, but this is one of those rare cases where I actually preferred mapping everything out in advance. I usually am a big fan of eyeballing it, but I found with my first henna pattern, that freehanding a half-circle isn't so easy!

    I'm still really happy with the overall look, but the top henna pattern was much easier since I had impressions to follow.

     

    Materials:

    We started with an 8 inch tier, frosted with Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream frosting (tinted Americolor Teal). Cake is on it's own cardboard cake circle cut down to size. Base coat of buttercream was smoothed with a Viva Paper Towel after the frosting had crusted.

    Piping tips: Tip 2

    Coloring Gels: Americolor Teal, Deep Pink, Electric Green (I used Deep Pink for my darker and lighter shades of pink)

    Misc: Waxed paper or parchment for practice, bench scraper or spatula for applying frosting, turntable (optional), disposable piping bagas

    Circle Cutters - 3 sizes (optional). You can use our templates if you'd like. (Fold the circles down to the size you need, and mark onto the frosted cake with a toothpick after chilling.)
     

     

    Gorgeous Henna Inspired Buttercream Piping! Member Cake Video Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com!

    Additional Notes:

    As you can see in the photo, we added a little bead border on the bottom and top of the cake! I thought I was finished, we ended the video and I took photos...but I tend to have trouble stepping away from the cake and I just couldn't resist adding borders just to see if I liked it. I liked it! These borders were done with a piping tip 2.

    As I mentioned in the video, there are endless options to the designs that you can create- feel free to copy these designs exactly, or have fun experimenting with your own designs!

    The patterns look a lot more difficult than they actually are to create (love it when that happens!) - It's just a lot of repetition of simple shapes. However, if you aren't a fan of lots of piping.. you can find henna stencils at online cake supply shops also!

    Have fun experimenting!! xo

     

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    1. Jennifer Daniel September 12, 2017 at 9:41 am

      Thank you Melissa! Hope you and your family were safe during Irma! Glad I had "My Cake School" to calm my nerves from the effects of the storm. I am in Fleming Island Florida (just south of Jacksonville, Fl).

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    2. Melissa Diamond September 12, 2017 at 10:39 am

      Oh my goodness, Jennifer- I hope you all are okay! I didn't realize that you were in Florida. xoxo

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    3. BeBe September 12, 2017 at 11:24 am

      Jennifer, our hearts go out to you. I 'm hoping the flood waters did not reach your home.

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    4. Sadia Wasim September 12, 2017 at 3:13 pm

      This is such an intricate design. I love it ?. Thanks for another amazing video. I will miss your videos.

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    5. MsGF September 12, 2017 at 5:18 pm

      Very pretty! :-) Love the bright colours. Simple and fabulous as always. Love it!

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    6. Jennifer Daniel September 13, 2017 at 4:50 pm

      Thank you Melissa and BeBe! We were very fortunate and did not get flooding, only minor wind damage. It is still a mess in most of the area. We were only out of power for 12 hours. I can't wait to make this beautiful cake! Thank you again!

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    7. BeBe September 13, 2017 at 9:06 pm

      Hi Jennifer, Irma has been such a nightmare for so many Floridians, I am happy to know that your home was not flooded.

      Reply
    8. mitzygirl September 15, 2017 at 1:05 am

      I was wondering what the process is to cover a dummy with buttercream? I would love to try it. Thanks

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    9. Diane Puddester September 16, 2017 at 9:01 pm

      Beautiful work Meliisa. This will be a winter project for sure.

      Reply
    10. Tammy Lantz September 16, 2017 at 11:44 pm

      Nice cake. I would prefer you not skip over so much of your work.

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    11. Bishrul Fahima December 16, 2019 at 7:04 am

      Hi I am a new member just joined many of these video are not loading. please

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    12. Melissa Diamond December 16, 2019 at 2:18 pm

      Hi Bishrul- I'm sorry that the video isn't loading for you. It could be your connection or a sign that something needs an update. Most of our videos have an alternate video format at the bottom and so check that one also just in case. You could also try to view in a different browser. If you have any more questions, please e-mail us at info@mycakeschool.com. Thanks!!

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