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    Home » Recipes » Buttercream Techniques

    Watercolor Buttercream Cake Tutorial

    April 26, 2016 By Melissa Diamond 23 Comments

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    We are excited to share our latest video tutorial for creating an elegant Watercolor Buttercream Cake.

    This surprisingly simple technique is as beautiful as it is versatile.

    Watercolor Buttercream Cake on a white pedestal.

     

    I love colorful cakes and the style of these watercolor buttercream designs often involves subtle variations in shades as one color meets another.

    This light and unique buttercream effect has the look of a watercolor painting. This lovely technique looks like it would be difficult to create, but it is actually quite simple. No actual painting is involved ;0)

    We hope that you enjoy it!

    Materials:

    In this tutorial we've frosted a 8 inch and 6 inch tier with our Fluffy Vanilla Buttercream recipe our Classic Vanilla Buttercream is a great choice as well.

    Any recipe will do although I recommend a crusting buttercream if you plan to use the Viva Paper Towel Method of Smoothing.

    Each tier rests on its own cardboard cake circle, and 4 bubble tea straws were used beneath the top tier for support.

    Buttercream

    Coloring Gels: We used Americolor Deep Pink & Teal.

    Fondant (we kneaded tylose into ours) for ribbon roses

    Gold Luster Dust- we used Rolkem Super Gold edible dust

    Wilton tip 3 for bead border

    Vodka (or lemon extract)

    Fondant rolling pin

    Miscellaneous: Small offset spatula, Sharp knife or xacto, shortening for prepping surface for fondant, plate/palette for mixing colors & frosting, and a turntable.

     

    *If you are not a fan of smooth buttercream, this would also be very nice with one of the textured buttercream methods in our buttercream section!

    Beautiful Watercolor Buttercream Video Tutorial by MyCakeSchool.com. Online Cake Decorating Videos and Recipes!More Buttercream Techniques

    We have so many favorite buttercream techniques! Here are just a few of our favorite tutorials:

    Layered Buttercream Technique

    Buttercream Palette Knife Painting

    Ranunculus Fields Cake

    Elegant Loopy Buttercream Piping

     

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    1. Melissa Calegan May 14, 2016 at 9:59 am

      Love it!

      Reply
    2. MIRANDA RAMIREZ June 11, 2016 at 4:23 pm

      Loved making this cake. I made it for my daughter's graduation from high school. I think it would be a lovely wedding cake. She loved the decor. I made hydrangea petels for the accent flowers because I have a garden full of them. Thank you for this idea.

      Reply
    3. Melissa Diamond June 11, 2016 at 4:28 pm

      Beautiful job, Miranda!! Thank you so much for sharing your cake! xo

      Reply
    4. an1t4 June 17, 2016 at 4:51 pm

      Hi Melissa. Your creations are always beautiful you are a very talented lady, well done x?

      Reply
    5. Melissa Diamond June 17, 2016 at 8:30 pm

      @an1t4 Thank you!! xo

      Reply
    6. Deloris Berry August 12, 2016 at 8:47 am

      Melissa, I love your work; you are an inspiration. You make it all look so simple. Love your classes
      From Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

      Reply
    7. Melissa Diamond August 12, 2016 at 9:00 am

      Thanks so much, Deloris!

      Reply
    8. Debbie July 1, 2018 at 7:14 pm

      Hi Melissa, this is a beautiful cake! I got my first large order today. I’m a little scared. I’m doing an 8” on a 12” for about 40 people (large slices). The bottom tier will be white almond (not sure what flavor buttercream, maybe plain). The top tier will be lemon with lemon buttercream. Any advice as far as delivery, or anything else? This will be the first time delivery and I’m nervous. Thank you.

      Reply
    9. Debbie July 1, 2018 at 7:31 pm

      Also, I was thinking about doing an edible image with the writing “Best Wishes...” and her logo. There’s a store nearby that does edible images. What are your thoughts/advice?

      Reply
    10. Melissa Diamond July 1, 2018 at 9:06 pm

      Hi Debbie, congrats on your first large order! I always refrigerate buttercream cakes before transporting so that they start out nice and firm ..of course add your supports as usual as well as a smear of buttercream beneath the top tier to make sure that it is secure. Make sure that you place the cake on a nice level surface - you can put a non-slip shelf liner beneath-Some people like to hammer a sharpened (1/4 inch) wooden dowel through both stacked tiers and into the cake drum/stacked cake boards for extra insurance. I don't always do this for two stacked tiers but it's an option for you.

      I think edible images are always a good option, you could make a plaque if you'd like by adhering it to thinly rolled gum paste or fondant. Let us know if you have any more questions!

      Reply
    11. Debbie July 4, 2018 at 7:28 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
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