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Cake Decorating: Messy Cake
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Messy Cake

Messy buttercream

Messy buttercream
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Category: Cake Decorating

Type of item: Food

For: Other

Style: Funky


What was your inspiration?

This cake gave me fits!! If you look at my other cakes, you'll see I don't "do" messy and this bride insisted that she wanted messy icing - no pattern, nothing smooth, no swirls, no spatula stripes...ugh!!! No matter how her mother and I tried to get her to consider something that looked more professional, she stuck to the messy icing....Needless to say I will NEVER take another order for spatula/messy icing again!!

Thanks for letting me rant,

Lisa

 

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cake4me on craftsy.com
Nov 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very nice. Great job on the "messy" part. After reading all the other comments & not having done a cake with this texture (yet) I'm wondering if the back side of a tablespoon might make it somewhat easier to achieve this look. Just a thought. I'll have to try it. But yours looks perfect.
Deb888 on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Absolutely love this cake. Are teh flowers Fondant/gum-paste or fresh please?
lisascakes on craftsy.com
Oct 21, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you - the flowers were silk.
queeno'desserts on craftsy.com
Oct 06, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I like it
Sashad on craftsy.com
Oct 03, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I have just taken an order for one of these messy cakes any advice on how to achieve this look?
lisascakes on craftsy.com
Oct 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
You have to make a "messy" cake?? Oh you poor thing! :) My advice would be to ice the cake smooth to start with - just like you would if you weren't doing messy. This covers the cake well and prevents some spots having thick icing and some spots with too little icing. After I got it smooth, I took my buttercream and thinned it down some and then went over the cake a small section at a time putting on a thin layer to give it the spatula marks. Hope this helps! Good luck!! Lisa
Kathy Tolbert on craftsy.com
Sep 29, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I think it is beautiful. I love the messy look.
lisascakes on craftsy.com
Oct 03, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!