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Cake Decorating: Poor first attempt
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Poor first attempt

Hand painting

Hand painting
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Category: Cake Decorating

Type of item: Food

For: Other

Style: Funky


What was your inspiration?

So I thought I would try hand painting on buttercream to give the effect of "stained glass". I have seen it done on fondant, but as I love working with buttercream, I thought I would see if I it would work the same on buttercream.

It worked fine except I don't like this cake. But I don't like it due to my choice of colors and lay-out. If I had to do it over again, I would choose more muted colors (peaches, light greens...) and I would have the flowers more symetrical. Oh well, live and learn! :) As this cake was just for fun it didn't matter...tasted great though! :)

Thanks for looking at my mess!

Lisa

 

16 comments

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cake4me on craftsy.com
Nov 12, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I think you did a great job. You're being too hard on yourself, Lisa.
MistiBee on craftsy.com
Oct 30, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
it's the best stained glass cake I've seen on here! great job.
IttyBittyMC on craftsy.com
Oct 06, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Very nice I see the stained glass effect, this is not a poor first attempt. Great job!
soyloquesoy on craftsy.com
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Well, I like the effect a lot. Thanks for sharing!
zspeedemo899098 on craftsy.com
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Awesome! Looks just like stained glass- the variation in color is reealistic.
lisascakes on craftsy.com
Sep 25, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
sharynlouise on craftsy.com
Sep 24, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
This is fabulous - never seen anything like it before. Nothing poor about it
lisascakes on craftsy.com
Sep 25, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you
lrooks932246 on craftsy.com
Sep 23, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Why is this a poor first attempt? I think it's gorgeous! I never thought of doing a stained glass cake but you can bet I'm going to try it now! Cool!
lisascakes on craftsy.com
Sep 25, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
It's a poor attempt because my technique was not and color choice was bad -- if you google, you'll see some REALLY beautiful cakes that make mine look like crap - but thanks for the kind words! :) Lisa
LorettasFollies on craftsy.com
Sep 22, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
I really like it it is great
lisascakes on craftsy.com
Sep 25, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Thank you!
QUEENBGS on craftsy.com
Sep 20, 2012    Flag as inappropriate
Are you kidding? This is great! Especially for a first attempt. We are all our worst critics!
lisascakes on craftsy.com
Sep 25, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Too kind -- thank you!
lisascakes on craftsy.com
Sep 25, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Too kind -- thank you!
lisascakes on craftsy.com
Sep 25, 2012   Flag as inappropriate
Too kind -- thank you!