I had a baby shower cake to decorate and I envisioned a bright pink cake with a black fondant cutout of the silhouette of a pregnant woman holding an umbrella. My idea was inspired by this cake. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate a pregnant lady cookie cutter, and I have no idea how to make one. I decided to find a greeting card with that design, make a template, and then cut the fondant out to the shape I wanted.
I found a card, made my template, then tried to cut out the fondant. I tried scissors and a knife, but they both turned out like a kindergartner had done them. I was frustrated! I ended up scrapping that idea and making the “Baby in a Pea Pod” cake instead.
Later that day I discovered the blog, Diary of a Cake Stylist. She had posted about the Frozen Buttercream Transfer Technique which I figured would be an excellent alternative to my fondant plan. I have wanted to learn how to transfer designs to cakes for a long time and the technique taught in the Wilton classes with the clear gel just doesn’t cut it.
I laid wax paper over the greeting card used a tip #1 to outline and fill in the design. I then froze the transfer overnight. The next day I transferred the design to a plate since I was just practicing and didn’t have a cake handy.
The results turned out pretty well! The card is on the left, the results on the right. Next time I will probably use a larger tip. If you are thinking about using this technique, I recommend practicing first to get the feel down. For my son’s first birthday, I may use this technique to copy the wall paper border we hung in his room.
