Watercolor buttercream cake tutorial

Follow these step-by-step photos and instructions for how to make a watercolor cake with buttercream frosting.

Simple Watercolour Cake Tutorial - A simple step by step tutorial for creating a watercolour fondant cake. Perfect for beginners!

Can you actually paint on buttercream? You might be thinking that you can only paint on fondant covered cakes, but that’s just not true. It’s absolutely possible to paint on buttercream. The key is to start with a cold cake! Cold buttercream is firm enough to paint on without messing up the surface. Chill your buttercream frosted cake for at least one hour to make sure the frosting is completely firm. If the buttercream starts to soften as you paint, take a break and put it back in the…

OMG this watercolor cake tutorial was so helpful and so much fun to make!! Loved the tutorial on color choices! So easy and fun to make!

A step by step tutorial for creating an easy, fool-proof watercolour effect on a fondant covered cake. If you've ever been too nervous to paint on a cake, then this watercolour-without-water technique is for you! #cakedecorating #watercolour #tutorial

Follow these step-by-step photos and instructions for how to make a watercolor cake with buttercream frosting.

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After the sides of the cake are complete, clean up the top edge of the cake as you would while smoothly icing a cake. I don’t mind the bits of colored buttercream just around the top edge, but I’ve kept it plain to allow the piped flowers to really POP!Now on to those piped flowers…. Instead of spending hours piping buttercream roses and the like, I created a crescent of simple rosettes and flower blossoms

This easy cake painting tutorial shows you how to hand paint art onto a cake using buttercream frosting, palette knives, and paint brushes!

Show off your inner artist with these fun ways to make a watercolor cake! Whether you’re a painter or airbrush expert you’ll find the technique for you!