Pink Rosette Cake Recipe and Tutorial- An elegant and simple cake design
4. ICING AND DECORATING
- Piping Tip– I used the Wilton 2D piping tip
- Presentation Cake Drum– I use a gold foil cake drum
For this particular cake design, I like to apply another thin coat of icing above the crumb coat so it covers the color of the cake. In this cake we will be piping Rosette Swirls and some gaps may appear in-between them. Simply use the spatula and apply buttercream like in the previous “crumb coating” step. Transfer the cake to the Cake drum and proceed to decorating.
Piping bag preparation– As shown in the collage above, take a new piping bag, cut 1 inch from the bottom and insert the piping tip in pushing it through until is is snug at the bottom end. Fill in the bag with icing. I like to work with little icing at a time.
First practice on a piece of plastic sheet, until you are comfortable with the technique. I pipe in the shape of letter “e”– Start in the center and with constant medium pressure move in an anti-clockwise direction. You can choose a direction of your choice- your first Rosette is done! Continue the design around the cake. Add some edible silver pearls to add dimension to your cake 🙂
I have a detailed article on buttercream- types and techniques coming up for you!
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Love
Thula
Poourani
August 31, 2016
Yet another chance to dig into super soft cake. The icing was awesome with right amount of sugar
Thulashitha RD
August 31, 2016
Thanks for your feedback Poourani 🙂 im glad you enjoyed it !
Navleen
September 1, 2016
Hello this is so nicely explained. Just loved it. Will be your regular reader. Thanks for doing this work.
Thulashitha RD
September 1, 2016
Anytime Navleen ! I am glad that you are finding my blog resourceful 🙂
Rekha
August 31, 2016
Absolutely beautiful and delicious ! Thx thula
Thulashitha RD
August 31, 2016
Anytime Rekha ! 🙂
Arun
August 31, 2016
Loved the cake, especially the core, non-cream part.
Thulashitha RD
August 31, 2016
Thank you Arun ! 🙂
pradeepa
August 31, 2016
Awesome thulashitha. What a nice and easy description. Thanks
Vishy
August 31, 2016
The cake was yummy. It was the highlight of my daughter’s bday
Thulashitha RD
August 31, 2016
Thank you Vishy ! 🙂
Saranya
August 31, 2016
Wow.. I was waiting from a long time for Crumb coating, Icing and decoration article from you. Though I bake cakes which are tasty, I don’t decorate them because I have very less confidence about Icing and even coating. This post is clearly explained and gives me much need confidence. Thanks a lot Thula!!
Thulashitha RD
August 31, 2016
Anytime Saranya ! Thanks for reviewing this post. I have many facebook messages coming in every day , which go unseen by others. I am glad that a few of my readers leave their feedback here, it adds value to my content 🙂
Anju Aravind
August 31, 2016
Ombre rosettes definitely lifts up the confidence of a novice person and it looks elegant too.. I have tried it with whipped cream and like you said its easy and gets better with practice. Will try with buttercream too..
Let me tell you Thula I definitely envy those who are lucky enough to taste these yummy cakes of yours.
Anu
September 1, 2016
U described each n every step so clearly. I would like learn more about butter cream as how to add flavours n reduce the sweetness
Thulashitha RD
September 1, 2016
Thank you for your feedback Anu, Sure! I have noted your interest . I will keep that in mind for my future tutorials 🙂
Ruth Omondi
September 1, 2016
Hi thanks for sharing I love it am doing cakes but always afraid of using butter cream.would you please share your butter cream recipe
Thulashitha RD
September 1, 2016
Hello Ruth, I have attached the buttercream recipe (link) to my post. It is on page-2 (Recipes). Let me know how it worked for you, feel free to ask questions along the way ! Goodluck 🙂
Bharu
September 2, 2016
Elegant indeed! Only wish I could taste these creations of yours!
Thulashitha RD
September 2, 2016
thank you, Hopefully soon Bharu ! 🙂
Indika
September 5, 2016
So this is how this icing is done! And super tip about the crumb coating! Thanks!
Thulashitha RD
September 5, 2016
Anytime Indika ! 🙂
Shirin
September 9, 2016
hi great post for starters like me 🙂 can u please also post some recipes on edible cake figure decorations .. wanted to start with simpe jungle or princess theme so was looking for ideas..
Thulashitha RD
September 10, 2016
I will keep this is mind Shirin 🙂