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How To Use Cake Stencils & Edible Sprays

posted February 11, 2014 by CakeWhiz — This post may incorporate affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

Learn how to employ cake stencils and edible sprays on fondant and buttercream. It'due south a quick and easy cake decorating technique for beginners.

I have recently learnt how to employ cake stencils with edible sprays on cakes and cupcakes and it's become new OBSESSION!

Mostly, cake stencils are used with royal icing but I beloved using edible sprays.

You lot can use them to become an "airbrushed" effect on your cakes and cupcakes WITHOUT actually using an expensive airbrush automobile.

It'due south also much faster and easier!

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I am using Wilton's edible sprays chosen "Colour Mist" because they are CHEAPER than all the other brands out there and the quality looks pretty good to me.

However, I am Not as well fond of their silver shade coz it looks a picayune greyish/purplish b ut the rest of the colors are first-class!

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The cupcakes that you lot are seeing today are actually vanilla cupcakes that are topped off with an amazing chocolate buttercream.

They were decorated with red edible spray and Valentine's solar day stencils.

I also gave those designs some extra definition by outlining them with a blackness edible marker.

Honestly, I am very happy with how they turned out and WOULDN'T change anything.

My FAVORITE design concluded up beingness these roses because t hey are GORGEOUS!

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Here are some TIPS on how to employ block stencils and edible sprays on fondant:

Work in an open, ventilated area coz the fumes of these edible sprays have a surprisingly Stiff odor.
Brand sure your work area is covered in paper or bit paper because your don't want the spray rest to splatter everywhere.
Edible sprays are very easy to clean… just employ a cleaning wipe or a wet textile.
Make certain the nozzle is ALIGNED with the carmine mark coz if not, the spray doesn't come up out as evenly.
Make sure to SHAKE your canteen before spraying so that the mixture gets mixed properly. I forgot to practise this one time and I got weird splatters on my cake…yikes!
Spray on a scrap piece of newspaper before you spray on your bodily cake or fondant piece, just to get an idea of how y'all should be holding the bottle, the amount of force per unit area yous should be applying e.t.c.
DON'T spray on your block or fondant slice too closely. These sprays work best when you are spraying from a fiddling distance…about six -8 inches from your piece of work surface.
Don't over-spray! Spraying besides much creates puddles of pigment and that's merely NASTY!
Edible sprays work WELL on both, fondant and buttercream.
DON'T touch your cake or fondant pieces immediately afterward spraying them. Allow them air dry out for 10-15 minutes or else you will terminate up with smudges.

Yous will need the post-obit SUPPLIES:

Yellow marshmallow fondant or mucilage paste (any color you lot want)
Red colour mist or whatsoever other make of red edible spray
Circumvolve cutter
Valentine's day themed Stencils
Black edible mark
Knife
Rolling pin

Note:
I used 50/50 to make these stencil toppers since they dry faster than just using marshmallow fondant. You lot tin also use gumpaste.
The fondant version took the longest to dry out… almost 5 days! That was but a crazy long drying catamenia!

These are the INSTRUCTIONS:

Pace one:
Roll out yellow fondant, gumpaste or 50/50 (or whatsoever yous decide to apply).
Use a circle cutter to cutting out a slice.

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Footstep 2:
Place your stencil on height of the fondant piece.
Then, shake your spray bottle and spray on top of your stencil.
Make sure your stencil doesn't move while y'all are spraying.
You can secure it in place by taping it down with some record if you like.

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Step 3:
Once yous are washed spraying, gently remove the stencil from your fondant piece.

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Step 4:
Outline your designs with a blackness edible marker.
This footstep is optional merely I think information technology gave these designs some extra definition.

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Stride five:
Use a knife to cut your fondant piece into a random abstruse shape.
This step is optional and you are more than than welcome to use the round fondant piece, as is.
Allow your pieces to dry for about 24 hours or until they get business firm.
Then, you can apply them on top of your cupcakes.

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