Sooooo, just secretly, I'm a little in love with this cake. Its really easy to do, it doesn't matter if its not perfect as it just adds to the charm and every time I open my fridge it makes me smile, sitting in there all pretty and pink :)
You will need:
Piping bag
Petal tip (I used #104 by Wilton)
Obviously fit the piping bag with the petal tip and fill with buttercream.
Pick a side to start with. Position the tip with the fatter end pointing into the cake. Holding the piping bag pretty much up right, steadily squeeze the bag whilst moving it in a slow zigzag motion. Continue up to the top of the cake and then start another line. Keep going until the cake is covered.
For the top it is a similar process, putting the fatter end towards the middle of the cake, just instead of zigzagging up the cake, you want to sort of layer the icing over itself as you work around the cake.
It doesn't matter if the icing is messy, it just adds to the effect, the ruffles up the side dont need to be the same size. Its a really forgiving style!
Note that the fatter end of the petal tip is sitting towards the cake
First Ruffle strip done!
Finished cake, looking pretty :)
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