Cake Decorating Patterns

Cake decorating patterns are an easy way to decorate a cake. There are several ways you can use these patterns and we'll discuss the different steps you can take to decorate with cake templates and patterns. Don't miss the free cake patterns you can download to design your cakes.

How to Use Cake Templates or Patterns

When thinking of cake patterns or templates, there are several ways they can be used to make an easy cake decorating project.

1. With a large template you can shape your cake by cutting your cake out out of a baked cake. These are often called cut up cakes. These are best made by making a pattern on a large sheet of paper and laying your pattern on a 13x9 cake or the appropriate size and cutting out your cake. You'll need to make sure to start with a crumb coat for your cake as it will seal in the cut edges.
   
   

2. Buttercream transfer and a chocolate transfer. Both of these methods take a picture, template or pattern and fill in the design. For a buttercream transfer you use frosting and for a choclate transfer you use melted chocolate. The image is frozen or hardens and you place your image on a frosted cake. The advantages of doing a transfer is it is easier to trace the details in your image.
   
   
   

3. Frost around your pattern. In this method you lay your pattern on an unfrosted cake and frost around it. Once you lift up your pattern, you will see an empty hole where the pattern was laying. This will be the outline of your pattern. Pipe black frosting with a writing tip around the edges and fill in details. This outline method allows you to free hand inside the design. It is easier if you pick an image with not too many details.
   
   
   
         We made this cake with a chick pattern, you can find it in our free cake pattern section.
   



4. Very similar to number 3 is laying your picture down on a already frosted cake. Trace in the frosting the outline with a toothpick. Pipe around edges with black writing tip and fill in details on top of the frosted cake.
   



5. Use a coloring page or one of our cake decorating patterns, lay it on rolled out fondant and cut out the outline with a sharp knife. Lay on a frosted cake and add details as needed.
   
   
   
   

Free Cake Decorating Patterns

These cake decorating techniques make cake decorating a lot of fun and easier to make a truly fun and great cake. Finding your cake designs to match your theme cake is the first step. 

• Online coloring pages or kids coloring books are good sources for finding patterns.
• Wilton online pattern locater for more patterns
• Use our free patterns for cake decorating.
  

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Related Easy Cake Decorating Ideas
~Simple Cake Decorating, ~Edible Cake Decorations, ~Shaping your Cake,
~ Decorating Patterns, ~Free Decorating Patterns for cakes, ~Paint a Cake, ~Frozen Buttercream Transfer, ~Chocolate Transfers, ~Cake Decorating Kits, ~Character Pans, ~Cookie Cake Decorating

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