Buttercream Transfers

I made two new cakes this last week using the buttercream transfer technique. The first cake was made for my daughters boyfriend. He is a big Transformer fan. It was the first time I tried this technique. I learned a few lesson of what not to do and what definitely needs to be done. Overall it was okay. The cake was a watermelon flavor with watermelon flavor icing. Not my favorite but the kids all love it.

The second cake was for our Karate Sensei. My husband has been taking karate with Sensei since the late 1980's. He is a great guy and really devotes his time and talents to helping others. I like to try to do something for him on his birthday, which is also Veterans Day.

This year along with the new technique I wanted to try a new flavor. The cake was Pina-Colada flavor. It was pretty yummy. I also learned that when you are going to do a transfer with wording, remember to mirror image it. My first attempt ended up back wards :). Overall the cake was a good. I still need more practice on the transfers to satisfy me...plus I'm still having problems writing on cakes. That is really frustrating me! Oh well they say practice makes perfect. :)

Sensei James Tawatao - Las Vegas Shotokan Karate