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make a gorgeous ombre cake in four
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simple steps this tutorial starts with a
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crumb coated cake to learn how to get to
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this point watch my tutorial on how to
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make a layer cake and the link for that
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is in the top of the screen step one is
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to tint different shades of whatever
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color you choose for your ombre the more
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shades you make the more gradual your
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ombre will be so if you're looking for
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an airbrush effect where the colors
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blend into each other in a subtle
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gradient instead of quite distinct bands
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of color tint at least four Shades and
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don't make the difference between each
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shade too dramatic there are two ways to
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make different shades of a color the
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first method is to start by tinting the
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darkest shade and mix that with
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different amounts of plain white
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buttercream to make lighter Shades the
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second method is to start with the
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lightest shade and then add more and
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more coloring to make darker Shades
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keeping the ratio of colors the same for
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example one drop of green for every two
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drops of blue step two is to spread your
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colors onto your cake I like to start at
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the top spreading the darkest or
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lightest shade to cover the top of the
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cake so that it sticks out over the
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edges to make nice sharp angles around
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the top edge of the cake later then
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spread this same shade around the top of
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the sides of the cake and if you have
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three different shades spread it to
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cover a third of the cake six shades a
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sixth of the cake I have four Shades so
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I'm covering the top quarter of the cake
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approximately then use the the next
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shade below and since these are going to
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blend together to make an ombre or
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gradient you don't need an even band of
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color around the cake it's fine to go
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down a bit lower in some places and
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higher up in others and it's also fine
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to overlap the color above continue down
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the cake with all of your Shades going
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right down to the bottom of the cake
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board to cover up the very bottom of the
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cake so there aren't any gaps where you
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can see the Crum coat step three is the
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wiggle using the tip of your offset
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spatula or pallet knife you use light
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pressure to make a zigzag up and down
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the buttercream as you spin the cake on
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the turntable which starts the blending
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of the different shades of buttercream
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and step four is to smooth the Ombre and
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this is the only step that might take
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some practice since the other three are
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really quite straightforward if you
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follow this tutorial rest the bottom of
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the cake comb down on the cakeboard and
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press gently against the cake as you
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spin the turntable when you can't spin
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any further swipe the comb away and
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scrape it clean on the edge of a bowl
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spread more buttercream over any indents
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or shallow areas using the same shade as
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what's already on that part of the cake
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so here the darkest shade at the top and
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the middle Shades down here I like to
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use a metal cake comb for this because
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you can heat the edge for the smoothest
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ombre frosting I'm using a blow T but
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you can use a hair dryer or hot water
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and let it cool down for a second so
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it's warm not hot and when you scrape
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around the cake it will Glide over the
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buttercream warming it and pulling it
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effortlessly to fill in any shallow
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indents in the surface without causing
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air bubbles or tiny tears in the
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buttercream now repeat these steps until
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the frosting is smooth spread frosting
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to cover any indents matching the shade
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on that part of the cake and then scrape
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around the cake ideally with a warm
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metal cake comb I find holding the comb
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at a 45° angle against the cake gives
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the best results and your cake comb hand
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is staying still it's the cake on the
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turntable that's moving or spinning
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smoothing the frosting takes some
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practice and some patience this step
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took me 5 minutes and 52 seconds in real
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time until I was happy with the results
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of my ombre frosting you can leave the
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top edge of the frosting uneven which
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works really well for rustic designs and
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looks very dramatic on cakes with simple
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designs or you can flatten or level it
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by swiping sideways with your offset
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spatula or pallet knife making sure
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you're not pushing down only sideways so
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that you don't create a bulge of rusting
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around the top Edge wipe the blade clean
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on a towel or paper towel after each
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swipe so that it doesn't drag
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buttercream back onto the top Edge and
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leave texture behind so in four steps
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that's how I make an ombre cake I hope
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this tutorial was useful visit my cakes
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school on British bak.rr.com
