How To Achieve Cake Design Consistency By Creating Template

Creating a cake template is to ensure design consistency when there is a need to produce more than one cake with the exact design. An example is corporate cakes as gifts for special occasions or festive seasons. The degree of design difficulty must be considered when designing the template. Making the template too intricate will increase the decorating time.

Creating a paper cake template

We will look at ways to use template to ensure consistency. To obtain a template, you could search for a suitable free printable image online, buy an image online, or hire a designer at fiverr.com. Adjust it to the needed size and print it. An alternative is to trace it using tracing paper on a tablet with the soft copy.

cutting out a cake template

Transfer it to a cardboard for easier handling on fondant and gives it a better safe keeping as it will be reuse many times. By creating a cake template, there will be uniformity in cake design.

Using cake template for fondant cutouts

Place the template on a rolled-out fondant. The fondant is then cut with a sharp cutter.

Fondant cutout using template

Endless possibilities using cutters and any fondant tools.

Chinese New Year Cake using template

The final result of the cake design using template.

Further Readings on Decorating Techniques
Royal Icing Stenciled Design
Royal Icing Stencilling
Tools for covering a cake with fondant
Covering a Cake with Fondant

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