How to Create Spatula Iced Cake Designs _ Wilton

If you're new to cake decorating , I want to show you some really simple pool tricks going totally up the presentation of your cakes and desserts .

One of my favorites is called spat icing .

Spat icing is essentially making indentations on the side of your cake and on the top to create patterns .

If you're struggling with icing your cake smooth , this is one of the best ways that you can cover your imperfections .

It'll make it look really pretty and rustic looking .

Let's start with spatula ribbons .

You're definitely going to need a turntable for this technique because you're going to be turning it fast to create the ribbons up the side of the cake .

I'm starting with a freshly iced cake .

And the reason is if it press over a little bit , you're not going to get a smooth ribbons .

It's best to also make sure your cake is iced pretty thickly because as we do this technique , we're gonna be moving a bit of icing and you don't want to have any patches of the cake showing through .

I have my turntable all set up with my little non slip mat , which will help keep the cake from sliding around .

I have a bowl here for any excess icing .

I can go ahead and just scrape it off there .

So , the first thing you're gonna do is place the spatula at a slight angle and I'm gonna go into the icing but not all the way down to the base of the cake .

And then I'm going to start turning in a simultaneous motion .

I'm going to slowly spin the turntable while moving the spatula upward as you're spinning the turntable , try as much as you can to keep going until you reach the top .

It's one continuous motion .

If you stop , it's going to have a bit of a stop mark .

And that's OK too .

This cake is meant to look a little bit rustic anyway , so I'm gonna stop when I get to the top edge of your cake and smooth down any icing that might be at the top edge .

You can just go ahead and sweep those towards the center to create the spiral effect on the top .

I'm just going to place the tip of my angled spatula at a slight angle of the center of the cake .

And I am simultaneously spinning the turntable and dragging my spatula through the icing all the way to the outer edge just like that .

And that's how you do spatula ribbons .

And now I'm gonna show you how to do vertical lines .

You can use a cake plate or a turntable for this technique .

Because all you're gonna do is just swipe a vertical line from the base of the cake all the way up the side .

I'm going to start out with the , the tip of the spatula right there at the base of the cake .

I'm going to press the icing so that it creates a deep impression without touching the cake underneath .

And I'm going to drag the spatula upward , removing any excess icing on the spatula .

Before I start the next line , I'm leaving a very small space between my swipes to keep the look of a ridge .

And I'm going going to go ahead and just repeat this process until the site is finished .

I'm going to show you how to do some diagonal lines really quick .

I can turn the turntable as I move around the cake without having to manually turn a plate .

So I have a little bit of a rough edge on the top here and I'm just gonna go ahead and smooth that in .

And so that's how you do the vertical and the diagonal spatula icing .

You can see spatula icing is a super simple technique .

You can even finish it off with some sprinkles .

This technique can be also used on cheek cakes , cupcakes , brownies , and even cookies .