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The secret isn’t just the striped comb! #cakedecorating #cakes #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcakes
Jul 4, 2026
The secret isn’t just the striped comb! #cakedecorating #cakes #cake #buttercream #buttercreamcakes
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I'm going to show you how to get perfect
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stripes on your cakes using buttercream.
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Layer your cake as straight as you can
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so that the grooves of your striped cake
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comb will hit it all the way down the
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sides at the same point. If your cake is
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leaning, then your comb will only
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imprint stripes on the part where it's
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leaning. Okay, let's straighten this
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again. The first step is to cover your
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cake in a crumb coat, which is super
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important. It's a thin layer of frosting
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to trap any crumbs that come off the
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cake so you don't get any crumbs in your
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stripes. And you'll need to chill this
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for about 30 minutes in the fridge. Then
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put your first color on the cake,
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scraping around once or twice to make
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sure that the sides are fairly smooth,
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and then switch to your striped cake
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comb, pushing it down on the base of the
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cake board so that your stripes line up
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the same way every scrape. You'll
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probably need to do this five or six
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times before the grooves are neat. And
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these stripes need to chill so that they
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get really firm before you add your next
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color. So, after you've tidied up the
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top edge, put it into the freezer for 10
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minutes, and then pipe or spread your
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second color into the groove. Scrape
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again and again, and each time you'll
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take off more of the excess of this
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second color, revealing the neater and
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neater stripes of the other color
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underneath. A few extra tips. If you
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have any specs of the wrong color in
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your stripes, use the corner of your
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cake scraper to gouge them out, and then
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pipe a bit of the right color on the
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top, scrape again, and you'll remove
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those imperfections. Also, if you find
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that your second color of buttercream is
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starting to set as you scrape, warm up
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your cake comb under hot water or with a
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hairdryer or a blowtorch, and then the
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heat of your scraper will easily remove
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layer after layer of buttercream. Tidy
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up the top edge with an offset spatula
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or palette knife. Follow Bridget's Gal
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Bakes for more cake decorating tips and
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tricks.
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