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How To Put Sprinkles On The Side Of A Cake – 3 Easy Ways

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Creatively decorating cakes can be challenging, especially when sprinkles are involved. Today we look at how to put sprinkles on the side of a cake!

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This technique basically requires a medium-soft buttercream to coat the entire cake. 

HAND-PRESS SPRINKLES ONTO THE FROSTING

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This is one of our go-to methods if you need the entire cake to be covered in sprinkles. However, there are a few conditions for using this technique.

ROLL THE CAKE IN SPRINKLES

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If the sprinkles that you add are much larger in size or you only need to add specific detailing on the cake, you can apply the sprinkles using a tweezer.

PLACE SPRINKLES WITH A TWEEZER

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We haven’t included a cake recipe in this article, however, you can find many on our site. And, this technique isn’t limited to any one type of cake! The only ones that won’t necessarily work are soft ones like angel food cakes and genoise cakes.

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How to put sprinkles on the side of a cake doesn’t have to take you all day, and it doesn’t have to be extremely complicated.  Find out more tips and tricks to bake the perfect cookie in the link below.

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