Jazz Up Your Cake, Put Some Sprinkles On It !

Creatively decorating cakes can be challenging, especially when sprinkles are involved.

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HOW DO YOU GET SPRINKLES TO STICK TO FROSTING?

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The best way is to make sure that the frosting is soft, but not moist. 

HOW DO YOU GET SPRINKLES ON THE BOTTOM OF A CAKE?

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If you want to create a decorative band around the bottom or top edge of the cake, you can use your hands to apply the sprinkles. 

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HOW DO YOU PUT SPRINKLES ON AFTER BAKING?

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You will first have to crumb coat the cake, then coat it with some buttercream frosting.

DO SPRINKLES MELT IN CAKE BATTER?

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When placing sprinkles in the raw cake batter to be baked, they will melt from the residual heat.

TIPS & TRICKS

We haven’t included a cake recipe in this article, however, you can find many on our site. 

This technique works best with jimmies, nonpareils (hundreds and thousands), quins (dots), small dragees, and sanding sugar.

TIPS & TRICKS

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