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I Taught Myself To Paint Cakes With Palette Knives And Buttercream For My New Year’s Resolution
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I Taught Myself To Paint Cakes With Palette Knives And Buttercream For My New Year’s Resolution

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My name is Miri, and I’ve been a hobbyist cake baker for over a decade. After having a baby and getting laid off from my day job shortly after, I challenged myself to master a new skill as my New Year’s Resolution. I had seen buttercream artists decorate cakes using palette knives on Instagram, and in my quest to learn just that, I’ve developed my own, unique cake decorating style like nothing I had ever seen before.

While most buttercream artists use a soft buttercream to decorate with a palette knife, I use American buttercream, which is much stiffer. The result is a cake that looks sculpted, rather than painted.

A completed cake can take anywhere from an hour to three hours to decorate depending on size of the cake and difficulty of the design. I love the freedom palette knives give me when decorating a cake. I truly feel like I have unlocked a hidden talent I never knew I had.

For my latest painted cake designs, please visit my Instagram profile, and be sure to say “Hi!”

More info: Instagram

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I am a buttercream artist, and I decorate cake with palette knives.

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I am a buttercream artist, and I decorate cake with palette knives.

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Amanda Elk
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wow, so amazing! I love the tulips and the poppies, especially!

Shashi Gunathilake
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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

woooow. So amazing. Love those. Specially dark pink one. Best of luck.

Wendy Pappas
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful!! ❤️❤️ My 12 year old baker daughter will definitely love and appreciate your talent!!

Momo Skarsgård
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd love to see videos of you making these!! They are absolutely beautiful!!

Kristina Brinton
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

gorgeous!! these are all works of art! i'm surprised it only takes up to 3 hours!

Laurie Kehler
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5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you think the florals are beautiful, wait until you taste the cake! ♥️

Amanda Elk
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wow, so amazing! I love the tulips and the poppies, especially!

Shashi Gunathilake
Community Member
4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

woooow. So amazing. Love those. Specially dark pink one. Best of luck.

Wendy Pappas
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Beautiful!! ❤️❤️ My 12 year old baker daughter will definitely love and appreciate your talent!!

Momo Skarsgård
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd love to see videos of you making these!! They are absolutely beautiful!!

Kristina Brinton
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

gorgeous!! these are all works of art! i'm surprised it only takes up to 3 hours!

Laurie Kehler
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you think the florals are beautiful, wait until you taste the cake! ♥️

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