Buttercream Waves Tutorial - PERFECT For Mermaid And Under The Sea Cakes!

[@GiftFromGod4U]

Where have you been all of my beginning cake decorating life?!!! 😁😁😁 This BEAUTIFUL! I can't wait to try it! 🫶🏿🫶🏿🫶🏿

[@krazykoolcakes]

Haha! Probably learning and struggling as long as you have. LOL. I'm so glad you liked these buttercream waves. Thank you for watching my friend! :)

[@debbiemann1265]

I've done the rosettes lots of times never thought to do this. Very cute cake

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much Debbie! :)

[@sofhar7162]

Thank you so much, showing how to make Waves on a Cake ! I'm getting ready to make a Mermaid Cake for my Granddaughter 1st Birthady & this is 1part of my Ideas for the Cake, to start the Cake Decorations for it ! Thanks again !

[@krazykoolcakes]

You're VERY welcome! I hope you enjoy making your beautiful buttercream waves. I'm sure your cake will come out beautiful! Thank you for watching! :)

[@idaliasauceda9296]

Beautiful. I love that style Beautiful colors 👍🏻

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much Idalia! We appreciate you watching! :)

[@joannjacquin4983]

Such a beautiful effect, using such a simple technique!! What a sweet cake! I've missed you guys! I was so happy to see that you had uploaded a new video!! God bless you both!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Joann! Glad you liked it! God bless you too! :)

[@auntiescakery]

"To the right" lol! You two are so fun the watch...Listen to in this case. These waves are lovely!!! Thanks again for all your tutorials.

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you! So happy you enjoy our videos! :)

[@safaap2212]

that was SUPER cool! thanks!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much Sa! :)

[@homesteadgatherings]

Very pretty thank you for sharing!

[@krazykoolcakes]

I appreciate that! Thank you so much! :)

[@jenniferherzog8718]

I've been trying for weeks to decide what technique to use on my niece's birthday cake (bottom tier). I think this is it! It's so beautiful. I'll be using lavender, coral and teal. And some sea glass green. With hints of metallic gold. She'll have a mermaid riding a seahorse on top. I've made tons of shells, extra mermaid tails and sea horses to decorate with. Now I can't wait to finish it today!

[@krazykoolcakes]

That's awesome Jennifer! So glad you found this tutorial! Thanks for watching! :)

[@jenniferherzog8718]

@@krazykoolcakes Thank you! I posted pics of the finished cake here if you'd like to see how mine turned out. :) facebook.com/1453630034925762/posts/2441480766140679/

[@5brandy8]

Beautifully stunning!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Brenda! :) Hope your hubby is doing much better!

[@Enviouscustomtreats]

Laura This Technique Is Beautiful!!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much Catina! :)

[@Enviouscustomtreats]

Your Welcome Laura Have A Great Day;)

[@tianar.2163]

Simple, yet elegant. Love it. Can’t wait to try it!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much Tiana! :)

[@claudiasilva5478]

Thanks for sharing!!!!.. good idea to my grandchild birthday party!!!.

[@krazykoolcakes]

Our pleasure Claudia! Thank you for watching! :)

[@YourFavoriateJewelrylady]

This is such a pretty cake! I love buttercream cakes!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Melinda! :)

[@fourstubbs]

GORGEOUS!!!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you! :)

[@mistyspinner8745]

Wow that is great cant wait to try it on my cake thanks for showing us this

[@krazykoolcakes]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! It's our pleasure! Thank you for watching! :)

[@raine8texas]

Beautiful!!...When I first saw this cake on Instagram I was wowed.. What great idea. I love it.

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you!

[@The_Bunny_Cakes]

So pretty! Would love to see how you made the adorable mermaid!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Deborah! :)

[@cortneya23]

Simple, yet stunning !

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you! :)

[@marlabean28]

love this used this technique over the weekend, turned out great

[@krazykoolcakes]

That's awesome Maria! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@veroniqueg2566]

Very Nice! I think I can do this technique 😊. Thanks for sharing. perfect for summer time theme cakes, beach, pirates, mermaid, octonauts, spongebob, nautical theme cakes. so many possibilities

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Veronique! Glad you liked it! :)

[@dovineawilliams7411]

Lovely 🥰

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching. :)

[@onetier]

Such a great, creative idea! Thanks for sharing!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much! :)

[@michelleavery6143]

that's a gorgeous Cake!! 😍 I love the technique! thank you for sharing!!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Michelle! :)

[@AutumnSunflower]

drop dead gorgeous! :) can't wait to try!!!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much Sarah! :)

[@ariadnasantiago6317]

Hermoso Laura Usted hizo la Sirenita 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

[@krazykoolcakes]

Muchas gracias! Si. :)

[@lulugregory3246]

Beautiful!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much! :)

[@sweetmimisestscha]

I love it!! Pretty!!!!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Mimi! :)

[@juchjaju1965]

Thank you so much, God, bless you both love all your videos!

[@krazykoolcakes]

You're VERY welcome Sara! Thank YOU and God bless you as well! :)

[@samanthaabreu9730]

GOD BLESS YOU AND BLESSING MAY THE LORD BE WITH YOU ALL

[@barbaraholzmann946]

So gorgeous - thanks for sharing - what a great look!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much! :)

[@TheFreezeDryQueen]

I think I may try this for my little sister next year for her birthday! I made a rosette cake for her this year and it was a huge hit!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Awesome! Thanks for watching! :)

[@ynieves1976]

I love it!!!!!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much! :)

[@Sarahzstuff]

I used crushed vanilla wafers for the sand; was very tasty

[@krazykoolcakes]

Awesome!

[@366starfish]

Thanks for your tutorial. It was very helpful. I also appreciate the God bless you at the end.

[@krazykoolcakes]

You're VERY welcome! We love making tutorials for sweet and kind people like you! God bless you friend!

[@TALIS4ANGELS]

Love it! Thank you!🌊

[@krazykoolcakes]

So glad you liked it! Thank you so much! :)

[@missddly]

Love it! Thanks for the video.

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank YOU D Ly! We appreciate you watching! :)

[@hunnyskiins3716]

Great video is it possible you could tell me where you bought this specific tip? Thanks

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much! I appreciate you watching! I purchase the majority of my tips at my local cake supply but you can find them all at Michael's, Hobby Lobby, or even on Amazon (plus thousands of cake supply websites). I hope that helps. :)

[@kittygreven5025]

beautiful

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you!

[@BB-rn2ks]

SENSATIONAL!!!!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you RB! :)

[@amandamoss941]

Cute!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thanks!

[@dijones2441]

Beautiful 💙

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Di! :)

[@linda14149]

Amazing as always! GBY

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Linda! Glad you liked it! God bless you as well! :)

[@margerycurnow2739]

soooo pretty x

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Margery! :)

[@damnpam8259]

Don't let me catch Ernie in the club doing the Tootsie Roll on the dance floor.lol Lovely technique.

[@krazykoolcakes]

LOL! He had the song going in our studio and he was actually dancing it! LOL. :) Thanks for watching!

[@Justenoughsugar]

Love this

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Jaime! :)

[@henryjames9343]

awesome love it I will try it with a mermaids tail diving down will send you a pic thanks really great job.

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Henry! Can't wait! :)

[@AlejandraGarcia-pu4lg]

Love it

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Alejandra! :)

[@ndtate]

Very Pretty

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Nik! :)

[@dsghali]

Oh waw beautiful

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Dina! :)

[@shirleycorkrum9871]

Love this cake it looks amazing thank you for sharing 😀💁🏻👍

[@krazykoolcakes]

Glad you liked it Shirley! Thank you so much! :)

[@tee96]

beautiful!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you!

[@astoshawilcox134]

I just love this cake. You guys do beautiful work. I enjoy your videos. Such a lovely couple. 😍 I plan on making this cake for my daughter's 1sr birthday. How did you get the teal coloring? I have wilton icing colors.

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much! We appreciate that! :) We used AmeriColor's teal but really most teals are very much alike. You can use Wilton or even the more inexpensive Sunny Side they sell at Hobby Lobby. Wilton will work perfect. Thank you for watching! :)

[@astoshawilcox134]

@@krazykoolcakes thank you 😊. Another question, I watched your frosting video as well and I see you used meringue powder. What does that do to the frosting? I see online it will.make the icing crust. Does that make the icing dry? Thank you again.

[@PeachHaze420]

Love the accent 😂😂

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much! :)

[@cakerbaker9965]

Just gorgeous! Thank you for sharing this! (I would love to know what the seamless white back-drop is behind the cake?)

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much! Our backdrop is white foam core. :)

[@araceliarvizo4842]

HOLA SIMPLEMENTE HERMOSO PASTEL....SALUDOS PARA LOS DOS BENDICIONES 😊

[@krazykoolcakes]

Gracias Araceli! Dios te bendiga! :)

[@yenybellusci5861]

It’s a beautiful cake ❤️

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Yeny! :)

[@ToveBat]

That looks awesome :-)

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Jeanette! :)

[@Deliah_36]

That looks beautiful ❤

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much Dely! :)

[@nenaromero1493]

Muy hermoso gracias 😍

[@krazykoolcakes]

Gracias Nena! :)

[@rocelia05]

So pretty!! Thanks for sharing. Will there be a tutorial for purchase for the adorable mermaid?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Rocelia! I'll definitely consider a tutorial! :)

[@tessam.5124]

Would also love to see a tutorial for the mermaid, Beautiful!

[@achanwahn]

Wish I’d watched this before I tried another technique :/ Beautiful cake!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you very much! We appreciate you watching! :)

[@mariajoannou9936]

beautiful. ..!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Maria! :)

[@mmgg29]

Gorgeous! What food colouring did you use?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you! I believe this was teal from AmeriColor.:)

[@MGongopadhyay]

Enchanting

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you!

[@lygasale]

hi what color did you use? thank you!

[@krazykoolcakes]

You're very welcome! We appreciate you watching. We used AmeriColor's Teal in different amounts to give the ombre effect. :)

[@lygasale]

@@krazykoolcakes thank you very much. your technique on how to add the color to attain the ombre effect was very useful. thank you

[@mariaflores8686]

Felicidades muy lindo

[@krazykoolcakes]

Gracias Maria! :)

[@KarolinazMajorki]

Great 😍😍 Can you give me the receipe for this cream??

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much! Yes of course! You can find the recipe by watching my tutorial "Perfect Icing Consistencies". It's also in written form under that tutorial in the description box underneath it. Thanks for watching! :)

[@arlenecantz114]

Beautiful !!! Can you tell me what colors you used to get that color?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you Arlene! We used AmeriColor's teal. :)

[@recyclelovers]

nice voice as the cake!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Thank you so much Jacqueline! We appreciate that! :)

[@LadyV1688]

Hello I am looking to make your vanilla butter cream cake and icing recipe with this design for my daughters 3rd birthday. After the making and refrigerating the cakes the night before can I ice the cake 1 day in advance and refrigerate until the next day? Or is it best to ice the cake same day?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Hi! Glad you liked the design! I'm sure your cake will be beautiful! You can ice the cake and then refrigerate over night. No problem at all. Thanks for watching! :)

[@mari_princesalinda]

Essa decoração da certo com chantilly??

[@krazykoolcakes]

Hola! Yo no se lo que es chantily, pero este betún es my cremoso pero fuerte. :)

[@jg31602]

Hello Laura! Fist and foremost thank you so much for sharing so many amazing videos with us! I was wondering if you could help me figure what went wrong with a cake I made using this wave technique. (your technique was amazing and in no way shape or form am I trying to imply that what happened to my cake was due to your technique) I made a beach cake for my customer they took it to the beach. She mentioned it was 69 degrees and overcast and after an hour ALL the piped on was literally came crashing down 😔. Could you help me pin point what could have gone wrong? I guess what I’m really trying to find out is if it was something I did😔. Thank you so much. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Ps. The cake I made turned out absolutely amazing with the beach waves thanks to your video 😍

[@krazykoolcakes]

Hi! You're very welcome! We appreciate you watching! :) I'm happy to help. Right off the bat, the fact that the words "beach" and "cake" are together in the same sentence, scare me. LOL. It could be many things like the consistency of your icing, the TYPE of icing you used, but despite the fact that it was 69 degrees, that has absolutely nothing to do with the amount of humidity in the air. Humidity = water. And water and icing DO NOT MIX. The fact that you said it was "overcast" tells me there was a lot of humidity in the air, plus keep in mind they're at the beach so they are surrounded by water. In the future, be sure to advise your customers that having cake ANYWHERE near water is a VERY bad idea. Let them know that of course they are MORE than welcome to do what they wish with the cake, but once the cake is out of your hands, whatever happens to it is not your responsibility. Always a good idea for both the Cake Artist AND the customer to use wisdom. Most customers don't know any better so it's our responsibility to enlighten them. So glad you liked our tutorial! Hope my advice helps. God bless you! :)

[@jg31602]

Krazy Kool Cakes & Designs thank you very much for your reply. It has brought me the reassurance that the “beach” was the culprit. I was scared because I’ll be making a rosette cake next month and I was scared that the heat was gonna be an issue (but this cake will be nowhere near water!). Thank you thank you!!!!! God Bless.

[@loricarlson557]

@@krazykoolcakes I made this cake this weekend and it was beautiful but I had the same result with about half of the waves tumbling off the cake. We live in a very dry climate so that was not the issue. I am wondering if the issue was that I did a crumb coat, then refrigerated the cake for about 20 minutes and then applied the waves. I am wondering if the sides of the cake were too dry for the waves to adhere to. It was very disappointing but i took the icing that fell off and iced the back half of the cake smooth and then put pirouettes around for a pier effect. Very cute but I was so disappointed as the waves had looked so beautiful. If you have any other thoughts I would love to hear them.

[@rusvelanefatima3875]

Simplesmente lindo!

[@krazykoolcakes]

Muchísimas gracias! :)

[@renansouza4553]

Muy lindo , qual bico foi usado pra fazer a lateral ?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Usei bico 1M por Wilton. Muito obrigado por assistir! :)

[@cristyferd]

hi laura does your buttercream can survive on 90 degree heat? thanks

[@krazykoolcakes]

I don't think any cake can survive that. LOL. Definitely if it's that hot you want to keep your cake INDOORS. :)

[@helengrant379]

l have another question the white plastic around the piping bag and the tip what size is that

[@krazykoolcakes]

Hi Helen, I'm not sure what "white plastic" you are referring to? I don't have any white plastic around the piping bag. It's only the piping bag and the piping tip. If you ever watch any of our tutorials and you're interested in the materials, tips, etc, that we used in the video, you can always click on the "show more" section underneath our video, or if you're on a smart phone/tablet, it's the little black arrow pointing down. The tip is 1M. Thanks for watching! :)

[@dawnsherman8497]

How much icing is in a batch? How much is used for this cake decoration? Thanks

[@krazykoolcakes]

One batch of the icing we use is 8 cups of sugar. Two ice an entire two tiered cake as in the video we used one batch of our soft consistency icing. Check out our "Perfect Icing Consistencies" tutorial if you'd like to see how we make it. Thanks for watching and you're very welcome. :)

[@renat.1028]

Beginner here. I can’t find that exact tip is there a good substitute?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Hi Rena, You can probably try any large tip that has a "similar" shape on the tip. :)

[@usernamehere9680]

Wow! Your very talented and you make very beautiful cakes i am 12 and i hope to be like you one day lol probably will never be as good as you ;( but with practice I might be like u😁

[@krazykoolcakes]

I appreciate that very much! Thank you! Don't EVER say you "probably will never be as good as me". You should look at what I DO, and say to yourself, "One day I'm going to BE BETTER than her!". If you practice you'll be like me and BETTER! You can do ANYTHING that God has put the desire in your heart to do. Each generation should be better than the last. I WANT YOU to be BETTER than me! Believe in YOURSELF, and even MORE importantly, BELIEVE and TRUST in God that loves you so much! Remember that every single GOOD desire in your heart, HE put there! If He put it there, then He WILL help you be great at it! God bless you you super talented Cake Artist! You start believing that you are ALREADY that NOW! :)

[@BLANCAROJAS1000CC]

Mi pregunta es si este es la misma consistencia del betún que usaron con el pastel rojo de rosas?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Hola Blanca, Si es la misma consistencia. :)

[@BLANCAROJAS1000CC]

Muchisimas gracias

[@helengrant379]

How do you get the color, did you put food coloring

[@krazykoolcakes]

Yes, we use gel food coloring.

[@Brandi_the_Baker]

What tip are you using?

[@krazykoolcakes]

I can't remember off the top of my head but if you look at the info underneath the video I'm sure it's in there. I think I also did mention it in the video. Thanks for watching! :)

[@JamTv28]

Can i design like this using boiled icing?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Hi Jamie, I'm sorry but I've never heard of "boiled icing". What is that? :)

[@frogjulie100]

Can I do this with ri on a cookie?

[@krazykoolcakes]

I don’t see why not. 👍🏻

[@christinelemoine2854]

How easily could this be executed on cupcakes?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Not sure. I've never done it. You'd have to just try it. :)

[@cruzcrew2273]

Could this work for a bundt cake?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Yes definitely! :)

[@leidi1312]

What color did you use?

[@krazykoolcakes]

AmeriColor's teal gel food coloring.

[@sabrinalopez7135]

This is exactly what I was looking for thank you! How exactly did you mix the colors? Looking to replicate for my niece's birthday and I'm food color-mixing challenged. Thanks!!

[@krazykoolcakes]

That's wonderful Sabrina! Glad you found this tutorial. :) We add the gel food coloring to the mixing bowl right when we're almost done making the icing. Thank you for watching! :)

[@brittany247]

Is this buttercream stiffer than canned frosting? I tried this technique on a practice cake using canned frosting, and each row of waves drooped and slid down my cake.

[@krazykoolcakes]

I've never used canned frosting so not sure. But, I can tell you that the consistency of this is strong, but still soft like buttercream. It holds its shape very well. Oh... if it drooped on you then this icing is definitely way stronger than canned frosting.

[@brittany247]

Krazy Kool Cakes & Designs I tried this and it definitely worked way better, thank you so much!

[@jessicacasperson3336]

I’m wondering how hard it would be to do this technique on the top tier of a cake?

[@krazykoolcakes]

HI! Not hard at all. You would do it the exact same way. No difference whatsoever. Thanks for watching! :)

[@tailinpedragon7789]

How tall are your cakes?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Usually 5.5" in height. Three layers of cake inside.

[@tailinpedragon7789]

Krazy Kool Cakes & Designs ok thank you!!!

[@SuperBeautyqueenxoxo]

What tip is this

[@krazykoolcakes]

Wow! It's been so long since this tutorial. Can't remember. LOL. I'm sure it's in the info under the video. Thanks for watching! :)

[@therealmariguana3097]

Is that a star tip?

[@krazykoolcakes]

Yes, it's a Wilton 1M star open tip. If you have any other questions about the tools, and materials, you can find it in the description box below the video. Thanks for watching! :)