Use this technique to easily transfer a pattern onto a cake, and make a Bluey Cake with ease! Plus, learn how to get the perfect navy color that is so important for Bluey!
This Bluey cake is perfect for “kids” of all ages. My 3-year-old loves the show; my 17-year-old nephew and his friends love the show! This cake was designed for my 12-year-old daughter, who requested one more “kid cake” before she becomes a teenager next year.
Template Technique
If you want to design a cake that seems too difficult to freehand on the cake, starting with a template design is the perfect way to go. You can make as many mistakes as you need to because it’s on paper. So much less stressful than making a mistake on a cake!
Materials Needed
- White paper
- Wax Paper
- Tape (any kind)
- Pencil and eraser
- Permanent marker
- Frosting bags and couplers
- Round piping tips
- Cake (For a Bluey cake, you’ll need a 9″ x 13″ cake plus 2 cupcakes)
- Buttercream frosting (colors for Bluey Cake listed below)
Frosting Colors for Bluey Cake
White: for eyes and for background on cupcakes
White-Blue: very pale blue for Bluey’s belly, eyebrows, and line around her smile. To get “White-Blue”, add a very small amount of blue icing color to white buttercream. I used Wilton’s Royal Blue Icing Color.
Light Blue: for Bluey’s body and forehead. To get “Light-Blue”, add a small to moderate amount of blue icing color to white buttercream. I used Wilton’s Royal Blue Icing Color.
Navy Blue: For Bluey’s ears, spots around her eyes, spots on her body. To get Navy Blue, add equal parts blue, black and purple. I used Wilton’s Royal Blue, Violet and Black Icing Colors.
Tan: For inner ear and snout. To get Tan, add a tiny amount of brown color to white buttercream. If you don’t have brown icing color, you can make your own brown by adding equal amounts red and green (or red, yellow and brown if you only have primary colors).
Black: For pupils, nose, outline of snout and outline at top of head. To get Black, you’ll need Black Icing Color. I recommend using this trick to get a true Black Frosting.
Gray: For reflection spot on her nose. To get Gray, add a tiny amount of Black Icing Color to white buttercream. Only make a tiny amount of Gray Frosting.
Make the Paper Template
I recommend doing this part the day before you plan to bake (or earlier). On baking day, you’ll be ready to hit the ground running!
Start by tracing your desired cake size and shape on a piece of white paper.
I used a 9″ x 13″ cake and wanted to add ears on top of that, so I taped 2 pieces of paper together to get the right height.
Draw out your design. Make mistakes. Erase. Start again. Get it right.
Make the Wax Paper Template
Cover your paper template with wax paper. I recommend taping your paper template to the counter and taping the wax paper over the top of it so everything stays put white tracing.
Use a permanent marker to trace the design on wax paper.
At this point, your template is ready to go on baking day!
Base for Bluey Cake
For the Bluey Cake, I made a 9″ x 13″ white cake and 2 cupcakes.
Frost the cake completely in Light Blue.
Frost the cupcakes in White. Place the cupcakes where the ears are on your template and extend the White frosting to connect to the top of the cake.
Trace Design in Frosting
Important! Flip your wax paper template over. Trace the lines on the back by piping with any color frosting. It is best to use thin, light lines. It will be easier to pipe onto the cake if you have a faint outline on the cake instead of a thick, heavy line.
The lines I piped in the picture above are too thick. At least they’re easy to see in pictures.
Transfer Icing to Cake
Now, flip your wax paper template over your cake and lightly but firmly smooth the icing lines onto your frosted cake.
Carefully remove the wax paper template and set aside.
Here’s my cake with the outlines transferred to the cake.
Decorate Your Bluey Cake
Now, pipe the outlines in the correct colors and fill the spaces with zigzags of frosting. Once completely filled, smooth the frosting with a knife or small offset spatula.
This is where I decided that my transferred lines were way too big to easily pipe over. I scraped them off and marked the frosting with a toothpick.
Here’s the finished product!
Who’s the Bluey fan in your family? Comment below!
Happy Baking!
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