March 2023 Cake! Magazine | Page 56

Step 21
Before getting messy with glitter , I ’ m going to go ahead and add some sprinkles to the cake . Using 6mm white pearl sprinkles and 4mm blue sprinkles , push one white sprinkle at the top of every draped buttercream detail and one blue sprinkle directly underneath the white sprinkle .
Step 22
Using the same 6mm white sprinkles , push one into every space between shells on the board . I prefer strategically placing my sprinkles for vintage cakes . It may take a bit longer to apply but it sells the delicateness of the design better , I feel .