We love using this style of writing on our cakes as it creates such a clean look. Previously, we used fondant instead of gum paste to make these letters, but we’ve found that gum paste holds up a lot better and fondant can melt after we paint the letters with gold.

A helpful hint when making these letters: after you roll out the gum paste, it helps to wait 5-10 minutes before cutting out your letters. If the gum paste is too soft, it will be more likely to stick to the cutters, making it difficult to remove which results in misshapen letters. We recommend dusting your letter cutters with corn starch as this will help prevent the gum paste from sticking as well. 

This is one of our most popular writing styles which isn’t surprising as it creates such a clean and beautiful way of including writing on cakes. 

This buttercream writing style does require a Cricut machine since we will be making stencils for our writing. It can be a bit of an investment up front, but it is such a versatile machine! 

In this course, I show you the gold lustre dust we use for our cakes. We include an edible version as well as a non-edible version. If you are using the non-edible version in your cakes, please make sure to let your guests know to eat around the gold decoration.