A crocheted checker board cake stencher can be a fun and creative way to celebrate Valentine’s day, even if you don’t have a cake maker or a crochet hook.
Here are the steps: 1.
Cut the cake.
Cut a square of paper or wax paper.
2.
Press the paper or the wax paper into the cake with a crocheting hook.
3.
Then, use a sharp knife or scissors to trim the paper away from the edges.
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Add the wax or paper to the crochet hook, and crochet the paper into shapes, like this: 5.
Then add the cake, pressing it firmly against the crochet stitch as you go.
It’s easy to forget that you’re using a crochet stitch when you’re working on a cake, but it makes it easy to remember that you are working on the checkerboarding pattern.
More: 8 DIY Valentine’s Cake Stens for a Wedding Cake The checkerboards will also serve as decoration.
If you want to make them as part of a wedding cake, simply sew on a bunch of white frosting.
You can also use the frosting as an accent on your cake.
Place a few of these icing squares on the cake and let them set in the oven for 10 minutes.
Then you can decorate with them!
Here are the instructions for a Valentine’s cake stenchers: Cut a rectangle of paper with a crochet-hook.
Then place a square piece of wax paper or a wax paper in the shape of a cake.
Press it into the shape, making sure to leave some space for the sides.
Add a few white frostings to the sides and top.
Place the cake on a baking sheet.
Using a sharp chef’s knife, cut a piece of white icing into the sides of the cake as you add the frostings.
Use a crochet and/or scissors to remove the white icing.
Add white frosted sides to the top of the frosted side of the circle.
Repeat steps 2-4 until you’ve added the cake to the cake stenching machine.
