Halloween Owl Stencil Cake

 

 
Have you ever tried using a cake stencil before?

You can even make them yourself...it is super easy!

This Halloween Owl Stencil Cake would be great for a Halloween party.

Black sanding sugar creates the silhouette of an owl on the moon.
My cake is an 8 inch round; you could also use the stencil on a 9 inch cake.

For a cake surface that would crust and not stick to my stencil,
I made this buttercream frosting:

Basic Vanilla Buttercream

• 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 6 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• approx. 1/3 cup milk
• orange food coloring gel

After your cake is frosted, print and cut out the owl stencil below.

Just right click on the image and choose "Save Image As".

With your stencil ready, lightly mist the cake with water in a spray bottle.

(This will make the sanding sugar stick to the buttercream frosting.)

Center your stencil on top of the cake and lightly press down the edges.

I put my black sugar in a salt shaker for easy application.

Be sure to make the layer of sugar thick enough so you don't see the frosting underneath.

Slowly and carefully lift the stencil off the cake:

 First, use a toothpick to lift up the edges of the stencil.

If possible, get an extra set of hands to help.

Lift it straight up and don't let the extra sugar slide off!

Whoo Whoo!


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