DIY Compliment Cakes (+ How To Write On Cakes!)

1. For the royal icing: Combine all ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat for 5 to 7 minutes till stiff peaks form. Add desired food coloring. Check for consistency at this point. For the dotted style, you want the icing on the thicker side. For thin detailed lettering like cursive, thin out the icing with a bit more water.
2. Lay your printed word template on a hard surface and place a piece of wax paper over the top. Tape it in place on at least two sides. This will help it stay in palce while you pipe!
3. Fill your piping bag, fitted with the piping tip, with royal icing.
4. Choose your writing style:

For the dotted style (as seen in the adulting cake): Pipe small dots right next to eachother, following the lines of the words you chose.

For the script style (as seen in the unicorn cake): Pipe in a continuous motion, following the letters, just as you would if you were writing with a pen or pencil.

For the sans serif (as seen on the "what are you wearing" cake): We used our handwriting for this one instead of a font. Write out what you want to say on a piece of paper. Place it under wax paper, just as stated above, and use that as your template!

5. Let the piping set completely, several hours or over night.
6. Then, carefully peel the wax paper off of each letter. It's best to peel the wax paper back (versus the trying to peel the letters up) to ensure they remains in tact*. Place the letters on your cake as desired!

*Note: If you have a letter or two that breaks, they'll fit right back together like puzzle pieces on the cake and you won't even be able to tell! Just continue as planned placing letters on the cake.