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Updated on December 7, 2021 by · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Variegated Monstera Cake Tutorial

Skill level: Intermediate

I loved making this Monstera Cake for Staghorn Mercantile's 3rd anniversary. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a realistic variegated Monstera plant out of edible materials, how to create the plant pot cake, how to add hand-painted details and shapes that read exactly the way they would on a real Monstera.

There's a lot to cover in this tutorial, so let's get our tools together and let's get started!

1:08:28 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to create a monstera plant cake with edible materials
  • Learn how to make the edible leaves and details to match a plant-lover's expectations
  • How to make a potted plant and edible dirt to look just like the real thing

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Preparations 1:04
  2. Making the leaves 4:37
  3. Cutting out the leaves 9:59
  4. Making the paint 12:34
  5. Painting the leaves 13:10
  6. Crumb coating the cakes 24:58
  7. Building the pot base 26:27
  8. Carving the cake 31:12
  9. Covering the pot in buttercream 32:32
  10. Covering in modeling chocolate 34:41
  11. Stacking the cake 42:38
  12. Smoothing the cake 43:15
  13. Adding feet 44:24
  14. Adding the leaves 48:58
  15. Coloring the modeling chocolate 58:05
  16. Adding the stems 59:08
  17. Painting the cake 1:03:43
  18. Making and adding the soil 1:07:09

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Liz Marek is a professional cake artist, sweet and savory recipe developer, and the founder of Sugar Geek Show, where she teaches cooking, baking and cake decorating through detailed tutorials, food science explanations, and kitchen-tested recipes. She has been creating recipes and teaching baking techniques since 2008, helping bakers of all skill levels gain the confidence to make professional-quality desserts at home.

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