What's that up in the sky? A bird? A plane? no.. it's a DRAGON! A super metallic, rainbow dragon! Join Liz as she teaches you how to create your very own space dragon that is out of this out of this world adorable!In this very in-depth tutorial you will learn how to build a structure so the dragon looks like he is standing on one leg, about to touch down from his flight from space! You will also learn how to prep the rice krispy treats used to build up the head, body, and legs. Then make the dragon eyes using isomalt and the new Simi Cakes dragon eyes transfer sheet.
Next, Liz will teach you how to stack and frost the cakes as well as carving them. In addition, you will begin to build up the face using modeling chocolate to give definition to your dragon before creating and applying the dragon skin using an innovative technique created by Liz that entails using gumpaste and gold leaf to create the shiny dragon scales. Plus, using the downloadable template, learn how to make flexible wings out of wafer paper and flexique. As you continue, Liz will show you how to attach the dragon eyes to the cake and then add details to the face and feet. Also, you will learn how to create the arms, hands, horns, and spikes before attaching the wings to the dragons. In conclusion, you will paint the dragon and the wings using and assortment of edible water colors giving the dragon a metallic rainbow appearance.
Run Time
1:50:21
Techniques Used
- Building the Structure
- Rice Krispy Treats
- Flexique
- Isomalt
- Gumpaste
- Fondant
- Gold Leaf
Tutorial Chapters
- 0:55 Prepping the RKT
- 6:58 Making the Dragon Eyes
- 11:20 Preparing the Structure
- 19:34 Stacking and Carving Cakes
- 26:22 Shaping the Head, Legs, and Tail
- 40:30 Building up the Face
- 48:25 Making the Wings
- 57:42 Prepping the Dragon Skin
- 1:02:43 Applying the Dragon Skin
- 1:12:06 Adding Details to the Face
- 1:20:36 Adding Details to the Feet
- 1:24:29 Attaching the Arms
- 1:34:15 Attaching the Wings
- 1:36:46 Painting the Cake