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Updated on April 30, 2020 by · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Beachy Wedding Cake

Skill level: Intermediate

I made the beachy wedding cake almost three years ago thinking it would be fun to just experiment with some gravity-defying waves. Since then, I have had dozens of requests asking/begging me to teach the wave structure! Everyone knows I hate making the same cake twice but for you I made an exception ? learn how to make the unique gravity waves with real cake and bonus bas relief texture!

1:00:18 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make realistic oysters
  • Learn how to create a gravity-defying wave that moves through a cake tier
  • How to create a beachy bas relief

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Making the oyster Shells 0:11
  2. Painting shells 4:32
  3. Creating the coral water splashes 8:58
  4. Alternate water splash method 11:12
  5. Prepping the cake board 14:36
  6. Making the bas relief shell texture 17:48
  7. Attaching wire structure 29:04
  8. Painting tiers 30:34
  9. Attaching wire 35:22
  10. Food safety 36:14
  11. Covering the wire 41:22
  12. Making pulled barnacles 44:13
  13. Attaching coral and shells 47:20

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About Liz Marek

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.

Liz is known for breaking down complex cooking and baking concepts into simple, approachable methods. Her work focuses on helping people understand not just how a recipe works, but why it works. Through Sugar Geek Show, she shares step-by-step recipes, cake decorating tutorials, and practical baking guides designed to make professional techniques accessible to everyone.

Over the years, Liz has taught thousands of students through online tutorials, classes, and educational content focused on real kitchen results. Her recipes are carefully tested and written to help people succeed the first time they make them.

When she’s not developing recipes or teaching baking techniques, Liz also hosts curated travel experiences for women through her travel brand Soul Sisters.

You can find Liz’s latest recipes, baking tutorials, and food science tips at Sugar Geek Show.