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Boxing cakes for delivery

August 28, 2017 Free Tutorials

Boxing Cakes for Delivery

Skill level: Newb

Learn how to make boxes used to transport delicate cakes from the bakery to the event location.

3:20 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make cake delivery boxes

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Making the cake delivery box 0:26
  2. Making the delivery box door 1:34

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

All About Cake Boards

August 28, 2017 Free Tutorials

All About Cake Boards

Skill level: Newb

Learn how to create beautiful cake boards, which boards you shouldn't use for professional cakes, and how to add feet and finish the edge for a clean look.

9:51 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • The different cake board types you can use
  • How to cover cake boards
  • Learn how to finish your cake board edge and add feet for easy moving

Tutorial Chapters

  1. How to make a sturdy cake board 1:12
  2. Covering your cake board 2:42
  3. Trimming the fondant 4:36
  4. Adding feet to the cake board 6:16

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

stacking cakes

August 28, 2017 Free Tutorials

How to Stack Cakes

Skill level: Newb

Now that you've got all the skills needed to MAKE cakes, how do you STACK them? This tutorial covers all the secrets on how to properly stack your cake tiers into a beautiful, elegant wedding cake.

5:09 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make stack cake tiers without damaging the cake

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Putting down the first tier 0:32
  2. Stacking the next tier 1:30
  3. Stacking the last tier 2:40
  4. When you can't stack the cake on-site 3:12

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

how to cut wedding cakes

August 28, 2017 Free Tutorials

How to Cut a Cake

Skill level: Newb

Usually a cake decorator is not the one serving the cake at an event but you might have to explain how to cut a massive cake to a caterer.

6:36 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • The different methods used to cut cakes for events
  • How big a wedding cake serving is compared to a birthday cake serving
  • Learn how to cut double barrel cakes

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Taking off the top tier 0:30
  2. Removing the structure 0:46
  3. Ways to cut the cake 1:40
  4. How to cut a double barrel cake tier 3:54

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Cake Delivery Kit

August 27, 2017 Free Tutorials

Cake Delivery Kit

Skill level: Newb

Okay, you're learned how to make a cake and deliver it, but what happens if something goes wrong? That's what my "Oh SHOOT" kit is for! I bring this cake delivery kit with me to every event and you should too!

2:38 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • The tools you should bring to every cake delivery

Tutorial Chapters

  1. The essential tools I always bring 0:36
  2. Optional tools I bring depending on the cake 1:16

Downloads

Delivery Checklist

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Boxing cakes for delivery

August 27, 2017 Free Tutorials

Boxing Cakes for Delivery

Skill level: Newb

Learn how to make boxes used to transport delicate cakes from the bakery to the event location.

3:20 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make cake delivery boxes

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Making the cake delivery box 0:26
  2. Making the delivery box door 1:34

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

All About Cake Boards

August 27, 2017 Free Tutorials

All About Cake Boards

Skill level: Newb

Learn how to create beautiful cake boards, which boards you shouldn't use for professional cakes, and how to add feet and finish the edge for a clean look.

9:51 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • The different cake board types you can use
  • How to cover cake boards
  • Learn how to finish your cake board edge and add feet for easy moving

Tutorial Chapters

  1. How to make a sturdy cake board 1:12
  2. Covering your cake board 2:42
  3. Trimming the fondant 4:36
  4. Adding feet to the cake board 6:16

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

stacking cakes

August 24, 2017 Free Tutorials

How to Stack Cakes

Skill level: Newb

Now that you've got all the skills needed to MAKE cakes, how do you STACK them? This tutorial covers all the secrets on how to properly stack your cake tiers into a beautiful, elegant wedding cake.

5:09 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make stack cake tiers without damaging the cake

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Putting down the first tier 0:32
  2. Stacking the next tier 1:30
  3. Stacking the last tier 2:40
  4. When you can't stack the cake on-site 3:12

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Paneling a cake in fondant

August 24, 2017 Free Tutorials

Paneling a Cake in Fondant

Skill level: Newb

Covering flawlessly in fondant can be tricky or maybe you're covering a very tall cake! Paneling is a great way to cover cakes to get that sharp edge. Especially useful for double barrels, tall cakes and square cakes.

14:55 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to get a flawless finish with fondant on difficult cake shapes
  • An easy trick to remove bubbles from your fondant

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Conditioning the fondant 0:22
  2. Preparing top fondant 1:02
  3. Preparing side panel of fondant 1:50
  4. Preparing side panel of fondant 6:02

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Easy Double Barrel Cake

August 24, 2017 Free Tutorials

Easy Double Barrel Cake

Skill level: Newb

The double barrel or extended tier is two cakes that are the same size, stacked on top of each other and covered as one. This is a stunning look for cakes and very elegant! I show you a fool proof way of making a double barrel.

8:54 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make a double barrel cake
  • An easy trick for getting consistent cake support heights
  • How to hide the cardboard round of the second cake tier in the double barrel

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Stacking the double barrel 0:40
  2. Icing the final coat of buttercream 6:50
  3. Finishing the top 8:30

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Sharp Edges with Fondant

August 24, 2017 Free Tutorials

Sharp Fondant Edges

Skill level: Newb

Fondant is a great way to get a clean, flawless finish on your cakes, but it's not exactly the best way to get sharp edges. This tutorial will show you some tips and tricks that will get you sharp edges with fondant.

8:49 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to get sharper edges with fondant
  • A simple technique to reduce fondant sweating while smoothing

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Conditioning fondant 0:24
  2. Covering cake in fondant 2:46
  3. Upside down fondant technique 4:32

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Covering a Cake in Fondant

August 24, 2017 Free Tutorials

Covering a Cake in Fondant

Skill level: Newb

This tutorial will show you the tips and tricks needed to get a flawless fondant finish on your cakes.

8:31 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to get a clean fondant covering on a cake
  • Learn how to condition fondant
  • How to get an ultra-thin layer of fondant every time
  • Learn how to get rid of bubbles in your fondant

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Basic fondant covering 0:22
  2. Getting rid of the ruffles 3:16
  3. Trimming off the excess 5:08
  4. Smoothing fondant 5:34

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Working with Small Cakes

August 24, 2017 Free Tutorials

The Secret to Small Cakes

Skill level: Newb

Those small cakes can be slippery little devils! Here are some tips to stacking and icing with ease.

10:04 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to work with small cakes
  • An easy trick that will make icing a small cake MUCH easier

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Prepping the turntable 0:22
  2. filling the small cake 2:26
  3. Securing the small cake 3:42
  4. Crumbcoating the small cake 4:02
  5. Final coat of buttercream 5:12
  6. Flatten the top 8:08

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Upside Down Method

August 24, 2017 Free Tutorials

The Upside-Down Method

Skill level: Newb

The upside-down method is a great way to get razor-sharp edges on your buttercream cakes. Learning this method will speed up your caking process.

13:26 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to get a flawless buttercream finish using the upside-down method

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Prepping your turntable 0:14
  2. Leveling the cake 2:20
  3. Using the bench scrapper 3:00
  4. Second coat of buttercream 9:30
  5. Touching up the top 12:32

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Final Coat of Buttercream

August 24, 2017 Free Tutorials

The Final Coat of Buttercream

Skill level: Newb

How to get that flawless coat of buttercream with smooth sides and no bubbles!

10:11 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to get clean sides and a top coat of buttercream

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Applying the buttercream 0:42
  2. Using a bench scrapper 2:42
  3. Getting a smooth top 5:32
  4. Second coat of buttercream 6:32

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

August 24, 2017 Free Tutorials

Avoiding Blowouts

Skill level: Newb

Ever made a perfect cake only to see a few minutes later or maybe a few hours a HUGE bubble on the side! DON'T PANIC! These are called blowouts and they can be avoided! This video will show you how!

18:08 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to avoid air bubbles in your finished cake tiers
  • A simple trick that makes working with box cake mix much easier
  • Tips on how to apply buttercream to your cakes that won't create air bubbles

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Anti-blowout cake prep 0:30
  2. Getting a fine crumb with box cake 1:22
  3. Scratch-cake comments 6:52
  4. How to avoid air bubbles while stacking 9:56
  5. Crumbcoating the cake 14:42
  6. Final tips on getting air bubble out 15:58

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake

August 24, 2017 Blog

Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake

Skill level: Newb

The crumbcoat is one of the most important steps to getting a flawless finish on your cake. This tutorial goes over how to properly crumbcoat your cakes.

11:47 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to fill and crumbcoat a cake
  • Learn how to handle fruit fillings for cakes

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Filling the cake 0:40
  2. Starting the crumbcoat 3:20
  3. How to do fruit fillings 5:29

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Leveling and Torting a Cake

August 24, 2017 Blog

Leveling and Torting a Cake

Skill level: Newb

A good cake starts with good cake preparation! This video goes over how to level your cakes, trim them and torte them so that you get nice clean and professional looking cakes that looks beautiful when sliced!

7:11 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • Baking tips to make a great cake
  • How to properly level a cake tier
  • A special trick to getting easy level layers of cake

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Baking tips 0:14
  2. Trimming the cake 1:18
  3. How to cut off the dome and bottom layer 1:56
  4. Trimming down the sides 3:24
  5. Torting your first cake tier4:24

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Airless Buttercream Tutorial

August 24, 2017 Blog

Airless Space Buttercream

Skill level: Newb

How to get smooth, bubble free buttercream every time! Adapt this technique for any type of buttercream or ganache!

2:04 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make airless buttercream

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Mixing the ingredients 0:30
  2. How to get rid of the yellow tint 1:48

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Crackled Fondant Cake

August 24, 2017 Blog

She Cracked the Crackle

I believe I mentioned in a previous post that for quite some time Liz and I tried to be the first ones to come out with an effective crackle technique to no avail. Then they started showing up everywhere and we were left in the dust, womp womp. However! Liz by accident came up with possibly the easiest and most effective crackle technique of them all and we want to make sure you've seen it! Don't worry there is a FREE video tutorial at the end of the post!

Liz used the technique for the cake board on her amazing Porsche 911 Car Cake, which also is a tutorial for Sugar Geek Show Members. I mean, it has real working headlights guys, you might want to get on that. The star today though is this fantastic crackle!

Porsche Car Cake

And again for the board on her lovely Super Woman cake...

Fondant Crackle Technique

And since releasing the free tutorial a handful of other people have tried their hand at it and let me tell you they are amazing creations!

Here is an awesome dragon cake from Mandie Shelton of Mandie Bakes Custom Cakes. What a cool way to get texture for dragon skin!

Dragon Cake Crackle Skin

Tara Kelliher of Hot Cakes By Tara used the technique on this incredible superhero cake for an Icing Smiles boy and again for the board on a sculpted girl cake. Doesn't it add so much interest to the superhero cake? Move over plain fondant!

Superhero Cake Crackle Fondant

I love the subtlety of it on the board for this cake. It almost looks like leather!

Sculpted Girl Cake I recently saw this cake by Jessa Coline of Abtract Edible Arts and fell in LOVE. What a genius use of this crackle effect for Te Ka's skin!

Amazing Moana Cake Te Fiti Te Cake Maui's Hook Amazing Moana Cake Te Fiti Te Cake Maui's Hook

Lesley Wright of Royal Bakery added the crackled technique to the bottom tier of her Descendants 2 cake and it looks fab! Just look at that flawless crackle texture!

Crackled Fondant Cake

It seriously adds so much to the design of this cake! Incredible job!

Descendants 2 Cake

Are you dying to know how it's done yet?! Here's the tutorial, and spoiler alert, it involves airbrushing and a torch. So, if you have those two things or have always wanted them but felt you needed an excuse to use them, now you have one. You're welcome. Go forth cakers and crackle all the cakey things!

Cake Tool Review

August 23, 2017 Blog

Cake Tool Review

Skill level: Newb

These are the tools that I use all the time for perfectly my flawless cakes. Some of these you might already know about but I can't leave anything out because these are the things I WISH someone told me to get when I was starting out!

6:17 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • An overview of all the basic tools needed to make your first cake

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Where to buy cake tools 0:50
  2. What type of cake pans to buy 1:32
  3. Turntable options 2:02
  4. How to stop cakes from sliding on surfaces 2:40
  5. About cardboard rounds 3:18
  6. Tools to smooth buttercream 3:48
  7. How to trim cakes down 4:36
  8. Other tools needed for fondant and leveling 4:56
  9. Tools for supporting the cake 5:32

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut Wedding Cakes

Paneling a cake in fondant

August 23, 2017 Blog

Paneling a Cake in Fondant

Skill level: Newb

Covering flawlessly in fondant can be tricky or maybe you're covering a very tall cake! Paneling is a great way to cover cakes to get that sharp edge. Especially useful for double barrels, tall cakes and square cakes.

14:55 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to get a flawless finish with fondant on difficult cake shapes
  • An easy trick to remove bubbles from your fondant

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Conditioning the fondant 0:22
  2. Preparing top fondant 1:02
  3. Preparing side panel of fondant 1:50
  4. Preparing side panel of fondant 6:02

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Easy Double Barrel Cake

August 23, 2017 Blog

Easy Double Barrel Cake

Skill level: Newb

The double barrel or extended tier is two cakes that are the same size, stacked on top of each other and covered as one. This is a stunning look for cakes and very elegant! I show you a fool proof way of making a double barrel.

8:54 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make a double barrel cake
  • An easy trick for getting consistent cake support heights
  • How to hide the cardboard round of the second cake tier in the double barrel

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Stacking the double barrel 0:40
  2. Icing the final coat of buttercream 6:50
  3. Finishing the top 8:30

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Sharp Edges with Fondant

August 23, 2017 Blog

Sharp Fondant Edges

Skill level: Newb

Fondant is a great way to get a clean, flawless finish on your cakes, but it's not exactly the best way to get sharp edges. This tutorial will show you some tips and tricks that will get you sharp edges with fondant.

8:49 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to get sharper edges with fondant
  • A simple technique to reduce fondant sweating while smoothing

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Conditioning fondant 0:24
  2. Covering cake in fondant 2:46
  3. Upside down fondant technique 4:32

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Covering a Cake in Fondant

August 23, 2017 Blog

Covering a Cake in Fondant

Skill level: Newb

This tutorial will show you the tips and tricks needed to get a flawless fondant finish on your cakes.

8:31 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to get a clean fondant covering on a cake
  • Learn how to condition fondant
  • How to get an ultra-thin layer of fondant every time
  • Learn how to get rid of bubbles in your fondant

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Basic fondant covering 0:22
  2. Getting rid of the ruffles 3:16
  3. Trimming off the excess 5:08
  4. Smoothing fondant 5:34

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Working with Small Cakes

August 22, 2017 Blog

The Secret to Small Cakes

Skill level: Newb

Those small cakes can be slippery little devils! Here are some tips to stacking and icing with ease.

10:04 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to work with small cakes
  • An easy trick that will make icing a small cake MUCH easier

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Prepping the turntable 0:22
  2. filling the small cake 2:26
  3. Securing the small cake 3:42
  4. Crumbcoating the small cake 4:02
  5. Final coat of buttercream 5:12
  6. Flatten the top 8:08

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Upside Down Method

August 22, 2017 Blog

The Upside-Down Method

Skill level: Newb

The upside-down method is a great way to get razor-sharp edges on your buttercream cakes. Learning this method will speed up your caking process.

13:26 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to get a flawless buttercream finish using the upside-down method

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Prepping your turntable 0:14
  2. Leveling the cake 2:20
  3. Using the bench scrapper 3:00
  4. Second coat of buttercream 9:30
  5. Touching up the top 12:32

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Final Coat of Buttercream

August 22, 2017 Blog

The Final Coat of Buttercream

Skill level: Newb

How to get that flawless coat of buttercream with smooth sides and no bubbles!

10:11 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to get clean sides and a top coat of buttercream

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Applying the buttercream 0:42
  2. Using a bench scrapper 2:42
  3. Getting a smooth top 5:32
  4. Second coat of buttercream 6:32

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

August 22, 2017 Blog

Avoiding Blowouts

Skill level: Newb

Ever made a perfect cake only to see a few minutes later or maybe a few hours a HUGE bubble on the side! DON'T PANIC! These are called blowouts and they can be avoided! This video will show you how!

18:08 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to avoid air bubbles in your finished cake tiers
  • A simple trick that makes working with box cake mix much easier
  • Tips on how to apply buttercream to your cakes that won't create air bubbles

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Anti-blowout cake prep 0:30
  2. Getting a fine crumb with box cake 1:22
  3. Scratch-cake comments 6:52
  4. How to avoid air bubbles while stacking 9:56
  5. Crumbcoating the cake 14:42
  6. Final tips on getting air bubble out 15:58

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake

August 22, 2017 Blog

Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake

Skill level: Newb

The crumbcoat is one of the most important steps to getting a flawless finish on your cake. This tutorial goes over how to properly crumbcoat your cakes.

11:47 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to fill and crumbcoat a cake
  • Learn how to handle fruit fillings for cakes

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Filling the cake 0:40
  2. Starting the crumbcoat 3:20
  3. How to do fruit fillings 5:29

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Leveling and Torting a Cake

August 22, 2017 Blog

Leveling and Torting a Cake

Skill level: Newb

A good cake starts with good cake preparation! This video goes over how to level your cakes, trim them and torte them so that you get nice clean and professional looking cakes that looks beautiful when sliced!

7:11 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • Baking tips to make a great cake
  • How to properly level a cake tier
  • A special trick to getting easy level layers of cake

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Baking tips 0:14
  2. Trimming the cake 1:18
  3. How to cut off the dome and bottom layer 1:56
  4. Trimming down the sides 3:24
  5. Torting your first cake tier4:24

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Airless Buttercream Tutorial

August 22, 2017 Blog

Airless Space Buttercream

Skill level: Newb

How to get smooth, bubble free buttercream every time! Adapt this technique for any type of buttercream or ganache!

2:04 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make airless buttercream

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Mixing the ingredients 0:30
  2. How to get rid of the yellow tint 1:48

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Cake Tool Review

August 22, 2017 Blog

Cake Tool Review

Skill level: Newb

These are the tools that I use all the time for perfectly my flawless cakes. Some of these you might already know about but I can't leave anything out because these are the things I WISH someone told me to get when I was starting out!

6:17 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • An overview of all the basic tools needed to make your first cake

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Where to buy cake tools 0:50
  2. What type of cake pans to buy 1:32
  3. Turntable options 2:02
  4. How to stop cakes from sliding on surfaces 2:40
  5. About cardboard rounds 3:18
  6. Tools to smooth buttercream 3:48
  7. How to trim cakes down 4:36
  8. Other tools needed for fondant and leveling 4:56
  9. Tools for supporting the cake 5:32

Cake Decorating Basics: Fundamentals

1. Cake Tool Review
2. Airless Space Buttercream
3. Leveling and Torting a Cake
4. Filling and Crumbcoating a Cake
5. Avoiding Blowouts
6. The Final Coat of Buttercream
7. The Upside-Down Method
8. The Secret to Small Cakes
9. Covering a Cake in Fondant
10. Sharp Fondant Edges
11. Easy Double Barrel Cake
12. Paneling a Cake in Fondant
13. How to Stack Cakes
14. All About Cake Boards
15. Boxing Cakes for Delivery
16. Cake Delivery Kit
17. How to Cut a Cake

Black Glam Rock Cake

August 16, 2017 Blog

5 Black Cake Trends We Love

Black is bold and it has come into the cake world in many different forms lately. Today we check out 5 black cake trends that have captured our hearts.

The Black Unicorn Cake

We love the unicorn cake trend, and I may be the only cake decorator not completely sick of it yet but that's probably because I still haven't gotten a single order for one. I know right? People catch on to cake trends a little slow where I live, sigh. But what's even more eye catching than the unicorn cake? The BLACK unicorn cake. I mean why not? If we can fantasize about white unicorns that don't really exist, we can certainly fantasize about black unicorns that don't really exist.

Black Unicorn Cake
www.pinterest.com

The Black Drip Cake

Drip cakes have been turning up all over and you mostly see them with bright colors or just regular old chocolate, but add a black drip to a cake and it is suddenly extra bold and daring. I especially love the black cake showing through this cake also.

Black Drip Cake
www.pinterest.com

The Black Galaxy Cake

So galaxies are naturally black with their beautiful swirls of color but bringing this idea to a cake was pure magic. You really feel as if you're staring off into the vastness of space.

Black Galaxy Cake
www.sprinklebakes.com

The Black Backdrop Cake

The black backdrop cake is simply the concept of covering your cake in black icing as a backdrop to make your decorations really pop. These colorful flowers surely wouldn't be so vivid on a white cake. Absolutely stunning!

Black Cake with Colorful Flowers
www.mrspandp.com

The Black Glam Rock Cake

Similar to the backdrop concept the newly emerged black glam rock cake lends a nice background for colorful sprinkles and candy with that edgy glam rock feel. So fun!

Black Glamrock Cake
sweetapolita.com

On Sugar Geek Show Live Episode 5 Liz and Dan tried their hand at making their own version of Sweetapolita's Black Glam Rock Cake and this was the result! I think it turned out fab but Liz had some trouble with the drip on this one. Check out the episode below to find out why.

Black Glam Rock Cake

So there ya go, who says black is only for Halloween? Rock those black cakes because black is the new black. Or the old black? Still Black? Oh you get where I'm going with that.

But Themed Birthday Cake

August 15, 2017 Course Preview

Bug-Themed Birthday Cake Tutorial

Skill level: Intermediate

Today I'm going to show you how I made this bug-themed birthday cake for my daughter Avalon's 3rd birthday party. She loves all things bug-themed right now: caterpillars, butterflies, snails, slugs, but I drew the line at spiders. 🙂

In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to make not 1, not 2, but 3 mushroom cakes that are fully sculpted from actual cake. You'll learn how to make the beautiful, gravity-defying butterfly with gelatin wings, modeling chocolate snails, a hand-painted caterpillar, and some pretty details that finish the whole cake off.

My bug-loving girl loved this birthday cake and I think you will too!

1:59:11 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to create a butterfly topper with wings painted with edible watercolor
  • Liz's way of tiling the tiers for the mushroom cakes
  • How to sculpt snails and a caterpillar
  • Learn how to make 3 different sizes of mushroom cakes

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Painting the butterfly wings 0:55
  2. Assembling wings 6:26
  3. Large mushroom structure 9:24
  4. Medium mushroom structure 14:45
  5. Small mushroom structure 18:12
  6. Prepping cake structure 20:53
  7. Bulking up stalks 23:48
  8. Stacking the cakes 26:33
  9. Building the butterfly structure 38:26
  10. Bulking up the body 43:51
  11. Detailing the butterfly 45:45
  12. Sculpting the snail body 1:01:42
  13. Sculpting the shell 1:11:34
  14. Final details 1:16:06
  15. Sculpting the caterpillar body 1:26:46
  16. Painting the caterpillar 1:31:37
  17. Final details 1:39:52
  18. Paneling the mushroom stalks 1:41:54
  19. Painting the mushrooms 1:45:00
  20. Finishing the mushroom caps 1:48:22

Downloads

Materials List

Butterfly Wing Template 01

Butterfly Wing Template 02

Butterfly Body Template

Butterfly 3D Model Reference

But Themed Birthday Cake

August 15, 2017 Paid Video

Bug-Themed Birthday Cake

Skill level: Intermediate

Today I'm going to show you how I made this bug-themed birthday cake for my daughter Avalon's 3rd birthday party. She loves all things bug-themed right now: caterpillars, butterflies, snails, slugs, but I drew the line at spiders. 🙂

In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to make not 1, not 2, but 3 mushroom cakes that are fully sculpted from actual cake. You'll learn how to make the beautiful, gravity-defying butterfly with gelatin wings, modeling chocolate snails, a hand-painted caterpillar, and some pretty details that finish the whole cake off.

My bug-loving girl loved this birthday cake and I think you will too!

1:59:11 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to create a butterfly topper with wings painted with edible watercolor
  • Liz's way of tiling the tiers for the mushroom cakes
  • How to sculpt snails and a caterpillar
  • Learn how to make 3 different sizes of mushroom cakes

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Painting the butterfly wings 0:55
  2. Assembling wings 6:26
  3. Large mushroom structure 9:24
  4. Medium mushroom structure 14:45
  5. Small mushroom structure 18:12
  6. Prepping cake structure 20:53
  7. Bulking up stalks 23:48
  8. Stacking the cakes 26:33
  9. Building the butterfly structure 38:26
  10. Bulking up the body 43:51
  11. Detailing the butterfly 45:45
  12. Sculpting the snail body 1:01:42
  13. Sculpting the shell 1:11:34
  14. Final details 1:16:06
  15. Sculpting the caterpillar body 1:26:46
  16. Painting the caterpillar 1:31:37
  17. Final details 1:39:52
  18. Paneling the mushroom stalks 1:41:54
  19. Painting the mushrooms 1:45:00
  20. Finishing the mushroom caps 1:48:22

Downloads

Materials List

Butterfly Wing Template 01

Butterfly Wing Template 02

Butterfly Body Template

Butterfly 3D Model Reference

Porsche 911 Turbo Car Cake

August 1, 2017 Course Preview

Porsche 911 Turbo Car Cake

Skill level: Advanced

Porsche 911 Turbo Car Cake is the ultimate in car cake tutorials. Car cakes can seem really challenging because every one is different! It's hard to keep proportions from every angle and know how to achieve that perfect shape.

This tutorial teaches you everything from what cake to use, how to get that perfect shape and how to make great details like realistic wheels, working headlights and a shiny exterior. The perfect cake for the car lover in your life!

1:48:40 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to sculpt a Porsche 911 Turbo Car Cake out of cake from blueprints
  • Learn how to make a crackled fondant cake board that looks like asphalt
  • How to create all the details needed for car cakes
  • A cool technique on how to add real working headlights to your car cake

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Making templates 1:38
  2. Cutting the board 4:16
  3. Carving cakes and stacking 9:22
  4. Shaping the Porsche 911 Turbo Car cake shape 14:28
  5. Checking measurements19:00
  6. Final coat of ganache24:34
  7. Creating realistic wheels 38:32
  8. Making the board 40:44
  9. Making the car platform 46:06
  10. Layering fondant 47:46
  11. Adding detail lines 56:04
  12. Cutaways 58:40
  13. Small details 1:16:22
  14. Cutting the wheel wells 1:17:30
  15. Adding the wheels 1:24:20
  16. Airbrushing 1:26:56
  17. Isomalt lights 1:30:02
  18. Trim 1:37:38
  19. Finishing touches 1:42:10

Downloads

Materials List

1 - Car Blueprints

2 - Car Blueprints 

3 - Car Blueprints 

4 - Car Blueprints 

5 - Car Blueprints 

6 - Car Blueprints 

Porsche 911 Turbo Car Cake

August 1, 2017 Paid Video

Porsche 911 Turbo Car Cake

Skill level: Advanced

Car cakes can seem really challenging because every one is different! It's hard to keep proportions from every angle and know how to achieve that perfect shape.

This tutorial teaches you everything from what cake to use, how to get that perfect shape and how to make great details like realistic wheels and a shiny exterior. The perfect cake for the car lover in your life!

1:48:40 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to sculpt a car out of cake from blueprints
  • Learn how to make a crackled fondant cake board that looks like asphalt
  • How to create all the details needed for car cakes
  • A cool technique on how to add real working headlights to your car cake

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Making templates 1:38
  2. Cutting the board 4:16
  3. Cutting cakes and stacking 9:22
  4. Carving the cake shape 14:28
  5. Checking measurements19:00
  6. Final coat of ganache24:34
  7. Making wheels 38:32
  8. Making the board 40:44
  9. Making the car platform 46:06
  10. Layering fondant 47:46
  11. Adding detail lines 56:04
  12. Cutaways 58:40
  13. Small details 1:16:22
  14. Cutting the wheel wells 1:17:30
  15. Adding the wheels 1:24:20
  16. Airbrushing 1:26:56
  17. Isomalt lights 1:30:02
  18. Trim 1:37:38
  19. Finishing touches 1:42:10

Downloads

Materials List

Car Blueprints 01

Car Blueprints 02

Car Blueprints 03

Car Blueprints 04

Car Blueprints 05

Car Blueprints 06

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Simple 1 Piece Mold Tutorial

Simple one piece mold-making tutorial

July 31, 2017 Blog

Simple One Piece Mold Tutorial

Skill level: Intermediate

Sometimes you need a custom mold for a special project and it needs to be exactly right! This tutorial teaches you how to make your own molds with inexpensive materials.

Most large molds can cost anywhere from $20-$100! Make your own molds, save money and get exactly what you need when you need it!

2:17 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make a simple 1-part mold that is food-safe

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Porsche 911 Turbo Car Cake Tutorial
shark cake tutorial

July 31, 2017 Blog

Killer Cakes for Shark Week

A shark cake that is sure to impress and might even motivate you to take a stab at making one of your own!

Have you ever wanted to make a shark cake? Maybe you have and maybe you haven't but either way we've got a handful of fun shark cakes that are worth checking out!

It's Shark Week and there is no shortage of awesome shark cakes on the webs to celebrate. I've compiled s0me shark cakes from cute to creepy to honor this epic week. Whether you're fascinated by sharks or frightened, I think everyone can agree these cakes are killer! (The good kind).

Shark Cake Tutorial

We of course have to start off by showing our very own shark cake that's a tutorial available to Premium and Elite Sugar Geek Show Members! It features a gravity defying design, sculpting, painting, a unique gelatin layer on top of the cake for the "water" look and so much more!

shark cake tutorial

Shark Cake Pictures

The design of this cake is fantastic and it certainly has a lot of sharks! A great mix of scary and cute. I love the 2D scene throughout the tiers and I think rounded cake edges really lend well to water themed cakes.

Shark Cake
www.sandramongercakes.co.uk

I love the 2D shark on this cake! So well done and super artistic. It looks like a mixture of modeling, painting and piping to create the look which is brilliant! The life saver adds a cute touch and you can never have too much cookie crumb sand on beach themed cakes.

Shark Cake
www.cakecentral.com

This shark is apparently eating a sub (from what the description said), a clever play on words perhaps because it looks more like a sub sandwich but you might expect a shark to be eating an actual submarine. It doesn't matter what he's eating, he's pretty intimidating! It's a fantastic job.

Shark Cake
www.pinterest.com

Simple Shark Cake

Although this cake is simple it really caught my eye. The shark may be little but is definitely scary and so well done. I am pretty sure it's those crazy realistic jagged teeth and pink flesh tone that give it the heeby jeeby factor. The mild background really makes it stand out.

Shark Cake
www.pinterest.com

Ello Bruce! (in my best Australian accent). Everyone loves the shark from Finding Nemo and I thought this cake did a great job of capturing his character and in buttercream nonetheless!

Shark Cake
thatmakesthecake.blogspot.com

I love the nautical theme of this cake and if you stick a shark on top it becomes truly unique. That life saver won't be saving any lives today.

Shark Cake
https://thebutterend.com

Of course, when many people think of sharks they think of the iconic movie Jaws. I applaud the design of this cake doing such a fantastic job at emulating the very recognizable poster. If you have a chance to do the backstage tour at Universal Studios in California I highly recommend it. You get to see the actual animatronic shark used in the movie cruising through the water next to the trolley. If you thought it was scary on screen, wait until you see it in real life!

Jaws Shark Cake
www.pinterest.com

How cute is this cake? It's a super fun design and I especially love all the extra shark fins in the waves. The life savers also seem particularly well done, don't they?

Shark 1st Birthday Cake
www.pinkcakebox.com

Okay, so I had to add at least one gory, terrifying cake. Some people are into that sort of thing. I personally prefer to keep nightmares suppressed as much as I can but that's just me. Either way, I have to admit it's a pretty cool cake! It's a pretty realistic shark and definitely realistic enough to make your stomach start to rise into your throat. All in all I'd say it does what it set out to do.

Man Eating Shark Cake
www.pinterest.com

Baby Shark Cake

I really love this cute and simple design just right for a shark loving kiddo. It's simple, cute and makes it look like he could be your best buddy which I suppose is a bit misleading but hey, the kid is 3 and nobody wants to ruin his birthday.

Cute Shark Cake
www.cfcakedesign.com

DIY Shark Cake

As an added bonus, here is a super fun shark cake tutorial from the fantastic Yolanda Gampp of How To Cake It! This is a sculpted shark cake anyone can do! It is really a perfect cake design for someone who has never sculpted a cake before. The shape is simple enough for a first project but will also teach you the basics you need to know for sculpting cake.

How to Make a Shark Cake Topper

If tackling an entire shark cake is a bit intimidating for you then maybe you'd like to start with just a shark cake topper? This tutorial from Rasnabakes Elearning YouTube Channel gives you a perfect demonstration of how to make a super cute shark out of fondant to go on top of any shark or beach themed cake!

Shark Cake Pan

Surprisingly there doesn't seem to be a shark shaped cake pan available but Wilton gives this fantastic tutorial on how to use a football shaped pan to create a super cute shark! What a clever use of a football pan that takes the carving out of it if you're just not feeling up to the challenge. Little Timmy or Sally will be just as impressed!

First make all of your fondant or gum paste pieces ahead of time and let them dry. This would be the fins and also the eyes if you'd like to make the eyes ahead of time instead of piping them on with buttercream. It would be a good idea to stick a wooden skewer in the fins for added support.

Next you will bake your football cakes and allow them to cool. Then you will mark out the mouth and pipe in all the details with Wilton piping tips. Number 17 for the body, number 352 for the teeth, a 1A for the eyeballs if you didn't make them out of fondant or gum paste and a number 3 for the mouth and pupils.

Full tutorial available at Wilton along with a template for the mouth shape! Easy peasy!

 
 

That wraps up our shark celebration. Be sure to flip to the Discovery Channel for all the sharky fun this week...or you can just keep it to less horrifying shark cakes, totally up to you.

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