Realistic Beer and Steak Cake Tutorial

Published: Last Updated: By:Elizabeth Marek

Skill level: Intermediate

Guest instructor Shannon Patrick Mayes of The Sweet Spot is back for a backyard BBQ manly cake that’s sure to impress. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a realistic beer mug cake, a sculpted steak that looks just like the real thing and tons of lifelike details and tricks to add realism to your cake projects.

1:26:22 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make a realistic beer mug and steak out of cake
  • Learn to create details like the butter pat, T-Bone and Beer mug handle out of edible materials
  • Shannon’s tips and tricks to save time and make your work stand out

Tutorial Chapters

  1. The stone slab 0:49
  2. Carving the steak 4:11
  3. Covering in buttercream 6:31
  4. Covering in fondant 8:22
  5. Creating the texture 10:56
  6. Coloring the steak 22:41
  7. Finishing the steak 31:08
  8. Painting the beer cake 35:13
  9. The isomalt base 41:24
  10. The isomalt handle 42:59
  11. The beer gummy 1:03:05
  12. Making foam and butter 1:13:38
  13. Making Parsley 1:17:43
  14. Adding label and handle 1:21:28