Strawberry Summer Cake Tutorial

Published: Last Updated: By:Elizabeth Marek

Skill level: Intermediate

Guest instructor Jennifer Reese is back again for a summer-styled strawberry patch cake! In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a wide variety of looks and textures, from realistic strawberry patch vines, to picket fence patterns, a pink and white gingham thatch, a edible fabric ribbon with a bow and a strawberry carton with real strawberries.

There’s a lot to learn in this course, so let’s get our tools together and let’s get started!

2:19:40 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • Learn how to make a strawberry-inspired summer cake
  • How to create picket fences, gingham thatch, and an edible fabric with bow
  • Learn how to create realistic strawberry vines, a strawberry carton and butterfly

Cake sculpted to look like strawberries

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Making The Strawberry Mold 1:21
  2. Making The Chocolate Strawberries 19:51
  3. Making The Strawberry Butterfly 26:17
  4. Making The Carton Shape 27:12
  5. Paneling The Carton 38:19
  6. Making The Cloud Tier 49:46
  7. Making The Gingham Design 54:35
  8. Adding The Fence 56:10
  9. Making The Wafer Paper Grass 1:00:20
  10. Coloring The Gum Paste 1:02:42
  11. Making The Leaf Butterfly 1:05:13
  12. Detailing The Leaf Butterfly 1:11:25
  13. Making The Calyx 1:14:26
  14. Making The Leaves 1:29:37
  15. Making The Vines 1:40:54
  16. Making The Burlap Bow 1:44:53
  17. Adding The Burlap Bow 2:05:40
  18. Adding The Final Decorations 2:13:24