The Book of Brandon Cake Tutorial

Published: Last Updated: By:Elizabeth Marek

Skill level: Intermediate

For the book-lovers, this cake tutorial is a total treat! In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an ornate book design, with decorative scrollwork, a cool artistic stencil design, how to make all the subtle details that make this cake really look like a book, how to acheive the book cover overhangs, and how to make the delicious entremet inside.

39:59 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to create a realistic book cake
  • Learn how to make the book cover, spine of the book, the decorative scroll work and distressed texture

Cake sculpted to look like a book

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Overview Of The Entremet 0:39
  2. Cutting Out The Book Cover 4:25
  3. Stacking The Entremet 5:55
  4. Crumb Coating The Entremet 8:06
  5. Adding A Square Buttercream Layer 9:16
  6. Making The Chocolate Side 17:10
  7. Curving The Spine With Buttercream 19:28
  8. Trimming The Side Panels 21:49
  9. Adding The Chocolate Book Cover 23:56
  10. Making The Fondant Details 26:21
  11. Adding Details To The Spine 27:06
  12. Spraying The Cake With Cocoa Butter 31:43
  13. Adding The Gold Title 33:21
  14. Adding The Final Details 35:29