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Published on November 15, 2022 by · This post may contain affiliate links ·

Holiday Cake Techniques

Skill level: Intermediate

Guest instructor Jennifer Reese from Good Gosh Ganache is back with another set of awesome cake tutorials. In this course, Jennifer breaks down how to use techniques that could be applied to Thanksgiving or Christmas cakes, featuring a checked fondant design, edible raffia, pumpkin and ornament decorations, two different kinds of bows, and plenty of other fun details.

2:00:43 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

  • How to make two different kinds of cakes using similar techniques
  • Learn how to make a checked fondant design covering cake tiers with tips and tricks on how to line up and execute the design flawlessly
  • How to make Christmas ornaments and pumpkins and two different kinds of bows

Tutorial Chapters

  1. Making The Thanksgiving Pattern 1:42
  2. Paneling The Thanksgiving Cake 10:22
  3. Adding The Cakeboard 24:24
  4. Making The Christmas Ornaments 28:44
  5. Making The Pumpkins 44:56
  6. Making The Thanksgiving Bow 1:02:15
  7. Making The Holiday Bow 1:11:07
  8. Color Correcting The Bows 1:17:57
  9. Making The Raffia Pt.1 1:24:26
  10. Making The Maple Leaves 1:29:35
  11. Making The Raffia Pt.2 1:31:56
  12. Decorating The Leaves & Pumpkins 1:34:52
  13. Making The Snowflakes 1:36:13
  14. Assembling The Bows 1:37:09
  15. Decorating The Thanksgiving Tier 1:41:00
  16. Making The Maple Leaves 1:50:47

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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.

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