Ukulele Cake

Skill level: Intermediate

Learn to make this adorable ukulele cake that defies gravity and looks just like the real thing. In this online course, you will learn step-by-step every part of making this cake, including the wood grain, making a complicated rounded bottom that supports the cake, the strings and fret board, and how to make this cake stand up on its own.

This cake was a ton of fun to make, and everyone at the birthday party loved it. Let's get our tools and materials together and let's get started!

1:04:23 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

• How to make a gravity-defying ukulele cake
• Learn how to create a cake structure with a rounded bottom
• How to make paint realistic wood grain
• Learn all the tips and tricks needed to make the strings and instrument details

Tutorial Chapters

1. The ukulele structure 0:26
2. Stacking the cake 7:54
3. Frosting the cake 10:03
4. Covering the sides in fondant 12:58
5. Attaching the neck 19:23
6. Covering the front and back in fondant 20:35
7. Shaping the neck 23:02
8. Attaching the cake to the board 29:30
9. Painting the ukulele wood 34:06
10. Coloring the fondant details 38:21
11. Airbrushing 41:30
12. Adding details 44:02
13. Adding frets 48:04
14. Adding strings 59:47
15. Final details 1:03:15