Semi-Naked Cake Tutorial

Skill level: Newb

Liz Marek's take on the naked cake trend, updated to incorporate some modern trends in 2018, mainly the semi-naked look and fresh fruit and berries.

41:33 Minutes of Instruction

What You Will Learn

• How to create a modern semi-naked cake design
• Learn how to add gold leaf to cake tiers
• How to make fresh flowers food-safe for placing on cakes
• How to arrange flowers on a cake creatively and build interest

Tutorial Chapters

1. Prepping the cake 0:17
2. Torting & crumb coat 5:14
3. Torting & crumbcoating the small cake 9:57
4. Final coat of buttercream 12:02
5. Mixing buttercream colors 16:28
6. Making buttercream petals 17:51
7. Tips for cake delivery 20:21
8. Adding cake supports 22:24
9. Adding gold leaf to cake 24:32
10. Stacking the cake 27:53
11. Prepping fresh flowers 32:47
12. Making fresh flowers food-safe 34:27
13. Making a floral arrangement 35:51
14. Making apricot glaze drip 39:35
15. Final details 40:21