Barbie Cake Tutorial
Turtoria Various photo’s detailing how to make this simple cake
Ribbon Rose Tutorial
A number of people have asked me exactly how I make the ribbon roses on my bouquet cake so here’s a quick tutorial. The Equipment I use a small cutting board, a rolling pin and a scalpel. How to make the rose1. Roll a small piece of fondant into a sausage shape. 2. Roll the sausage flat with your rolling pin but don’t flatten it too much. You want it to be thick enough that you get a soft curved edge. 3. Smooth one side of the paste slightly with your finge...
Billowing Tutorial
1) What you will need.Fondant, a ruler, exacto knife, rolling pin, water and a brush2) Roll fondant out about 1/8-1/16’ thick then trim down to 4×43) Then divide into 4 sections of 2×2. I only cut 4 squares at a time. Too many more and they will start to dry out before you can get to them4) Gather one end like you would if you were making a bow.5)Then the other side.6) Now this is the “Billow” I smash the ends flat.7) Slightly fold the edges in t...
How to Make Tiki Heads
Last week I needed a luau-themed sweet treat to feed a crowd, so I decided to make mini cupcakes with tiki head toppers made out of chocolate rolled fondant. This is a lot of fun and very kid-friendly, so it’s something the whole family can do as a group activity. You’ll need chocolate rolled fondant (modeling chocolate or brown-tinted fondant would also work), a small angled spatula, dog bone or ball tool, veining tool, and thin modeling stick. Roll the fondant into a log,...
Gumpaste Tulip Tutorial
Here is a tutorial on how to make a gumpaste tulip Supplies you will need: - gumpaste- tulip cutter- floral wire (22 guage and 26 guage)- wire cutters- grooved cel board- veining mat/tool- thin foam- rolling pin- chocolate egg mold (for drying the petals)- lily stamens (I used Wilton)- tweezers- petal dusts in desired colours- vegetable shortening- cornstarch- styrofoam block (to hold stamens for drying)See more Using your wire cutters, cut enough wire for 1 pistil and 6 peta...
Upside Down Method for Ganaching
This tutorial will show you how I go about ganaching all my cakes…..this is how I do it…there are plenty of other ways that work as well as other tutorials showing a similar method…I make no claim to inventing this technique, and am just showing you how I get the cakes I make to look like this!!! For a full tutorial with written instructions, please visit my facebook page and look under my photo albums.www.facebo...
Pink Parrot Tulip Tutorial
finished Tulip rather large, I don’t have a small vase so this is sitting in a champagne flute You’ll need and foam board, rolling pin, ball tool, gumpaste (small ammount of white and whatever colour you want the base of your tulip to be), edible glue (just a bit of tylose dissolved into water) 26 gauge wire & 1 20 gauge wire (both wrapped) Veiner (this one is from Way Beyond Cakes by Mayen etsy store) and a tulip petal cutter(this one is a large one from Sugar Delites) ...
