Sometimes, you just need someone to tell you where to begin. This course covers all you need to know to build the foundation for your beautiful cakes.

Section 2 - Making Buttercream

This session covers:
- Crusting vs. non-crusting buttercream & how to make both
- Appropriate uses for different ...

Sometimes, you just need someone to tell you where to begin. This course covers all you need to know to build the foundation for your beautiful cakes.

Section 3 - Making Ganache

This session covers:
- How to make ganache the easy way!
- How to store left over ganache
- How to reheat frozen or r...

Sometimes, you just need someone to tell you where to begin. This course covers all you need to know to build the foundation for your beautiful cakes.

Section 4 - Leveling, Torting and Filling

This session covers:
- How to easily level your layers
- How to easily torte your layers
- How to appr...

Sometimes, you just need someone to tell you where to begin. This course covers all you need to know to build the foundation for your beautiful cakes.

Section 5 - Icing Your Cake

This session covers:
- When to use ganache vs. buttercream to ice a cake
- How to ice a cake with smooth sides
- How...

Sometimes, you just need someone to tell you where to begin. This course covers all you need to know to build the foundation for your beautiful cakes.

Section 6 - Covering with Fondant (& getting sharp edges!)

This session covers:
- Which buttercream recipe to use as a layer underneath your fon...

Sometimes, you just need someone to tell you where to begin. This course covers all you need to know to build the foundation for your beautiful cakes.

Section 7 - All About the Cake Board

This session covers:
- Where to find a cheaper alternative to cake drums
- Different ways you can cover you...

Sometimes, you just need someone to tell you where to begin. This course covers all you need to know to build the foundation for your beautiful cakes.

Section 8 - Stacking Tiers with Supports

This session covers:
- How to properly support cake tiers and stack them without stress!

Materials use...

INSTRUCTIONS

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How to build and securely support this baby carriage cake, and also make easy edible lace and beautiful roses.

Notes: Shawna baked 2, 8" half sphere cakes for this project. (3) 4.25" foam core squares were used. (3) 12" round cake cardboards were used and (1) 10" round cake cardboard.

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Learn how to create handmade, custom, 2D designs, quickly and easily using petal dusts and edible markers.

Notes: Shawna made a 6" round cake tier, 7" tall and an 8" round cake tier, 4" tall for this project.

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LINKS & SUPPLIES

Related tutorial: Icing with acrylics tutorial (Perfect Smooth B...

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Painting a deep, Christmas green finish onto fondant, making easy chocolate pine, and creating an easy edible bow.

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Learn how to make this dramatic tree, attached and floating around a stenciled, buttercream finish!

For this project, Shawna used:
- 17"x17" medium density fiberboard
- (1) 3/8" threaded rod (height cut to appropriate dimensions; see video) with matching washer & nut
- (1) 1/2" threaded rod (hei...

For this project, Shawna used:
* 1, 5.5" tall, 6" round cake tier and
*1, 5" tall, 4" round cake tier
*easy meringue buttercream finish

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For this project, Shawna used:
* 1, 5.5" tall, 6" round cake tier and
*1, 5" tall, 4" round cake tier
*easy meringue buttercream finish

The Evil Cake Genius discounts are now expired, and the burlap mat and gold edible fabric sheets are no longer available on evilcakegenius.com, BUT they do have...

How to make rice paper sails, color them and add them to cake.

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Related tutorial: Wafer Paper Crinoline tutorial - see "crinoline" video on this platform
Related tutorial: Buttercream Waves & Beachy Sky (Plus Perfecting a Double Barrel): https://cakeheads.vhx.tv/videos/butte...

How to make wafer paper crinoline and attach it to cake.

RECIPE
- 1 & 1/2 sheets wafer paper, cut into pieces
- 100mL of cold water

Instructions:
1. Combine wafer paper and water into a chopper/blender and blend until liquid is smooth.
2. Place 1-2 Tablespoons onto a non-stick pan at medium hig...

Using buttercream to create waves and a pretty, beachy scene on a buttercream finish, incorporating perfecting a double barrel cake.

Notes: Shawna made (2) 6" round cake tiers, each 5" tall and stacked them to create (1) 10" tall double barrel tier. The bottom tier was 10" round, 5" tall.

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Using isomalt directly on cake, creating a miniature ship and using edible images and a little airbrushing.

Notes on using isomalt: microwave for 30 seconds and then at 15 second intervals until fully melted; let sit for a couple of minutes until the bubbles stop moving; only use airbrush colors...

Marbling buttercream, stenciling with a "tile" theme, adding a tilted cake tier (the grad cap), making buttercream flowers, and more.

Notes: Shawna used a 6" round cake layer baked in a 4" deep tin for the grad cap, cut down to a 5" round. 7" square cake card for the top of the grad cap. Wedge c...

You can change so many elements up on this design to fit so many occasions! It's easy and relatively quick to make.

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INSTRUCTIONS

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PARAMOUNT CRYSTALS
ISOMALT PILLOWS DIAMOND CLEAR
GLITZY AS HELL EDIBLE GLITTER (all colors)
INCREDIBLE PAINT (all colors)
SILVER POWDER
EDIBLE FABRIC SHEETS WHITE
WICKED STICKY EDIBLE GLUE
PETAL DUST PALETTE SET (A and B)
For this cake, Shawna used:

(3) 6" round cake layers to equal a 9" tall, d...