Full length video on how to get a smooth buttercream finish.

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RECIPES
- Crusting American Buttercream (used to achieve a smooth buttercream finish, especially using the Viva paper towel method)
- Non-crusting American Buttercream

SUPPLIES
- Featherweight Decorating Piping B...

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SPRINKS GOSSIP GIRL SPRINKLES
NONSTICK DONUT PAN

Notes:

6" round, 2" deep pans used for most donuts
7" donut shaped pan used for large donuts with holes
Bake in 6" round pans, 2" deep and don't level the layers
Cut down 6" cardboard rounds to 4" for underneath each donut tier (or buy 4" rounds)...

Ingredients
450 gramsUnsalted Butter(cold! 50-55 degrees F)
100 gramsConfectioners Sugar
100 gramsWhole Milk(2% milk should work fine as well (at room temp or slightly warmer))
65 gramsClear Corn Syrup(glucose syrup is ideal but light corn syrup can be substituted)
Instructions

Cut cold butter i...

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...

Video on how to make and support this large, dolly cake topper!

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Related tutorial: Modeling Chocolate video tutorial and live session recording (no separate video available)

RECIPES
- Rice Krispie Treats (RKT)
- Non-Crusting American Buttercream
- Modeling Chocolate

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This recipe still takes some time to make but is not hard at all and there is NO tedious removing of skins! Also includes piping an open rose. See the bean paste flower piping printable recipe in the recipe tab to view the notes!

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RECIPES
- EASIER Bean Paste Flower Piping Re...

ACRYLIC FROSTING GUIDE DISCS SCALLOPED
SPRINKS WATERMELON MIX SPRINKLES
JIMMIES BLACK
MOLD BALL 1-1/2 INCH
MOLD BALL 7/8 INCH
PARAMOUNT CRYSTALS
FLAVORED SANDING SUGAR WATERMELON

Notes:
1. Adding Sprinkles: (0:30)

Chill cake so the buttercream is hard. Take out of fridge/freezer and leave on ...

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Buttercream Recipe that Ann-Marie Uses in this video (From Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes):
1 cup Butter
1 cup shortening (crisco or trex)
1 TBSP vanilla
1-2 TBSP heavy cream ...

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RECIPES
- SUPER Easy Meringue Buttercream (Van...

Here's the link to the document with the exact size monster inspiration photo Shawna used for this project on it...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g8y2QDZe0egwlnhWEI4UDzzIhy07eJ88sJurwg6PudM/edit?usp=sharing
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I baked THREE 10" cake layers (in 2" deep tins)...or you could bake only two 10" cake layers but in 3" deep tins. Both will allow for 5 mini cakes, about 5"tall (or slightly taller).

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How I created the navy buttercream:
I first added about 2 tablespoons of food grade activated charcoal to about 2/3 batch of the Easy Meringue buttercream.
I then added a long squirt of both blue gel color and purple gel color.
Because I wanted the least amount of gel color possible added, I then...

I baked THREE 10" cake layers (in 2" deep tins)...or you could bake only two 10" cake layers but in 3" deep tins. Both will allow for 5 mini cakes, about 5"tall (or slightly taller).

Link to document with the actual size flamingo photo you can use for reference for a 5" tall cake, 4" wide...
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Special tip on how to get yellowish buttercream, white:
Add just the TEENSIEST bit of violet gel paste to your yellow-tinged buttercream! You'll usually need no more than just a touch on the tip of a knife!
Add, mix, and then compare a bit of the original yellowish buttercream (so make sure to s...

Special tip on how to get yellowish buttercream, white: Add just the TEENSIEST bit of violet gel paste to your yellow-tinged buttercream! You'll usually need less than you think. Add, mix, and then compare a bit of the original yellowish buttercream (so make sure to save a spoonful of it beforeha...

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...

Nayda Hernandez of W.E. Sugar Art shows us how she creates this gorgeous scarecrow figurine.

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Nayda Hernandez of W.E. Sugar Art shows us how she creates this gorgeous scarecrow figurine using the McGreevy Cakes face mold as a base and then manipulating the result to create her signature style figurine face, as well as crafting the rest of the scarecrow's body sharing with us tips on how e...

*HEMISPHERE PANS 6" SET OF 2
*PME EDIBLE GLUE
*IMPRESSION MAT RIB & CABLE KNIT
*IMPRESSION MOLD RIBBED KNIT BORDER
*incrEDIBLE PAINT (all the sets!)

Link to Google document with the exact size inspiration photo Shawna used for this cake

Lamb cake measures @12" high (in total) x 6" wide (head ...

*HEMISPHERE PANS 6" SET OF 2
*PME EDIBLE GLUE
*IMPRESSION MAT RIB & CABLE KNIT
*IMPRESSION MOLD RIBBED KNIT BORDER
*incrEDIBLE PAINT (all the sets!)

Link to Google document with the exact size inspiration photo Shawna used for this cake

Lamb cake measures @12" high (in total) x 6" wide (head ...

ACRYLIC FROSTING GUIDE DISCS BY CAKEHEADS
HEMISPHERE PAN 8"
HEMISPHERE PANS 6" SET OF 2
TIPLESS PASTRY BAGS-16 INCH (SET OF 100)
OVAL CUTTERS SET
GREASEPROOF CAKE CIRCLES (SETS OF 25)

Notes:

See the the Lamb Cake Tutorial with the internal structure also used for this cake project
Shawna's MDF ...

ACRYLIC FROSTING GUIDE DISCS BY CAKEHEADS
HEMISPHERE PAN 8"
HEMISPHERE PANS 6" SET OF 2
TIPLESS PASTRY BAGS-16 INCH (SET OF 100)
OVAL CUTTERS SET
GREASEPROOF CAKE CIRCLES (SETS OF 25)

Notes:

See the the Lamb Cake Tutorial with the internal structure also used for this cake project
Shawna's MDF ...