Level - Beginner
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All About Modeling Chocolate
In this live session, I talk all about modeling chocolate! How, why, when, trouble shooting, and I demonstrate making a rose too.
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LINKS & SUPPLIESRECIPES
- Modeling ChocolateSUPPLIES
- Merckens Coating Melting Wafers Super White, 5 pounds: https://www.amazon.com/Merckens-Coating-Melting-... -
Anemone Flower & Leaves; Using Edible Fabric
Related tutorial: edible fabric sunflower, Sunflower; Using Edible Fabric: https://cakeheads.vhx.tv/videos/sunflower-using-edible-fabric
Related tutorial: full Fuzzy Bunny Holding Flowers cake, Bunny Holding Flowers Cake; With A Fuzzy Finish: https://cakeheads.vhx.tv/videos/bunny-holding-flowers-... -
Aviator Bear Cake
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 & SUPPLIESRelated tutorial: Icing with acrylics tutorial (Perfect Smooth B...
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Balloon Garland Cake
Notes:
I used @3.5-4 pounds of candy melts for this entire project
Add 1-2 teaspoons of canola oil to @2 pounds of candy meltsLinks:
Gold drippy (Evil Cake Genius Metallic Drip) tutorial
Tattoo/acetate sheet transfer method tutorial with more details on printing images (beginning of lion tuto... -
Bed Topper (RKT or Cake)
Here's a link to the document with the exact size headboard and footboard photo Shawna used for this project... https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FiLM_NudnJ1_lLvuSxWtGXhsrsv36Sonr8MnzTFTDV0/edit?usp=sharing
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Birch Tree Effect (Using Fondant) & Royal Icing Recipe
Royal Icing Recipe
An extremely sugary icing that dries very stiff! Used for attaching decorations or as it's own decoration. Often used to decorate cookies.
Ingredients
3 tablespoonsMeringue Powder(32.25 grams)
1 poundConfectioners Sugar(454 grams - sifted, though I usually don't bother)
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Birch Tree Tiers using Wafer Paper and Buttercream with Cassie Molina!
The fabulous Cassie Molina of Sweet Obsession Cake Company shows us how to create a gorgeous, EASY, birch tree finish on cake tiers using wafer paper on buttercream!
The effect is striking, realistic and simple…and completely brilliant!
Check out more of Cassie’s work on her Facebook business pag... -
Bunny Figure Girl, Part 1
Video tutorial on how to create this bunny girl figure using the McGreevy Cakes Face Mold.
Note: You can now use the Cakeheads Body Mold Set to help model your figure's body! We've since created this set to work with the Cakeheads Face Mold. Also, there's a video on the Cakeheads website showing...
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Bunny Girl Figure, Part 2
Video tutorial on how to create this bunny girl figure using the McGreevy Cakes Face Mold.
Note: You can now use the Cakeheads Body Mold Set to help model your figure's body! We've since created this set to work with the Cakeheads Face Mold. Also, there's a video on the Cakeheads website showing...
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Buttercream Hearts Piped Borders
The cake tier Shawna made for this video is a 6" round, about 6.5" tall
Watch how to attach ribbon and bows to the cake board at timestamp 1:06:50 in the tulip vase cake tutorial
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LINKS & SUPPLIESOther links:
- Related tutorial: Shawna's Fundamentals course, showing how to bake and create ... -
Buttercream Waves and Beachy Sky
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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Cake Pop Live
Miranda has so GRACIOUSLY shared her e-course on how to make cake pops with us! In it, she shares her recipes and goes over all of the tips and tricks she’s shared with us in this video, plus so much more!!! Love that lady!
You can view the e-course at this link…
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Christmas green and red berry bow cake
Painting a deep, Christmas green finish onto fondant, making easy chocolate pine, and creating an easy edible bow.
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LINKS & SUPPLIESThe following tools/supplies are discounted 15% off to Cakeheads members at evilcakegenius.com using code CHRISTMASHEADS at checkout (offer may have expired):
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Christmas Tree Topper
Related tutorial: Modeling Chocolate video tutorial and live session recording (no separate video available)
RECIPES
- Modeling ChocolateSUPPLIES
- Artisan Accents Gel Pastes: https://www.thesweetchalet.com/shop-1/Chocolate-Chameleon-&-Gel-Coloring-by-Artisan-Accents-c59645319
- Keebler Ice Cr... -
Christmas Winter Landscape With Lights
The exact size of the cake topper inspiration photo that Shawna used and printed is here...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OMsJ0kjkcgxhxNpc1q6ti_ZQXzv71Gf6lfy5u67x6HA/edit?usp=sharing
The exact size of the winter scene inspiration photo that Shawna used and printed in here...
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Creating a Rice Paper Mermaid Tail
How to manipulate and paint on rice paper to make translucent shapes and decorations for cake
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LINKS & SUPPLIESHere's the link to the Google document with the exact size mermaid tail inspiration photo Shawna used for this project: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12gzNzllsUku2sKLQwiSncLL3...
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crinoline
How to make wafer paper crinoline and attach it to cake.
RECIPE
- 1 & 1/2 sheets wafer paper, cut into pieces
- 100mL of cold waterInstructions:
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... -
Drippy, Striped Buttercream Donut Cake
Video on how I made the doughnuts, the buttercream stripes, and the drippy ganache!
TIPS FOR ADDING DRIP:
- Let the drip mixture cool a bit so it's not too warm (but not yet solidifying either) before adding to the cake
- Keep your cake in the fridge until you are ready to add the drips
- Add th... -
easier wafer peonies
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easy choc balls, sprinkles, macarons and cherries
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 WATERMELONNotes:
1. Adding Sprinkles: (0:30)Chill cake so the buttercream is hard. Take out of fridge/freezer and leave on ...
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Edible Fabric Sash/Bow & Properly Stacking a 4-Tier
LINKS & SUPPLIES
- Poly-dowels Large White Cake Dowels, 5 ct.: https://amzn.to/3kMFqSg
- Gonicc 8" Professional Sharp Bypass Pruning Shears: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HHK9JG6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=mcgcak-20&linkId=30e134408aedc18d16a09bf58b231404&language=en_U... -
edible lace
Lisa of Creative Cake Designs By Lisa joins forces with me to show you how to create the easiest edible lace ever!
Notes from Lisa:
- You can put the mats with the lace in them into the oven at 170 degrees or lowest temperature for about 10-15 minutes to speed up drying
- Or you can leave in you... -
Edible Wine (Mead) bottle
How to make an edible wine bottle!
SUPPLIES
- Ghirardelli Chocolate Baking Chips, Bittersweet Chocolate, 10 oz (Pack of 6): https://www.amazon.com/Ghirardelli-Cacao-Bittersweet-Baking-Chocolate/dp/B004YVOFB6/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=ghirardelli+dark+chocolate+chips&qid=1570388405&s=grocery&sr=1-... -
filler flowers and leaves on vines PLUS gumpaste recipe
This following Tylose gumpaste recipe is used for fine flower making like the flowers featured in many of the classes Nicholas teaches. Renshaw Decor‐ice gumpaste is a comparable commercially available product. The NL Brand Commercial Gumpaste that he references and uses during classes is a softe...