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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This cake is a great cake for any level cake decorator, including beginners, as it's relatively easy to create yet still show-stopping! In this class Shawna shows you, step by step, how to make this pumpkin cake, cover your board, and also how to make the fall leaves and berries around it.

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I show how to create the gold luster finish on the cake tier at time stamp 13:05 in Part 2 of this video!

Note: The gold luster used was an edible gold. Most gold lusters are non-toxic, but not technically edible - please check the label of the product you use.

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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...

I show how to create the gold luster finish on the cake tier at time stamp 13:05 in this video (Part 2)!

Note: The gold luster used was an edible gold. Most gold lusters are non-toxic, but not technically edible - please check the label of the product you use.

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This is my new favorite technique for getting sharp edges on fondant.

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- FONDX Rolled Fondant, 22 lb, Vanilla Flavor, Virgin White: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NQXHWZG/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=mcgcak-20&linkId=1386fdc5e5827235d983c5f8e7c63b51&language=...

Notes to remember:

Start with a medium to dark colored fondant as your base
Use a very high proof alcohol like Everclear or a high proof vodka to mix into the dusts
I used a little less than 1/4 of a jar of each dust. I used equal amounts of each so that if I needed to make more I could easily ...

Royal Icing For Use With Mesh Stencils:

1/2 cup CK Royal Icing Mix
1 Tablespoon + 1 teaspoon water
1 teaspoon liquid whitener
gel color of choice

Mix together well. Mixture should be drippy but not as thin as water!

Here's the link to the document with the exact size monster inspiration photo...

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...

ACRYLIC FROSTING GUIDE DISCS PLEATED
SARASOTA STENCIL BY JULIE DEFFENSE
WAFER PAPER BUTTERFLIES GOLD
WAFER PAPER BUTTERFLIES BLUE
WAFER PAPER BUTTERFLIES DEEP PINK
EDIBLE GLUE BY PME
EDIBLE GLITTER JUMBO JARS (Red, gold, green, blue, purple)
PME PREMIUM ROLLED FONDANT WHITE - 2LB.
MOLD SET CLOUDS...

Recipe:

1 egg at room temperature
25g (3 TAB) flour
5g (1 and 1/4 teaspoon) baking powder
12g (1 TAB) sugar
30g honey

Combine egg and sugar and beat until fluffy.
Add honey and any food gel color needed. Mix well.
Sift in flour and baking powder and fold in gently until mixed.
Add batter to p...

3D Succulent Mold Large
3D SUCCULENT MOLD MEDIUM
3D SUCCULENT JADE MOLD XL
Sweet Sticks Paint Powders
WAFER PAPER BUTTERFLIES BLUE
WAFER PAPER BUTTERFLIES DEEP PINK

at Evil Cake Genius cake supply shop for one month from 4/15/22!
When heating candy melts, make sure to reduce the power on the mic...

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)...

3D Succulent Mold Large
3D SUCCULENT MOLD MEDIUM
3D SUCCULENT JADE MOLD XL
Sweet Sticks Paint Powders
WAFER PAPER BUTTERFLIES BLUE
WAFER PAPER BUTTERFLIES DEEP PINK

When heating candy melts, make sure to reduce the power on the microwave and use shorter increments of time, stirring in between o...

Attention!!

In the video, at around 22:15, I made a mistake and COMPLETELY forgot to add a 4" cake card on top of the support straws in between the sphere!!! Ahh!! Don't forget to do this so that the top part of the cake has a board to rest on and doesn't push down through the straws!

(Becaus...

For my cold porcelain mixture, I use:

40% Nicron Flex
40% Mama Dora
20% Nicron Soft (which adds a little white into the mix so the end result isn't translucent)

Watch the live that Deborah Green did with us on attaching flowers to cake as she also discusses using cold porcelain and the benefits...

ACRYLIC FROSTING GUIDE DISCS BY CAKEHEADS
EASY CUT DOWELS 16 INCH
WAFER PAPER BUTTERFLIES GOLD
MOULD TRAILING LEAVES
GLITZY AS HELL EDIBLE GLITTER (you get a discount on ALL of the colors!)
Watch Using Acrylic Discs to Ice Super Large & Super Small Tiers

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In this live session, I raid my tool cabinet and show you a ton of the tools I love and use to help make my cake decorating easier!

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- X-ACTO Self-Healing Cutting Mat, Non-Stick Bottom, Gray, 24x36 Inches: https://www.amazon.com/X-ACTO-Sel...

How I created this painted buttercream finish and floral design with palette knife leaves.

Note: I used equal parts of Roxy & Rich Apple Green Edible Hybrid Luster Dust and Roxy & Rich Neon Green Fondust for the green version of this finish.

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Related tutorial: How to Make a...

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...

How to use tappits (letters & numbers for cake) easily!

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- FMM Upper Case Block Alphabet & Number Tappit Cutters Set: https://www.amazon.com/Upper-Alphabet-Number-Tappit-Cutters/dp/B002U0LEIU/ref=as_li_ss_tl?keywords=tappits+block+letters&qid=1560375388&s=gateway&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1...

White Almond Sour Cream Cake Recipe (WASC)
The only white (vanilla) cake recipe I’ll use, now, as it’s moist, dense, carves well, and is RIDICULOUSLY delicious! (Works great for cupcakes, too!) Just leave out the almond extract and substitute it for more vanilla if you want this to be a delicious...

SUPPLIES
- 100 Count Edible Rectangle Wafer Paper, 8x11 Inch, White: https://www.amazon.com/100-Count-Edible-Rectangle-11-Inch/dp/B00024WNVI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?&linkId=&th=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=mcgcak-20&linkId=3db2f213bc8be7c4273ee3937471193b&language=en_US
- Bira 3 inch Circle Lever Action Craft Punc...