Book Topper Video
Tiered Cakes
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7m 10s
Video on how to make this edible book topper! With some tips on how to make the chalkboard too.
Some tips on how the chalkboard was made: To write the words with a "chalk" look, I just broke a super white candy melt in half and wrote with it on black fondant (mixed with tylose). It wasn't QUITE as bright as I wanted it to be, so I mixed some white petal dust with some of the extra candy melt to brighten the look. When cutting the fondant strips around the edge of the chalkboard, I overlapped them and then cut through both layers at a diagonal to create a mitered wood-frame look.
Additional Tips: I was concerned the apple and book would add too much weight and push down on the top of the cake, so I supported them with a bubble tea straw and board underneath.
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LINKS & SUPPLIES
Related tutorial: Realistic Apple Video (see sibling video on this platform)
Related tutorial: Modeling Chocolate video tutorial: https://cakeheads.vhx.tv/videos/homemade-modeling-chocolate
Related tutorial: live session recording all about modeling chocolate and making a rose (no separate video available)
RECIPES
- Modeling Chocolate
SUPPLIES
- Super white candy melt: http://amzn.to/2bIPgWN
- Tylose: http://amzn.to/2bImF2E
- Bubble tea straw: http://amzn.to/2ck191l
- Craft Styrofoam Balls (80 Pieces): https://www.amazon.com/Styrofoam-Decoration-My-Toy-House/dp/B077MP91CW/ref=as_li_ss_tl?crid=2JBMBGTK48WPX&keywords=styrofoam+balls&qid=1566929652&s=home-garden&sprefix=styrofoam+ball,garden,190&sr=1-1-spons&psc=1&linkCode=ll1&tag=mcgcak-20&linkId=d2a224756fd7b1deedb642a72a99314c&language=en_US
- Innovative Sugarworks Sugar Shapers: https://www.amazon.com/Innovative-Sugarworks-Decorating-Sugarcraft-Chocolate/dp/B00WQUOFOE/ref=as_li_ss_tl?crid=3A5CD22ELTA2&keywords=innovative+sugarworks&qid=1566862892&s=gateway&sprefix=innovative+sugar,aps,149&sr=8-5&linkCode=ll1&tag=mcgcak-20&linkId=40bf6c814efc9d286d96d2726b930956&language=en_US
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