I want to Decorate a Cake like a Pro
I want to learn Professional Cake Decorating
I want to decorate a cake, if not like a skilled professional at least like a gifted, artistic amateur. Can I do it?
How do real cake decoraters do it?
Cake decorating skills come with practice I'm sure and having the right tools, but where does the inspiration for beautifully decorated cakes come from?
First bake your cake
Make yourself a basic cake.
1 and a 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup milk
1 egg
3 and 1/4 cups self raising flour
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Combine all ingredients and bake in a well greased pan in a preheated 350°F degree oven until the cake tests as done, about 30-35 minutes.
Magnificent Wedding Cakes
The Icing on the Cake
I've learned there are no less than three methods of cake decorating. It starts with the icing and I have a choice of two styles
1. Wiltons : Butter Cream Icing
and
2. Royal Icing
Why can't I make this decorated cake?
This may look hard
Just because something looks hard, it doesn't mean that is hard.
In the case of cake decorating, there must be an easier way, a method of cake decoration that can be done by a fumble-fingers like myself.
I'll need tools for cake decorating
I'll need these tools too
These look slightly easier
The Australian Cake Decorating Method
We like to experiment in Australia - at least with our cakes.
The Australian method uses overpiping on fondant covered cakes, with ornate scrollwork and lots of curtaining.
To get the effect of a beautiful beaded curtain cake in the Australian method, I'd need seed beads, pearls and little candies.
The lovely violet cake to your right is from The Australian Museum of Cake Decoration and Sugarcraft.
,But how could you bring yourself to actually cut into this work of art?
From the Australian Museum of Cake Decorating and Sugarcraft
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How do you feel about Cake Decoration?
What do you prefer?
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I love cake and the idea of decorating them is really interesting. So great examples here. Great lens
Nice job. Thanks for all the useful links!
Great advice for a person with more patience than myself. Nice lens.
On this lense I have a lot of idea for my son birthday's cake. :)
I wish I could decorate a cake
I am working my way through SquidAngel *blessing* a lens for each of the top 40 level 80 Squids. WOOT!
Those cakes really good...great lens!
I'm cake obsessed at the moment. One thing I've realised is that if you do your homework before giving it a go it's waay easier! Just knowing the little tricks makes a world of difference especially when using fondant.
The cake is too pretty to eat then!
It just takes practice and the right tools. Bake more cakes and keep trying!
Yummy. These cakes look great. I hope you get to tick this item off your bucket list. Where is the Australian Museum of Cake Decoration and Sugarcraft?
Cake decorating is one of my passions, so of course I had to check out this lens. I'm fairly good at this point but it does take practice practice practice.
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