(This cake calligraphy tutorial is extracted with permission from The Gilded Cake by Faye Cahill, published by FW Media International). A. Transferring a pattern Before you can start to decorate, you’ll need to transfer your design onto a fondant-covered cake. Use a fine fabric such as chiffon or netting and an edible pen to trace the design onto the cake before adding colour and embellishment. Trace your design onto a piece of fine fabric using an edible pen. Move the fabric away from ... Read More...
Blue Tiled Wedding Cake Decorating Tutorial by Lindy Smith
This week, Lindy Smith shares with us a beautiful blue titled wedding cake decorating tutorial from her book, Simply Modern Wedding Cakes. Vibrant colours and contemporary designs are the hallmark of Lindy's cake decorating and her latest book is jam packed full of inspiration for the cake decorator. Lindy describes the inspiration behind this stylish new design: "Something old, something new, something borrowed… and this stylish cake is the perfect something blue! Tiled patterns and ... Read More...
Peach & Gold Stencilled Wedding Cake Decorating Tutorial
In this feature tutorial, Emily Lael Aumiller of Lael Cakes demonstrates her beautiful peach & gold stencilled wedding cake decorating tutorial from her book, Pure Artistry: Extraordinary Vegan and Gluten Free Cakes (© Reproduced by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.) "This cake showcases painted gold details along with sculpted marzipan peaches and fondant blossoms and leaves. I painted the ornate gold patterns using a stencil first and then embellished ... Read More...
Baroque Wedding Cake Decorating Tutorial by Rosalind Miller
We are delighted to feature this week a baroque wedding cake decorating tutorial from the bestselling book, Wedding Cakes by Rosalind Miller. Rosalind's wedding cake are noted for their elegant and sophisticated design, with her background in fine art shining through each and every one. With the publication of her book, Rosalind imparts the fine-tuned techniques of her art, explained in precise detail. It includes ten of her unique wedding cake designs, including her masterpiece "Enchanted ... Read More...