{"id":19439,"date":"2019-04-30T14:35:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T14:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cake-geek.com\/?p=19439"},"modified":"2021-03-10T15:58:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:58:34","slug":"fondant-peaches-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/fondant-peaches-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Peach & Gold Stencilled Wedding Cake Decorating Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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<\/a> (\u00a9 Reproduced by permission of <\/span>Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.) <\/span><\/p>\n

Emily elaborates on her cake design: “This cake showcases painted gold details along with sculpted marzipan peaches and fondant <\/span>blossoms and leaves. <\/span><\/p>\n

I painted the ornate gold patterns using a stencil first and then embellished them <\/span>freehand; you may use any color that fits your design. For this technique, I\u2019ve found that mixing powder <\/span>dyes with vodka works best because you can control the consistency of the liquid. <\/span><\/p>\n

Fondant cakes usually work best for painting. If you are working on an iced cake, make sure your final <\/span>coat of icing is smooth and the cake is chilled before painting. <\/span><\/p>\n

Commonly, cake stencils come in the <\/span>width and height of a large cake tier. To avoid the obstacle of applying such a large stencil, and also to <\/span>have a say in the design, I generally trim out my favorite parts of the stencil to use separately. <\/span><\/p>\n

PAINTING AND STENCILING ADORNMENTS<\/p>\n

When creating an ornate painted cake design, I\u2019ll often start with a stencil for a base and then complete the details by hand, painting around what I\u2019ve begun with the stencil. I find this helps not only to create balance within the placement but also balance within the design elements. Using a mixture of stenciling and hand painting creates fluidity within a fixed design.<\/p>\n

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