Cake techniques

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Learn how to use a combination of cake decorating techniques to create a painted buttercream cake. It's basically edible art therapy!

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Can you actually paint on buttercream? You might be thinking that you can only paint on fondant covered cakes, but that’s just not true. It’s absolutely possible to paint on buttercream. The key is to start with a cold cake! Cold buttercream is firm enough to paint on without messing up the surface. Chill your buttercream frosted cake for at least one hour to make sure the frosting is completely firm. If the buttercream starts to soften as you paint, take a break and put it back in the…

It's easy to see when a cake decorating job is well done, with impressive finishing touches and cake decorating techniques such as perfect roses, borders or ...

Learn how to bake flat cakes every single time! A simple tutorial on how to make sure your cakes come out nice and flat straight out of the oven.

This easy tutorial shows you how to hand paint beautiful floral art onto a cake using buttercream frosting, palette knives, and paint brushes! This simple cake decorating technique is perfect for your next birthday party or wedding, bridal, or baby shower! #cakedecorating #cake #frosting #paintedcake #floralcake #flowercake

A few weeks ago I created a tutorial showing you how to make gumpaste orchids and the cake I placed them on was a pink buttercream cake. When I uploaded the photo to my Instagram Page (Check it out if you don’t already follow me!) I mentioned that I used ganaching plates / acrylic discs, […]