Floral Cake Design: Paint with Cocoa Butter
Painting the Medium-Sized Flower: The Alstroemeria 2
A course by Emily Hankins , Wedding Cake Designer
About the video: Painting the Medium-Sized Flower: The Alstroemeria 2
Overview
“I'm almost done with my medium-sized flower, but before moving to the rest, I will show you how to add highlights using white paint. ”
In this video lesson Emily Hankins addresses the topic: Painting the Medium-Sized Flower: The Alstroemeria 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Floral Cake Design: Paint with Cocoa Butter. Learn how to paint striking tropical flowers onto sugarpaste using colored cocoa butter to create spectacular cake designs.
Partial transcription of the video
“I want to add a little tiny touch of white to this. now to highlight it. We want to lift the flower and highlight and I want to add a little touch of white to those stamen as well. So I'm gonna go back to my plate Make sure I've got a little bit of white there. I'm going to use a nice clean. fine paintbrush. This one's got a very, very fine find it and I just want to add a little dab of white. onto each of those stamen. just like the sun's glinting off it. and you can use that white like we did with the hibiscus flowers. just to highlight the tips of some of the petals. So I'm just gonna po...”
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Course summary for: Floral Cake Design: Paint with Cocoa Butter
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Cake Decorating, Cake Design, DIY, Edible Art, Floral & Plant Design, Fondant, Icing, Painting

Emily Hankins
A course by Emily Hankins
Emily Hankins is a UK-based cake designer specialized in edible, hand-painted decorations. Originally a graphic designer, she was passionate about illustration and design but eager to express her creativity with a more hands-on craft. That’s when she fell in love with cake design, initially baking for friends and family until she started her own business in 2012.
Besides creating custom pieces for her clients, Emily teaches cake-painting classes nationally and internationally at institutions like Cakeology in India and Cake International in the UK. She was named one of UK’s top 10 cake artists by Cake Masters Magazine, and she regularly writes for Cakes & Sugarcraft Magazine and American Cake Decorating Magazine. She is also one of the co-authors of Designer Cake Decorating, a collection of contemporary techniques.
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