Floral Cake Design: Paint with Cocoa Butter
Real Client Brief
A course by Emily Hankins , Wedding Cake Designer
About the video: Real Client Brief
Overview
“Here I will show you an example of a real client brief from start to finish, so you can see the whole cake design process.”
In this video lesson Emily Hankins addresses the topic: Real Client Brief, 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
“Real Client Brief In this lesson, I'll talk to you about a real client brief and how to take your initial spark of an idea and form it through into your finished product. We've painted our cake, and we have gone through all of the techniques and tips of cocoa butter painting. I've talked to you about stacking your cake and delivering your cake. If you're thinking about making wedding cakes as a business or you already make wedding cakes, then working with clients is a really, really essential part of your business. I wanted to briefly take you through a real client brief that I worked on ea...”
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Course summary for: Floral Cake Design: Paint with Cocoa Butter
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Category
Craft, Culinary -
Areas
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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