Specialization in Creative Cake and Cupcake Decoration

Overview

“Painting on a dark background isn't easy with mediums that aren't opaque—like the food coloring—however, it can still be achieved! In this lesson, I will talk about one of two ways you can achieve this look by painting your spacer. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Painting with a Dark Background: The First Option, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Creative Cake and Cupcake Decoration. Transform cakes & cupcakes into edible art with creative decorating techniques, seasonal themes, piping skills, and advanced tools.

Partial transcription of the video

“There are two ways to paint on a dark background. And why the air quotes? Because our first option, we're not really painting on a dark background, but we're painting on the dark background. So let's work on our spacer. So I wanted to include a spacer because I think it adds a fun look to the traditional three-tier cake and it creates a different flow. And I have the spacer masked already, and I wanted to show you all the bumps on this spacer. So this was a styrofoam spacer that I covered with plastic wrap, and then I covered it with a thin layer of fondant. You can see how there are bumps ...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Creative Cake and Cupcake Decoration

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (7)
• 1128 students
• 7 units
• 101 lessons (16h 51m)
• 42 downloads

• Category

  Craft, Culinary, Design

• Areas

  Baking, Buttercream, Cake Decorating, Cake Design, Cupcakes, DIY, Edible Art, Food Styling, Sugar Flowers