Specialization in Creative Cake and Cupcake Decoration

Overview

“For those who have had difficulty in the execution of creating a visually pleasing cake this lesson will teach you how to icing the foundation of your product- the cake itself. For instance, even if the icing on your cake is rough, I will teach you how to stylise this and use this to your advantage. With Italian buttercream icing, this kind of style is popular as it is reminiscent of the style of oil paintings.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Icing the Cake with Buttercream, 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

“In this lesson, I'll show you how to ice the cake. In front of me, I have prepared 5 layers of cake. It's 1.5cm each. And also, I prepared a cake turntable. And here, I prepared cake palette knife. And also, I prepared the pre-made buttercream that is the same as before we made. But I prefer to add 10% of milk into the buttercream and a vanilla extract too, to give more soft texture. But today, I use just same one. And to make the smooth surface, I sometimes use this scraper. Now let's do the icing. First, place the cake sheet at the center of the turntable. This is 12cm diameter cake. Depe...”

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Course summary for: Specialization in Creative Cake and Cupcake Decoration

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (8)
• 1191 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