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Joshua John Russell
Joshua John Russell is an Atlanta cake artist and a noted Food Network challenger. View profile »
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Modern Piping
with Joshua John Russell
With nothing fancier than a pastry bag and a set of piping tips, you can achieve elegant details, accented with cake jewelry.
Atlanta cake artist and 15-time Food Network challenger Joshua John Russell single-handedly brought piped cake decorations back into style. In Modern Piping, Joshua shows you his signature techniques for perfectly piped designs, from ornate monograms to gilded accents. You’ll learn how to make royal icing and pipe sophisticated designs for wedding cakes or any occasion cake that calls for elegance and panache.
Building skills one step at a time with style and humor, Joshua will help you boost your confidence and become a cake piping pro.
Express your artistry and create cakes of breathtaking beauty. Sign up for Modern Piping today!
What You'll Learn
- Which piping bags and piping tips will work for you
- Joshua’s royal icing recipe made specifically for piping work
- How to stabilize yourself and fluidly pipe icing
- How to transfer line drawings to cake with parchment paper and straight pins
- How to tint, mold and sculpt gum paste
- How to achieve a damask look with stencils
- Beautiful painted and gilded accents
What You'll Make
- Monograms and filigree
- Stencilled cake piping designs
- Cake jewelry from tinted gum paste
- Easy and inexpensive paper accents, table decor and favors
What You'll Need:
- Gold dusting powder
- Ribbon cutter
- Shortening
- Straight pins
- Dogwood cutters
- Collar
- Rice paper
- Craft punch
Lesson Plan
| 1 | Introduction | 6:07 |
| 2 | Tools | 6:16 |
| 3 | Making Royal Icing | 14:55 |
| 4 | The Filigree & Monogram Cake | 24:24 |
| 5 | Freehand Faberge Cake | 25:40 |
| 6 | Damask Inspired Cake | 12:04 |
| 7 | Cake Accessories | 24:33 |
| 8 | Metallic Piping & Painting | 27:03 |
| 9 | Cake Environment | 3:20 |
Skills you should have:
- Roll out gum paste to specified thickness
- Knead gum paste to a workable texture
- Roll out fondant
Recent 5 star reviews of this class
Average Review:
Learned to pipe because of this class
I'm a very shakey person and couldn't figure out how to pipe without shakey lines. With Joshua's techniques I can now pipe with confidence. Many of the other things covered in the class have benefitted me greatly! Thanks
Joshua really took the mystery out of piping.
The course was practical. Royal icing can be a bear to pipe with and discouraging. Josh's recipe made it easier and seeing how it can applied and presented on a cake, from a commercial standpoint...Awesome. Joshua puts the fun into practicing. Finally, he is very detailed and responsive.
Thank you so much.
Great!!
Really loved this class.. Lots of details and innovative techniques. Looking forward the next class.
Great class
Watching Joshua has shown me that a few embellishments can change a cake completely. Thanks Joshua. I'm looking forward to trying out my next cake!
Excellent class!
Thank you, again, Joshua John Russell for sharing your knowledge with us! You've done an excellent job with this class, as always!
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