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6 HD Video Lessons
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Instructor
Erin Schaefgen
Owner of Three Little Blackbirds bakery in Denver, Colo., Erin Schaefgen uses fondant and chocolate as her canvas to prove that delicious cakes can also be works of edible art. View profile »
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The Hand-Painted Cake
with Erin Schaefgen
Learn to perfectly paint your custom cakes with boutique baker and designer Erin Schaefgen in this FREE mini-class!
The Hand-Painted Cake is a skill-building class suitable for seasoned pastry artists and cake decorating novices alike. You’ll glean insight on how to add dynamic designs to fondant as Erin guides you through the delicate process of painting confectionery canvases.
Whether you want your cakes to channel the works of Michelangelo or Monet, you’ll learn to paint with the dimension and depth necessary for any style.
Erin will teach you freehand painting techniques, how to mix custom colors and her signature tracing transfer method, which will help you replicate your favorite two-dimensional images with ease.
Satisfy the craving to customize your cakes by enrolling today in The Hand-Painted Cake!
What You'll Learn
- Layered painting techniques
- How to mix custom colors
- Erin's signature tracing transfer method
- Elegant flower and artistic chevron designs
- Freehand painting strategies
What You'll Need:
- 8'' cake and cake board covered in fondant
- Edible gel colors for mixing custom paints
- Paint brushes
- Parchment paper
- Graphite pencil
Lesson Plan
| 1 | Welcome to Your FREE Mini-Class! | 0:51 |
| 2 | Introduction | 5:17 |
| 3 | Inspiration & Design | 12:57 |
| 4 | Mixing Custom Colors | 19:56 |
| 5 | Tracing Transfer Method | 50:07 |
| 6 | Freehand Painting | 37:09 |
Skills you should have:
- Cover a basic round cake in fondant
Recent 5 star reviews of this class
Average Review:
I love this class
Pretty well explained and very inspirational. I get a new inspiration for my cakes, crazy for start painting!
I really enjoyed this class
I didn't have idea how she painted this beautiful cake, and then there it is, so easy ! i loved to paint, i didn't know i'll enjoy it so much, now this is one of my favorite techniques. This class is obviously a great deal, you're won't get a valuable class like this one for free any where else.
Helped me get inspired!
Loved this class. Not only did I learn more about colors (and how to mix them to achieve different results), I learned a great new technique and was inspired! I had been struggling to come up with designs of my own to put on cakes, and Erin's section on how/where to get inspirations/ideas really opened my eyes--I started seeing potential cake designs EVERYWHERE. Instructions are clear, and I hope Erin has more classes in the future.
Learned some new techniques!
I thought this was a great first class. I've always enjoyed the feeling of painting on a cake and this really gave me some new ideas and techniques to try. The only suggestion I would make is to add some time lapse into the video as it can be a little long watching her mix colors and paint. Otherwise, I really enjoyed the class and would definitely take another one soon!
Thank you for sharing your tips and techniques. You do beautiful work Erin!
No longer afraid to try this on my own
This straight forward class gave me the skills I need to "just do it." I thought you had to be artistic to pull off beautifully painted cakes. But the tips & techniques provided by Erin made this type of project seem totally doable.
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