Capture the Moment: Three Unforgettable Cakes
Kristen Erich
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- In-depth Instruction; over 141 mins
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Antique Cake
18:15
Get inspired by Kristen Erich, a passionate cake designer who will guide you through the creation of three unforgettable cakes. Start with learning how to emboss fondant on a one-tier cake and paint it with luster dust for an antique finish. Then Kristen shows how to pipe bead and rope borders.
Antique Cake: Magnolia
13:59
Put the finishing touch on your antique cake: a beautiful gum paste magnolia. Kristen teaches you how to form different-sized petals and the textural flower center with realistic details. In addition, you'll learn how to assemble the magnolia, which provides the perfect topper.
Tiny Ballerina: Painting & Roses
28:24
Get started on the second cake by making a tiny ballerina plaque. Kristen demonstrates how to trace a picture onto fondant and paint it with shortening and petal dust for a beautiful translucent look. You'll also learn the pinch-pull-wrap method of making roses by hand for the plaque's border.
Tiny Ballerina: Draping & Finishing
19:41
Complete the tiny ballerina cake with beautiful swags and drapes on the bottom tier and a unique crackle finish for the top tier. Kristen shows you how to attach and arrange the swags and create depth in the draping. Then learn to pipe a bead border around the top of the tiers.
Endless Summer: Flowers & Coral
25:38
Begin your third cake by creating its decorative elements. Kristen shows you how to create a delicate rose, a tropical plumeria and simple sparkling coral. The flowers and coral will add dramatic texture to this ocean-inspired cake. The uses for the techniques you'll learn are limitless!
Endless Summer: Netting & Sea Glass
18:14
Ahoy! There's more sea-themed elements ahead for the Endless Summer cake. Kristen shows you how to add a gilded fisherman's net on the bottom tier. Then get out the corn syrup -- the crackled effect from Lesson 4 is perfect for a sea-foam tier. Plus, learn how to make and break sugar sea glass.
Endless Summer: Waves & Finishing
16:14
Complete your three-tiered ocean voyage. Learn how to create waves with royal icing to finish off the bottom tier. Then use all that sparkling sea glass to encrust the top tier for a stunning, textured look. Finally, place the flower and coral embellishments as you finish your third cake!
Use ordinary tools and ingredients to decorate extraordinary cake designs with lessons from Bliss Pastry owner Kristen Erich. Start by creating a single-tier antique-inspired cake with embossed fondant embellishments, gilded accents, piped borders and gorgeous magnolia sugar flowers. Move on to making the perfect two-tiered little girl’s birthday cake with an easy-to-paint ballerina plaque, lovely pulled roses, stunning fondant swags and drapes, an extraordinary crackle finish and more. Plus, create a beach-themed cake that combines delicate roses, tropical plumerias, sparkling sugar coral, breathtaking sea foam effects and edible sea glass! By the end of class, you’ll have learned a collection of techniques you can use to achieve head-turning cakes without fancy materials or expensive tools.
Kristen Erich
After she spent more than a decade testing and writing recipes, a visit to Paris was all it took for Kristen Erich to know that she wanted to open a bakery one day. In July 2011, Kristen lost her job and decided it was time to stop being afraid and start making her dream a reality. Kristen started Bliss Pastry in DeLand, Florida, where she now creates custom-designed wedding and celebration cakes. Her designs can be found in magazines such as American Cake Decorating, Cake Central and Cake Masters, as well as in numerous trend-spotting blogs.
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