Clean & Simple Birthday Cakes
Jessica Harris
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- In-depth Instruction; over 249 mins
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- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Overview & Getting Started
34:12
Meet your instructor, cake designer Jessica Harris, as she spotlights the three cakes you will make in this class. Then start decorating as you emboss fondant for your cake board and learn all about lettering and edible paper.
Sculpting with Rice Cereal Treats
47:00
Create light but sturdy structures out of rice cereal treats as Jessica shows you how to make, mold and cover elements of each cake in ganache.
Big Top Circus Cake: Foundations
31:46
Cover your cereal-treat circus tent in modeling chocolate as Jessica shares her tips and tricks for attaching perfectly vertical stripes, as well as how to use her curtain template and how to make a custom template for the tent top's striped panels.
Big Top Circus Cake: Finishing
26:25
Jessica walks you through her adorable train-car templates, showing you how to add depth and dimension by varying the thickness of your cut-out pieces. Hang festive bunting for this delightful cake's final detail.
Carousel Cake: Foundations
26:08
Start building your carousel cake and learn Jessica's signature waxed-paper transfer method to create a flawless striped border. Jessica will also show you how to cover your carousel crown in modeling chocolate and add striping using a custom template.
Carousel Cake: Finishing
19:27
Stack and assemble your cake, adding personalized details to the carousel crown, charming carousel horses and fun bunting.
Hot Air Balloon Cake: Foundations
27:45
Drape your balloon elements with fondant, add decorative details like stripes and ruffles and then learn an amazingly easy way to create shades of the same color for a trendy ombré effect.
Hot Air Balloon Cake: Finishing
21:10
It's time to put it all together as you assemble your balloon, place it on the cake and add all of your embellishments: the pier, sailboats, a plane and more!
Bonus Lesson: Customizing Your Templates
14:21
Jessica shows you how to personalize her amazing cakes for your child or client. Change the colors or the designs right on the included templates as she walks you through the process using Adobe Photoshop® Elements image-editing software and a personal computer.
Join cake designer Jessica Harris to learn inventive, transferable techniques as you make three imaginative birthday cakes. Discover how Jessica uses rice cereal treats to easily sculpt impressive cake structures. Create the Big Top Circus Cake, complete with stripes, curtains, train cars carrying adorable animals, flagpoles, and bunting. Take a spin through Jessica’s Carousel Cake: add a border with the waxed-paper transfer method, and bring the carousel to life with cute horses. Construct the Hot Air Balloon cake featuring a beautiful ombré wave pattern and finishing details like sailboats, clouds, and airplanes. Plus, find out how to use cutters, molds, and approachable hand-painting techniques to create fabulous custom lettering. Decorate birthday cakes that are the talk of the party!
Jessica Harris
A former interior designer and engineer, Jessica Harris is a self-taught cake artist who is fascinated by crisp lines and high-contrast designs. Jessica's eclectic background has led her to develop innovative techniques for making cakes that capture a modern graphic style. On her website, jessicaharriscakedesign.com, she chronicles her cake-decorating adventures through each cake she makes, and helps others create beautiful cakes for their families, friends and clients! With cakes featured in Cake Central magazine, and on popular blogs such as Style Me Pretty, Half Baked and more. Jessica is excited to share what she's learned and interact with you in her Craftsy classes!
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