Lori Hutchinson

Couture Cakes

Lori Hutchinson
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Meet Lori Hutchinson, your guide to creating gorgeous, fashion-inspired cakes assured to wow at any event. First, Lori will show you her secret to decorating and painting with metallics for a dazzling look. Then learn how to drape sequins down the cake for an evening gown-inspired design.
Follow Lori's directions to cut and shape wafer-paper leaves for the Sequin Cake's show-stopping flower. Learn her tips for attaching wafer paper to wire and also learn how to shape the wafer-paper petals using only steam. Finally, paint and assemble the flower to finish the sophisticated cake.
Next up, create the pastel Feather Fleur cake! Learn to recreate Lori's muted tones as she offers her tips to make the perfect color every time. Then transform a rose petal cutter into a delicate feather to shape the petals with pretty details. Brush on petal dust for an added effect!
Finish the pretty Feather Fleur cake as Lori offers design tips to make a floral cascade from the delicate feathers. Then, add dainty details like metallic rock candy and sugar pearls to accent and accessorize the flowers. Finally, learn how Lori hand paints her cake with vines for a finishing touch.
Start decorating the intricate Bead Blossom cake! Lori shows you her technique for creating delicate floral borders and frames with royal icing for the beading. Then you'll accent the petal blossom border with elegant dragées.
Finish your gorgeous Bead Blossom cake as Lori shows you how to make colorful beads and buds by hand. Then Lori offers professional advice for grouping your beads to create dynamic and pleasing motifs. Finally, add dimension to your design with confectioner's glaze.
 
 
6 Lessons
1  hrs 45  mins

Description

Decorate three elegant cakes inspired by haute couture, with guidance from world-renowned cake decorator Lori “The Caketress” Hutchinson. Start with a sensational Sequin cake! Lori demonstrates her secret for working with metallic paints, then shows you how to expertly drape your sequins and accessorize your cake with a show-stopping wafer paper flower. Next, let your creativity flow with the Feather Fleur cake. Get Lori’s tips for shaping each eye-catching feather, then build a floral cascade and accent your design with metallic rock candy and sugar pearls. Finally, let your skills bloom with the Bead Blossom cake. Learn simple steps for creating delicate floral borders and frames. Plus, Lori shares expert techniques for making colorful beads and buds, and she shows you how to add dimension to your design with a luscious confectioner’s glaze.

Lori Hutchinson

Lori Hutchinson earned her title as "The Caketress" from her opulent, haute couture cake designs. Her work has been praised in Harper's Bazaar, Martha Stewart Weddings and Brides Magazine, and she has appeared on a variety of television shows, including The Food Network Challenge and the Marilyn Denis Show in Canada. Lori believes that every cake should be one of a kind, and she teaches her couture decorating style all around the world.

Lori Hutchinson

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