Eva Salazar

Fondant Fashionista: Cakes With Style

Eva Salazar
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Meet cake designer Eva Salazar and get started making your first fashion-forward cake! In this lesson, you'll learn how to cut out and hand-paint metallic eyelets and add a custom-fit threaded ribbon. Then, make your first bow, featuring a hand-tied look.
Learn Eva's clever trick for adding a rounded top tier, without any carving. Then, work along with Eva as she goes through each wired bow loop of the flying bow and shows you how to securely assemble it atop your cake for show-stopping results!
Discover how to add stunning drama to any cake with hand-cut silhouette designs (no templates or cutters needed). Then, continue to build your fashion-inspired cake toolbox as Eva shows you how to add draped fondant swags and a eye-catching buckle.
Take your bows to new heights with Eva's flying-tail bow. Learn how to make this masterpiece, with no wiring required! Eva will show you how to add fabric texture by hand and how to add a ribbon edge. Then, you'll learn how to confidently attach this bow to the top of your cake.
Mimic a full and stylish gift-wrap bow as Eva demonstrates how to make a multi-loop bow with a bold, hand-painted animal print that's guaranteed to drive partygoers wild! You'll also learn how to create a zippered panel for a fun and flirty peekaboo effect!
Discover how to infinitely customize your cakes using printed wafer paper and fondant tiles to create a mosaic texture around your cake. Then, Eva shows you how to get the feeling of a bow, without having to worry about loops, with her modern take on a paneled bow.
Create Eva's coveted wafer-paper pinwheel bow as she shows you how to bend and mold wafer paper with steam. Plus, Eva will show you how to wrap an entire tier in wafer paper for cakes that look like the stepped right off the runway!
 
 
7 Lessons
2  hrs 36  mins

Description

Create cakes so fashion-forward, all they’re missing are the celebrity sightings! Join professional cake decorator Eva Salazar as she shares her secrets for incredibly stylish bows and textiles. First, find out how to give your bows a realistic hand-tied look you’ll love. Then, make a rounded top tier without carving and create a wonderful wired, flying bow. Up next, add drama with hand-cut silhouette designs that don’t require templates or cutters. And, never settle for basic again when you can bring a gravity-defying bow to life with fabric texture and a fondant ribbon edge. Moving on, master Eva’s techniques for creating an eye-catching animal print gift-wrap bow. And add mesmerizing mosaic texture that can be customized for any event or person. Finally, Eva shares her tricks for covering an entire tier in wafer paper and for making her coveted wafer-paper pinwheel bow!

Eva Salazar

Eva Salazar grew up in a family of gourmets, but it wasn't until she left Spain for Miami that she discovered her passion for cake. Today, she puts her special touch on custom cake designs from her studio, Makememycake. Eva's cakes have been featured in Cake Central, American Cake Decorating, Cake Masters, Cake Geek, The Cake Blog and more. Her first book, Tartas Esculturales (Sculptural Cakes) came out in September 2014. Eva also loves to teach cake decorating at her studio, in Europe and on Craftsy!

Eva Salazar

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