Jeweled Wedding Cake
Marina Sousa
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- In-depth Instruction; over 243 mins
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Introduction
6:58
Meet cake artist Marina Sousa and get ready to start decorating.
Preparing the Tiers
16:27
Get up-close instruction on how to professionally prepare your cake tiers for decorating.
Covering Tiers
25:36
Cover each tier with a flawless fondant finish, no matter the shape of the cake!
Adorning the Bottom Tier
14:44
Make lovely fondant swags with just the right amount of drape as Marina builds the bottom tier of this cake.
Encrusting the Middle Tier
24:43
Encrust your cake creations with pearls and dragees as Marina shows you how to make a jeweled sash to go around a tier and finish with extruded fondant borders.
Applying Patterns
9:41
Apply patterns and add texture with Marina's techniques and eye for design.
Constructing a Cake Pedestal
48:08
Presentation doesn't end with the cake. Learn to construct and cover cake pedestals for each occasion.
Brooches & Beaded Swags
31:06
Create sugar jewelry as you build brooches and learn to add sparkle and color to your baubles and beaded swags.
Blossoms, Ruffles & Pearl Bursts
25:23
Adorn your cakes with blossoms, ruffles and pearl bursts using cutters and gum paste.
Stacking the Cake
15:59
Securely stack your cake before adding borders, texture and ruffles.
Finishing Touches
23:52
Finish off your jeweled cake by attaching brooches and pearl bursts, painting details and placing your creation on its pedestal.
Learn dozens of Marina’s insider cake decorating tips as you make brooches, pearl bursts, buttons and all other forms of wedding day bling. Create a multi-tiered masterpiece dressed in edible embellishments. Sculpt simple round cakes into tapered or wavy tiers. Construct custom pedestals draped with fondant swags and come away with essential cake industry knowledge. In Marina’s Jeweled Wedding Cake, you won’t just be enamored with the dazzling final cake – you’ll fall in love with the process of decorating it as well.
Marina Sousa
Marina is a Food Network Challenge champion and the owner of Just Cake in Capitola, California. She holds a degree in baking and pastry arts from the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley. She's appeared regularly on the Food Network as a challenger, judge and featured chef for Food Network Caters Your Las Vegas Wedding, and her work has been featured in several magazines including InStyle, Bride, Modern Bride and People.
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