Simple Techniques for Super Cakes
Mike McCarey
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- In-depth Instruction; over 105 mins
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Introduction to Superhero Cakes
7:08
Meet your instructor, famed cake artist Mike McCarey, who will share his secrets to making superhero cakes resembling any masked or caped crusader you can imagine. Discover the three characteristics that make superheroes unique and find out how to incorporate these characteristics into any cake.
The Engineer: Simple Cutouts
24:07
Learn how to successfully portray characters with something as simple as a two-dimensional cut-out element. Then, dive into your first cake as you add a logo and create a mask that will bring interest and dimension to any cake.
Weatherman: 3-D Clouds
11:16
Apply a two-dimensional design to a panel that wraps around your cake to create a stunning 3-D effect. You'll learn simple tips and tricks for adding depth and dimension to your confections with petal dust. Plus, heighten the drama as you create a shadow box effect right on your cake!
Weatherman: Belt, Boom & Bolts
10:35
Mike creates a costume element that will show how a single addition can do everything to anchor a design to a character. Plus, find out how to create a dimensional and graphic comic book topper that brings energy and animation to your cakes.
Laser Girl: Cityscape Backdrop
8:24
In this lesson, create an entire cityscape with wrapped modeling chocolate. Then, learn how to add hand-scored texture, exact right angles and frosting-sheet windows for a realistic effect.
Laser Girl: Draped Cape & Modeled Laser Gun
16:30
See how five easily made shapes come together to create a cool, hand-modeled character element. Then, Mike demonstrates how to use a technique usually reserved for making pleats for a wedding cake to create a super cape!
The Engineer: Bottom Tier
26:35
Discover how a layered approach can make a two-dimensional cake finish appear three-dimensional. And, take your hand-modeling skills even further as you create embellishments with movement, action and ultimate dimensionality -- no complicated armature required!
Learn how to make superhero cakes with expert guidance from popular Craftsy instructor and cake artist Mike McCarey. Discover the secrets to incorporating classic superhero characteristics into any cake design and find out how to portray your favorite characters with simple, achievable cut-outs. Up next, create realistic clouds that will help your cakes soar to success! Mike shows you how to wrap two-dimensional designs around a cake for a stunning three-dimensional look, with absolutely no carving! Then, learn how to bring a variety of superhero effects to life with your impressive new skills: shadow boxes, graphic comic book toppers, cityscapes and even hand-modeled capes. Plus, make a show-stopping, two-tier cake and learn Mike’s tips for adding bold hand-modeled embellishments; no complicated armature required!
Mike McCarey
Since 1995, Mike McCarey has focused on pastry at his bakery, Mike's Amazing Cakes, in Redmond, Washington. In between teaching cake architecture and sculpting around the country and appearing on The Food Network as competitor and judge, Mike works magic in cake. His clients have included Starbucks, Dustin Hoffman, Arnold Palmer and even the legendary Julia Child.
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