Rachael Teufel

Spanish Tiles Cake

Rachael Teufel

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  • In-depth Instruction; over 102 mins
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In this lesson, Rachael shares her inspiration for this Spanish tile cake and touches upon each of the steps needed in order to create your own cake.
Icing cakes with corners, like hexagons and squares, can be a challenge for even seasoned decorators. In this lesson, Rachael shares a tried and true two-board method for icing a hexagon cake with crisp corners, straight sides, and smooth edges.
In this lesson, Rachael demonstrates how to cover a hexagon cake and the base board at the same time. She shares techniques for eliminating buckles in the fondant, smoothing the surface, and creasing the corners. Rachael also walks you through a few tricks for patching tears and eliminating that dreaded elephant skin.
Creating tiles can be a labor-intensive process but using Rachael’s method will not only speed up the process but also allow you to replicate tiles over and over. Rachael shares a few ways to impress texture onto modeling chocolate with various objects, how to cut tiles quickly and easily, as well as how to color multiple tiles at once using a simple trick. By the end of this lesson you’ll be making edible tiles that look like porcelain.
In this lesson, Rachael shows you how to take one simple Dogwood flower and create multiple variations to add variety to your cake design. Small changes to the shape, texture, and color of the flowers allows for endless styles.
Stack up your tiers and start decorating. In this lesson, Rachael shares how to add structural supports to you tiers to create a stable three tier cake. She provides a few design options for arranging your tiles and shows you how to cut and line them up perfectly. Finally, she will add some embellishments and arrange the blossoms to create depth on this Spanish tile cake.
 
 
6 Lessons
1  hrs 42  mins

Description

Inspiration for cake designs can be found anywhere. In this class, Rachael takes you to Spain to be inspired by beautiful and bright Mediterranean tiles. She will guide you through each step of the process from icing and covering your cake in fondant to creating and placing tiles that look so real, you won’t even know they are edible. Finally, she shares how to create multiple variations of one simple flower to create more depth and interest in the final design. Rachael provides you with all the knowledge you need to make this cake from start to finish and even supplies her very own modeling chocolate recipe so you can get started making tiles quickly and easily.

Rachael Teufel

Rachael Teufel was a physical therapist before she discovered cakes as a creative outlet. In 2006 Rachael started her own company, Intricate Icings Cake Design. Today her work is nationally recognized. She's been featured on the "Food Network Challenge" TV show as well as in top-tier publications such as Brides, Martha Stewart Weddings and The Knot. Rachael was also named one of the top pastry pros in the country by Martha Stewart Weddings.

Rachael Teufel

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