The Clean & Simple Collection: Elegant Techniques
Jessica Harris
Class Preview
1:17
- In-depth Instruction; over 167 mins
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- Access to class Q&A
Class Introduction
2:22
Meet Jessica Harris, cake designer extraordinaire and your guide to elegant cake decorating techniques! In this first lesson, Jessica introduces you to all of the various designs you'll learn how to make with simple tools.
Tailored Textures
29:46
Elevate any cake with Jessica's sophisticated and tailored ruffles and pleats. Discover the secrets behind these fabric-inspired textures -- including box pleats and zigzag pleats -- and see how they change with a simple turn of the hand.
Romantic Effects
22:47
Learn how to create frilly and charming adornments with Jessica's help. You'll start with a soft vertical ruffle that has dragée accents and then move on to diagonal ruffles and an opulent bas-relief texture made from a simple mold.
Gathered Textures
22:29
Create three sumptuous looks with your own hands and Jessica's creativity. First, see how to easily add ruching to any cake. Then make dimensional billows and create fondant fabric that looks like it's been gathered up to a point on your cake.
3-D Textiles
21:41
Create peek-a-boo dimensional pleats guaranteed to fit any cake before moving on to Jessica's dramatic looped texture and her beautiful and delicate quilted appliqué -- all made from fondant, or whatever material you prefer.
Wafer-Paper Textures
18:21
Wafer paper offers a non-fondant option that's at once pliable yet delicate. Learn to create frilled, floral effects in a variety of ways. Then Jessica demonstrates how a few pins can help in applying modern vertical ruffles and shares her brilliant, and fast, technique for embossing texture onto wafer paper.
Artistic Effects
20:23
Make truly custom cakes as Jessica shows you how to transfer any photo, landmark or scene onto a cake to create stunning pin-dot silhouettes. Then, Jessica offers a modern, graphic chevron alternative to the traditional fondant stripes. Finish with a rich and deep black-and-white effect that's sure to leave your friends and family speechless.
Urban Loft Finishes
28:30
Give your cakes trendy and modern flair as Jessica reinterprets common building materials -- hammered copper, hardwood flooring and even polished concrete -- with stunning results. You won't believe how simple and achievable these techniques are, or how many uses you'll have for them!
Easily create sensationally stylish fondant cake designs, wafer-paper embellishments, textured finishes and more with cake designer Jessica Harris. At the start of class, you’ll find out how to add designer depth to your cakes with fashion-inspired pleats and draping. Next, discover romantic looks including gorgeous diagonal ruffles and beautiful bas-relief flowers. Take another page from modern design as you learn to create ruching, billows, gathering, looped textures, quilted appliqué and more. Then, use wafer paper to make exquisite frilled flowers and architectural ruffles. Expand your repertoire further with techniques for graphic pin-dot silhouettes, gorgeous chevrons and 3-D sugar collages. You’ll even discover cosmopolitan cake design ideas as Jessica teaches you finishes inspired by chic urban lofts.
Jessica Harris
A former interior designer and engineer, Jessica Harris is a self-taught cake artist who is fascinated by crisp lines and high-contrast designs. Jessica's eclectic background has led her to develop innovative techniques for making cakes that capture a modern graphic style. On her website, jessicaharriscakedesign.com, she chronicles her cake-decorating adventures through each cake she makes, and helps others create beautiful cakes for their families, friends and clients! With cakes featured in Cake Central magazine, and on popular blogs such as Style Me Pretty, Half Baked and more. Jessica is excited to share what she's learned and interact with you in her Craftsy classes!
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