Combine tempting textures, fascinating focal points and rich colors for cake designs that are sure to steal the spotlight. Alongside cake designer Sonja McLean, you’ll start class with step-by-step guidance on how to make cake lace embellishments that are sure to be show-stoppers. After you’ve mastered this dramatic embellishment, you’ll create a flirty cake featuring elegant fondant pleats, glamorous lace, pearlized sashing and two types of fascinating rosettes. Then learn to make a swanky design with dazzling damask patterning, weathered details, delicate lace accents and more. Plus take your decorating to new heights with an over-the-top cake featuring stunning stenciled patterning, trimmed lace accents, dazzling dragées and the most alluring bows you’ve ever seen.
Class Sessions
Flexible Lace
21:55
Meet your instructor, Sonja McLean, as she introduces you to flexible lace decorations for a professional-looking cake! First, you'll bake sugar laces and learn the technique behind molding it. Don't forget the second coating! Then Sonja helps you unmold the lace from the mat so it doesn't break.
Flirty Rosette Cake: Draping & Banding
26:22
Create your fabric-inspired fondant with Sonja's help! First you will drape and pleat fondant for a dress-like effect and embellish cake tiers with black lace. You'll also learn how to pearlize the banding to create pretty movement and flow throughout! Finally, add tulle-like details to your dainty cake.
Flirty Rosette Cake: The Rosettes
27:14
Finish your rosette cake! Get your petals cut and your piping gel ready to create two special rosettes. Sonja shares her unique trick for attaching the rosettes to the cake and helps you create a flower that looks like fabric. Be sure to utilize the lace you made in Lesson 1 for a flirty effect!
Swanky Damask Cake: Painting
17:18
In this lesson, you'll create your Swanky Damask cake! Follow Sonja's step-by-step instruction to stencil the damask and learn to hide the overlapping edges. You'll also create a faded effect throughout your design. Finally, dust weathered details to create more dimension and add texture to the cake.
Swanky Damask Cake: Lace & Bow
28:27
Sonja shares her secrets for perfectly placing the delicate lace on the middle tier of your Swanky Damask cake. Have your piping gel nearby! Then she'll review the tools you need to make a pretty ribbon and bow that will look just like fabric. Next, find a gem and add some bling to finish your cake!
Sophisticated Bow Cake: Painting & Lace
18:56
Start your sophisticated bow cake as Sonja helps you create a four-tiered masterpiece! Start with a multicolored gel paint and add vintage design elements. Between the aged dusting elements and a trimmed lace design, your cake will look like a step back in time.
Sophisticated Bow Cake: Show-Stopping Bow
23:08
After cutting and shaping your bow pieces, Sonja will show you how to delicately trim the loops with the lace you made in Lesson 1. You'll attach the bow pieces to create one sophisticated statement bow. Finally, add the finer details like sugar pearl drageé accents.
Your Instructor
Sonja McLean
Sonja McLean started decorating for her children's birthdays and quickly fell in love with seeing the delight that her cakes could create. Just like that, Sonja realized designing cakes was for her, and Sweet and Swanky Cakes was born. Though her cakes have now been featured in magazines like Cake Central and Cake Geek, Sonja's still decorating just because she loves creating cakes that bring people joy.
Bonus Material
Dramatic Cake Design: Luscious Lace - Supplies and Templates
Bonus Materials available for download after purchase.
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