Learn how to make a burger cake and so much more with award-winning decorator Lauren Kitchens. See how to tort, fill, carve and crumb coat a perfectly shaped burger cake before covering it in fondant. Get airbrushing tips to give your bun an appetizing golden brown color, and create the look of a realistic hamburger patty. Finish your burger cake with tasty, convincing modeling chocolate toppings: cheese, red onion, tomato and lettuce. Then, make an enticing basket of modeling chocolate french fries and a soft drink cake that recipients will mistake for the real thing. Plus, use these sweet techniques to create other favorites: pickles, fried chicken, bacon, milkshakes and even amazing mini-burger cupcakes. Make the most memorable burger and fries any fast food fan has ever had!
Class Sessions
Sculpting the Burger Cake
35:18
Meet your instructor, cake artist Lauren Kitchens, as she previews the delicious and realistic-looking projects you'll make in this class. See how Lauren's burger cake differs from those you might have seen before as she discusses how her single-tiered cake is more realistic as well as quick to make and cost-effective. Then, create a fun, diner-inspired cake board and started sculpting as you decorate alongside Lauren, torting, filling, carving and crumb-coating your cake. You'll use Lauren's invaluable tips and tricks on all of your sculpted projects!
Building the Burger Cake
33:07
Continue creating your own burger cake as Lauren shows you how to get your crumb coat perfectly smooth before covering the cake with fondant. Your burger will start to take shape as you airbrush your bun to golden (im)perfection and add real sesame seeds. Discover the secrets behind creating authentic-looking burger meat, and use Lauren's caning technique to create onions and see how quickly you can make other condiments, too: tomatoes, lettuce and even cheese!
Finishing the Cake & Making Fries
26:20
Put the finishing touches on your burger cake as you layer in all of your condiments. Pick up tips on arranging and styling them to add a sense of realism and balance. Add a bit of buttercream ketchup and mustard to complete the look! Then, fill out your meal as Lauren shows you three ways to make modeling chocolate french fries and offers tips for coloring and styling them for maximum accuracy.
The Soda Cake
19:35
Complete your combo as Lauren takes you step through carving and icing a second cake, this one in the shape of a soda cup! Learn how to create the illusion of containment as you wrap your cake in modeling chocolate to create the cup. You can use this method to make cakes that look like gift boxes or gift bags, too! Then, discover how to make edible ice that will never melt and that floats in variety of delicious drinks: cola, ice tea and more! Finally, Lauren shows you a quick and easy way to personalize your cake for any occasion or client!
Variations
15:00
Take all of the techniques from the previous lessons and learn how to create pickles, a milkshake and even fried chicken. Then, delve deeper into Lauren's caning method as you make thick and juicy bacon formed and colored to look like it just came out of the pan.
Cupcake Sliders
5:52
Create delicious and delightful burger cupcake sliders, perfect for adding servings without affecting the size or scale of your burger cake! See how quickly these come together, and gather Lauren's tips for making your cupcake tops look like bakery buns. Add a chocolate cake "patty" and buttercream condiments and arrange your sliders in a basket with modeling chocolate fries for the perfect addition to any order!
Serving & Pricing
16:28
It's time to put your meal together as Lauren demonstrates how to design your display and securely attach each creation to your cake board. Then, Lauren leads a candid discussion on how to price your cakes. Learn the five factors that should go into determining the price of a cake and find out what Lauren would charge for the cakes she made in class. Order up!
Your Instructor
Lauren Kitchens
Lauren's career in cake began in her parents' home, where she started Fancy Cakes by Lauren. By 2002, demand for Lauren's cakes had risen steadily, and she opened her commercial kitchen and showroom. Since then, she's won two gold medals on Food Network Challenge, where one of her cakes was described by the judges as "the best cake ever made on Food Network." Lauren has taught cake decorating across the globe: the passion and talent she has for sharing her techniques shine through in her inviting teaching style and in-depth classes.
Bonus Material
Fast-Food Cakes - Supplies and Recipes
Bonus Materials available for download after purchase.
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