A semi naked wedding cake has a thin layer of frosting that partially covers the cake. It’s like a crumb coat, which is the first layer of frosting on a cake that traps crumbs. In this case, the crumb coat is left as the final layer, allowing the cake’s texture and color to sho...
e. You should end up with one side of the board being shorter than the other. The long side of the board should equal the length you measured in step 1. Stack the boards to mark the cuts for the second one 4. Cut the next 2″ x 4″ board to the same length: a. Position the...
I also didn't build up the shoulders and I should have, as once the heavy fondant was on they shrunk in. Also didn't use enough support dowels and separators inbetween every few layers so his body started to settle and compress down with the weight of the cake (this is the biggest c...
It makes it so much easier to stack the layers and provides a nice, firm surface for frosting in between. But don’t pop it in the freezertooearly! Learn from my mistakes. Like I mentioned in Tip 1, I made two batches of cake. I baked each batch in the smaller two pansfrom this ...
A box to transport the cake in (and remember, it should fit the cake board size, not the cake itself). A drum (thicker, more decorative cake board) that it might sit on. I find having several extra plain cake circles helpful when I need to stack the layers without bending their shape...
This pattern has been sitting in my to-finish tubs for a long time, as has the stack of torn jeans that I wanted to turn into more horses. After organizing my sewing room, I felt like everything in those tubs needed to go. And people are still writing to ask how to make these sti...