cake tutorials.
This is my first tutorial. suitable for a beginner at cake making/carving. i really hope it can help someone out there as when it came to making my cake i struggled to find a tutorial suitable.
firstly. i started off with a 12 x 8 vanilla sponge cake. to give it extra height i sliced it in half and added jam and buttercream.
Secondly. ( i was lucky to have a smaller jack daniels bottle on the side to get a good look at the finer details.)
i carved the cake down to size and made little adjustments here and there to get the same shape as an actual jack daniels bottle.
once this was completed and i was happy with the overall shape, i covered it in buttercream for a crumbcoat and left it while i worked on the fondant.
it took quite abit of smoothing before i got the correct shape in fondant, paying attention to around the neck of the bottle.
i carved the cake down to size and made little adjustments here and there to get the same shape as an actual jack daniels bottle.
once this was completed and i was happy with the overall shape, i covered it in buttercream for a crumbcoat and left it while i worked on the fondant.
it took quite abit of smoothing before i got the correct shape in fondant, paying attention to around the neck of the bottle.
Once the fondant had dried out abit and settled. I hand painted all the cake. i struggled to find the right colour but settled with a mixture of brown and a small amount of apricot. this gave me the honey look i wanted.
it took a few coats to get the desired effect but was pleased with finished look.
Whilst the cake was drying i was working on another board getting it ready to transfer the cake over.
it took a few coats to get the desired effect but was pleased with finished look.
Whilst the cake was drying i was working on another board getting it ready to transfer the cake over.
Once the board was ready i carefully transferred the cake over.
i had already pre cut some icing sheets with the printed personal message i wanted, so i carefully attached them to the cake. I also painted around the board to finish it off as to me it felt a little plain.
i had already pre cut some icing sheets with the printed personal message i wanted, so i carefully attached them to the cake. I also painted around the board to finish it off as to me it felt a little plain.
And this is the finished cake. Im happy to report i had a very happy customer who left great feedback.
i hope you enjoyed this tutorial and you find it easy to follow. as this is my first one i would love some feedback so why not follow my facebook page for regular updates and your welcome to leave messages also.
i hope you enjoyed this tutorial and you find it easy to follow. as this is my first one i would love some feedback so why not follow my facebook page for regular updates and your welcome to leave messages also.