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193 tutorial submissions by the Cake Central community.

Rose Bouquet Cupcakes

  • by Dayyi

Posted by Dayyi This is a 13 cupcake rose bouquet cupcake tutorial. Very Simple to make. List of Materials glue gun 4oz plastic cups stapler cake board, 13 cupcakes buttercream icing wrapping paper Step one - five Step six - nine Step ten - 12 read more

How to Make Angry Bird Letter on Cake

  • by Ipoet

Posted by Ipoet This is the simple way how to get angry bird letter on your cake… This is my way but I hope it help…   How to make a bird-themed angry letters from fondant …. just sharing …. not a way that should be the benchmark … this way I get the letters do the same with angry bird …. could also be without pattern … so directly on the cut it using precision knife … that's what I did when it's no enough time hehehe …so not need to printted the angry bird letters … If there's any other way you can use it …. definitely many ways …like the proverbial many... read more

Cake Baking, Cutting & Serving Guide - 3 in. Deep Pans

  • by Jackie

Posted by Jackie Baking Times, Batter Amounts & Number of Servings One cake mix yields 4 to 5 1/2 cups of batter. Pans are usually filled 1/2 to 2/3 full; 3" deep pans should be filled only 1/2 full. Batter amounts on these charts are for pans 2/3 full of batter. For large cakes, always check for doneness after they have baked for 1 hour. Note: For Pans 11" and larger, use a heating core when baking. The charts below show baking information and serving amounts for both 2-inch pans and 3-inch high pans. The figures for 2-inch pans are based on a 2-layer or 4-inch... read more

How to Make a Death Star Cake

Posted by Smurfesque This Death Star Cake was such fun to make that you just won't know when to stop! It is made of Dark Chocolate Mud Cake and filled and covered in Dark Chocolate Ganache then grey Sugar-paste. Use two 8.5" or 9" metal kitchen bowls to bake the cakes. List of Materials Dark Chocolate Mud Cake Ingredients to fill two 8.5" metal bowls 500g unsalted butter 500g dark chocolate 2 tablespoon instant coffee 2-2/3 cups warm water 3 cups self raising flour 2 cup caster sugar 1/2 cup cocoa 4 eggs 2 teaspoon vanilla Dark Chocolate Ganache Ingredients 1.2 kg... read more

How to make Spider Mums Sugar Flower

Posted by donnadol Spider mums belongs to the chrysanthemum family. They are also known as football mums in the United States. I've always been fascinated with this flower. They always look good on flower arrangements. This sugar flower is easy to make. Most of the techniques I've used has been used in other sugar flowers. I hope you will enjoy making them as much as I did.   List of Materials Daisy cutters, ball tool, veiner tool, leaf sculpting tool, sharp craft knife, rolling pin, foam pad, scissors, cutting mat, edible glue, florist wires and floral... read more

How to Make a Cowboy Hat Cake

Posted by thecakemaker Step by step instructions for making a cowboy hat . This particular cake was made for a coworker for her 50th birthday First you need to make the brim of your hat as this will take a few days to dry. You can use either fondant or a fondant/gumpaste mixture to make the brim. %AMAZON% I used a real hat brim to make a template. I drew around the brim onto a large gift bag but a shirt box or poster board would work well also I used a real hat brim to make a template. I drew around the brim onto a large gift bag but a shirt box... read more

2D Horse head cake.

Posted by jackie0970 Hello everyone. I have made this tutorial for anyone wanting to make a 2D horse head. Showing the stages of how to get the shape, crumb coat, how it looks with fondant on and the finished result. List of Materials square cake tin, knife, edible pen(optional) spatula I used a 10" square cake tin, to get the shape you can either cut with a knife free hand or use an edible marker pen first. Cut the cake in half and fill with a filling of your choice. I used strawberry jam and Swiss meringue butter cream. Apply a crumb coat, then... read more

Decorating Tip Numbers

  • by Jackie

Posted by Jackie Images are reprinted with permission from Wilton Industries Copyright © 2003-2004 Wilton Industries - All rights reserved Round Decorator Tips   Open Star Decorator Tips   Closed Star Decorator Tips   Multi-Opening Decorator Tips   Basketweave Decorator Tips   Leaf Cake Decorating Tips   Ruffle (Swag/Ribbon) Cake Decorating Tips   Drop Flower Cake Icing Decorating Tips   Petal Icing Cake Decorating Tips   Left Handed Petals Left Handed Drop Flowers   Specialty Cake... read more

Quick Hibiscus Tutorial

Posted by MayWest I decided to create this very easy and simple tutorial to demonstrate an easier way (at least for me) of creating this flower rather than doing the petal by petal process and the outcome is just as stunning. Enjoy! List of Materials Rose petal cutter gumpaste ball tool flower veiner flower shaping dish or egg carton floral wire Roll out a piece of gum paste or fondant mixed with tylose and cut with the rose cutter Soften the edges with your ball tool Use a flower veiner to give texture to the petals. If you don't have a veiner you can... read more

Gelatin Gems

Posted by athenarose I came up with this last summer after struggling to try and find a way to fill small candy gem molds with isomalt. It’s fast, cheap and easy when you need a quick gem and don’t fill like working with hot sugar. List of Materials candy gem molds food color paintbrush unflavored gelatin (I use knox) You need to make the gelatin, in order to do that mix 2 1/2 parts water to 1 part gelatin. I normally do 3TBSP gelatin (about a box and a half of Knox) to 7TBSP Water. Mix the gelatin and water together than place in the micorwave, heat... read more

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