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Does anyone do cake decorating? I've wanted to learn this for the longest time, and planned to take a class at a craft shop near me but they cancelled it. Is this something you can learn on your own?
Does anyone do cake decorating? I've wanted to learn this for the longest time, and planned to take a class at a craft shop near me but they cancelled it. Is this something you can learn on your own?
Short of brain surgery there isn't anything you can't learn on your own. Check out youtube. I'm sure there are tons of "how to" videos on there. Buy some supplies (check out ebay), and PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!
Check out your local Joann Fabrics or Michaels for classes. Pick up a Wilton student fondant and gum paste kit and read their guides if you want to go it alone. My girlfriend did this and had a lot of fun with the kit and just used YouTube for ideas and instruction.
My dad has done this. However, he took classes before Youtube and the internet was big. You can find a lot of tips now on the internet. Find some books, play around a little on some cakes or cupcakes. He has been doing that for years. He has made my brother and sister's wedding cakes.
Fondant is actually really hard to work with. Once it sets, its done. I agree; however, go to Michael's and pick up some items like tubes, and other cake decorating items.
I've also been very interested in Cake Decorating. For years, they have offered a local class.
And unfortunately...ironically, this year when I have time...I am not seeing that it is offered
It takes alot of patience, this much I can tell you.
You can absolutely learn it on your own. I'm entirely self-taught and I know lots of other people who are self-taught as well.
If all you want to work with is fondant, you don't need to learn buttercream basics other than icing a cake smooth. If you want to learn to work with buttercream, get the Wilton Course 1 kit and book, and use that as a starting point.
You can find tutorials for everything you want to do with fondant.
This is the fondant recipe I use:
16 oz marshmallows
2 lb powdered sugar (10x pure cane sugar only)
1 tbsp clear vanilla
3 tbsp water
Melt the marshmallows in the microwave, stirring every 30 seconds so they don't burn. Stir in the water and vanilla. If you're making the entire batch a single color, add it now. Put the marshmallows into the mixer bowl of a Kitchen Aid (you can mix it by hand but I can't really describe that because I don't do it that way), add the powdered sugar on top, and mix with the dough hook until smooth. Don't ever turn the mixer past 2 while you're mixing it. Spray a cutting board or work surface with nonstick spray, scrape the fondant out onto the surface, spray the top of it, put it in a ziplock bag, and store it until the next day. It will firm up and be the right consistency to use. When you work with it, dust your work surface with cornstarch to keep the fondant from sticking. Lift the fondant and dust cornstarch underneath it often to keep it from sticking. When you've got it rolled out big enough, rub your hands over the top surface to get rid of excess cornstarch and to give it a little gloss, then drape it over your iced cake and slowly, carefully, stretch and smooth it, trimming away the excess.
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