How to Design Cakes (5 Steps)
Anyone who watches the Food Channel and has seen "Ace of Cakes" knows that the number of cake designs is nearly endless. Different cake densities are the building blocks for almost any structure, and fondant is the skin that covers it all. Frosting is the glue that holds cake components together. From a sheet cake covered with a personal photo to a cake in the shape of your own home, cakes can be inventions that defy belief.
Things You'll Need
- Cake recipe
- Cake mix
- Cake pans
- Fondant
- Edible photo transfer
- Frosting
- Frosting bags and tips
Instructions
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Start with a plan. As with any structure, plan out the cake design with drawings and construction points.
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Bake the foundation cakes. A structural cake may incorporate sheet cakes and some heavier density cakes like pound cake. Build your structure.
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Use fondant. Fondant icing includes gelatin and food-grade glycerin to keep the mixture pliable with a dough-like consistency. Fondant icing is rolled out like a pie crust and covers your cake uniformly.
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Apply a photo to your cake. Photos are printed with food-grade inks on rice paper. The rice paper dissolves into the frosting. Cake photos can be bought from specialty bakers.
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Use frosting tips to create borders, flowers, dots, and numerous other decorations. Pipe the perimeter of the cake to practice your technique.
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