Tutorials

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Whether you are new to cake decorating or more experienced, this is the place to take your creativity to the next level.

Learn new techniques, time-saving tips, and be inspired! Share your knowledge and learn from other decorators.

Ice Cream Sundae Cake

Learn how to make an ice cream sundae cake that won't melt at room temperature. This cake decorating tutorial by Veena Azmanov takes you through the cake assembly, sculpting and formation of the waffle cone and ice cream scoops, all completely constructed from cake, icing and fondant.

Fondant Wood Tutorial

This fondant wood tutorial by Chef Jörg Amsler demonstrates a technique he uses often in the creation of the 3D cakes he is well-known for. He often begins this way when making floors, baseball bats, furniture, old plaques, driftwood, shack, haunted house, cutting board.

Sculpted Fish Cake Tutorial

This sculpted fish cake tutorial by Gilles Leblanc of Les Gâteaux de Gilles shows you step-by-step how to construct a fish beginning by creating the structure, shaping rice krispie treats, carving the cake, covering the fish and airbrushing the details.

Cake Transport Box Tutorial

Here's a tutorial on making a cake transport box. I have taken ideas from here and there and through trial and error have decided that this works best for me. I love it. I use it mostly for fragile competition cakes but it does very well for transporting any cake.

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Fathers Day Cake

This fathers day cake features gum paste tools atop a chocolate ganache covered cake. This tool cake idea can be used for as a men's cake for a birthday, as well.
 

Mother's Day Cake

The most common mothers day cakes you'll find depict flowers. This is marshmallow fondant covered cake that has been painted with royal icing on the side and topped with gum paste/fondant roses.

Gum Paste Lace Flower Tutorial

This gum paste lace flower is a cake decorating idea that begins with a very simple technique using a lattice style Silicone Onlay® from Marvelous Molds®.

Leather and Lace Valentine Cake

Learn how to make this striking leather and lace valentine cake in a tutorial by cake artist, Mark Desgroseilliers of Morsels by Mark:

Fondant Quilting Techniques

Here are two very different fondant quilting techniques, both giving a beautiful, fabric finish to your decorated cakes and demonstrated by cake artist, Marilyn Bawol.