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Here we have carefully selected the key parts of the tutorial and condensed it into a short video that should provide more than enough to get you started.
1. Cutting the trophy
Paul has made himself a template and places it on top of the cake which he then carves around. If this were a 3d cake Paul would be using dark chocolate ganache to cover the cake but as it is lying flat, the less structurally supportive milk chocolate ganache will do fine.
2. Carving and ganaching the trophy
Paul starts by adding a curve to the trophy by shaving little bits of cake off around the edges. Then it’s on with the first layer of ganache all over the cake and then put in the fridge to firm up. To make the cake smooth, use a combination of acetate smoothers and clean wet hands.
3. Covering the trophy
Paul rolls out a large piece of sugarpaste to around 3mm thick and covers the trophy. He then adds some thin sausages to bring the trophy to life.
4. Decorating the trophy pt 1
Paul gets rolling a bunch of sugarpaste sausages of various thicknesses to bring the trophy to life.
5. Decorating the trophy pt 2
Paul starts adding some more effects to the cake to give it more dimensions.
6. Decorating the board pt 1
Here Paul shows us how to create a mosaic effect using a very simple but effective technique. This technique requires patience to execute properly.
7. Decorating the board pt 2
Paul paints the odd tiles to add more interest and then pipes royal icing in between all the cracks.
8. Transferring the cake and adding the handles
Paul is having second thoughts about covering his beautiful board but in the end decides he must. It actually works out quite well and even with the handles added, it doesn’t take away too much from the board. Paul makes the handles by shaping sausages of sugarpaste and then starts glazing and painting the trophy.
9. Finishing touches
Paul gets the glaze, dusts and ribbon out to add the final touches to bring it all to life.
10. Other ideas
In this lesson, Paul shares some other ideas to inspire you when making this cake to make it unique to you. We’re sure by now that you’ll have some of your own ideas and we would love to see them.
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11. Pro lesson
Here Paul goes into detail covering things like portions, ingredients costs and pricing and lots more. It’s vital information for any professional cake designer!
Don’t forget you can also work out your portion and serving sizes by using our cake calculators.
Join Paul for our latest cake tutorial Catalan.
This Barcelona football cake is perfect for the sports fan in your life. In this week’s tutorial, Paul shows you how to make this fantastic Catalan themed cake. Made as a birthday cake for his friend Albert’s 50th, this tutorial is an excellent one to learn for anyone looking to add sports themed cakes to their repertoire.
In this week’s tutorial, Paul shows you how to make this fantastic Catalan themed cake. Made as a birthday cake for his friend Albert’s 50th, this tutorial is an excellent one to learn for anyone looking to add sports themed cakes to their repertoire. The trophy and ribbon design also mean that this cake can be interpreted for any sport or team. Not only this but you will also learn how to make edible mosaic designs for your cakes and their backgrounds
Not only delightful to eat but delicious to look at. This lesson includes
- cake carving
- how to make an intricate mosaic design
- effectively use edible paint
- apply ganache
- and much more
Don’t forget to share your interpretations of this wonderful cake with Paul and the rest of the Sugarcraft community on our Facebook group.
Who knows? You may even end up featured in one of our monthly members’ cake blogs.
For similar ideas, you can also check out our article ‘5 Fantastic Cakes For the Football Fan in your Life’ which showcases some of the best football themed cakes from across the web.
