Daddy’s Best Friends Cake Decorating and Baking Tutorial

First, Paul explains the design for the cake using a simple drawing. Once the design is covered, he then moves on to making the bones. To make the bones, Paul rolls out the sugarpaste and cuts it into small pieces which are then shaped using the shell tool.

Now that the bones have been made, it’s time to move on to the first dog. In this lesson you will learn how to make the body, legs and tail of the German Shepherd and then how to add texture for the fur.

After the front legs have been made and added to the cake. Paul moves on to making the head which is made from covering a polystyrene ball with fondant then adding the features on top. If you want to add a bit more flavour you can use cake pops instead of the polystyrene ball for the head.

In this lesson, Paul adds the ears to the head then shows you how to attach the head to the body using bamboo skewers. Paul then adds a bit more texture to the head using scissors once the head is firm in place.

Moving on to the next dog… the St. Bernard! In this lesson, you will learn how to shape the body, make the legs then add them to the cake.

In this lesson, Paul shows you how to sculpt the face of the St. Bernard using various tools and techniques.

Much the same as before, Paul makes the Yorkie resting on the St. Bernard. Only this time a little more intricate in design.

In this lesson, Paul uses some other techniques for making the Husky face and legs.

For the final dog, Paul chooses to make the Sausage Dog! A cute little dog that sits at the bottom of the cake to help fill in the empty space.

Now that the models have been made, it’s time to move on to the painting. In this lesson you will learn how to mix different colours together to get the desired outcome.

In this lesson, Paul shows you how to paint the detail and pattern of the St. Bernard.

Paul shows you how to paint the Husky and add detail to the face and paws.

Phew! That was a lot of painting! Now it’s down to the final 2 dogs, the Yorkie and the Sausage Dog!

In this lesson you will learn how to create the lettering for the message displayed on the front of the cake, in this case Paul uses “daddy”; but you can have whatever message you want. Once the message is complete, Paul moves on to some final touches then finishes by adding the bones!

In this lesson, Paul shares some other ideas for you to use on your own creations.

The Pro Lesson is where Paul goes over all the essential knowledge needed for pricing and selling your own cakes.