60th Anniversary Cake Decorating and Baking Tutorial

In this lesson, Paul goes over the various equipment necessary to build the base and talks about how the cake will be structured.

Paul now shows us how to map out where to put the fairy lights on the number cut-outs.

Here, Paul builds and attaches the cradle that the cake will sit in.

In this lesson, Paul shows us how he will eventually screw the numbers onto the base board.

Paul now makes the numbers food safe by wrapping them in tin foil.

Paul quickly covers the back in tin foil, just to make it everything look a little neater.

Here, Paul cuts the cake to shape and fits it into the cradle.

In this lesson, Paul starts to ganache the cake.

Paul continues to ganache the cake.

Paul finishes up ganaching the cake, trimming off the excess and smoothing it out.

In this lesson, Paul applies the sugar icing to the cake.

Paul continues to fix the small gap in the corner of the upper part of the number 6.

Paul now starts to make the small bits and bobs that will clutter the front of the cake.

In this lesson, Paul explains how he applied the icing to all the little bits and bobs, before finally attaching the numbers to the base board.

Here, Paul builds the small washing machine that will sit on the board in front of the numbers.

Paul moves on to creating more clutter to place on the front of the board. This time he goes for a waste disposal unit and an old tyre.

Paul continues making junk for the front of the board. In this lesson, he creates an old car and a small treasure chest.

In this lesson, Paul finishes off creating the junk by making an old TV set, a box, a present, an oil drum and an old lamp shade.

Paul now tidies up the back of the numbers by applying a layer of sugar icing to them. He also adds a subtle brick effect to the stands.

In this lesson, Paul starts to show us how to rig up the fairy lights.

Paul finishes rigging up the fairy lights, followed by adding small bits of decoration to the numbers.

Here, Paul takes all the little bits of junk and arranges them on the base board in front of the numbers.

In this lesson, Paul starts to airbrush the cake.

Paul continues airbrushing the cake, adding in a bit more detail to the numbers.

Paul carries on airbrushing the cake by adding small details to the junk along with giving it a metallic look.

Paul keeps on decorating by painting (brush and spraying) all the little additional bits and pieces.

In this lesson, Paul finishes air brushing the cake along with adding a few loose cables and little extra bits of metal debris.

Lastly, Paul puts the finishing touches on the cake, by giving the junk a bit more detail and freshening up the rust effect.

Here Paul shares some other ideas you can try your hand at when making this cake. We’re sure you have some of your own great ideas and we’d love to see what you come up with.

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In this lesson, Paul shares some insider information about the cost to make this cake, as well as pricing, portions and other vital information for any professional cake designe