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Bite Sized
Watch Raluca make her Bumblebee beetle in just one minute!
Highlights
Watch some hand picked highlights from the full course.
1. Cutting the cake
Raluca cuts out the right size of cake from a slab.
2. Stacking the cake
In this lesson, Raluca stacks the cake.
3. Carving the cake
Raluca begins to carve the shape of the car into the cake.
4. Carving the cake part 2
Using the template, Raluca carves the shape of the roof.
5. Carving the cake part 3
Now its time to carve the sides and wheel arches.
6. Carving the cake part 4
Using a small knife, Raluca carves some finer details into the cake.
7. Ganaching the cake
Raluca shows you how to apply a smooth layer of ganache to the cake.
8. Making the wheels
In this lesson, Raluca shows you how to make the wheels with cute flowers on top.
9. Adding the trim
Raluca adds a black trim around the bottom before covering the cake.
10. Covering the cake
In this lesson, Raluca shows you how to cover the cake.
11. Adding details
Now, Raluca starts to outline the features on the body of the car.
12. Adding more detail
Raluca adds a few more outlines to the cake.
13. Making the stripes
Time to make the car look more bumblebee-ish!
14. Making the rear lights
Raluca makes and paints the car lights.
15. Side mirrors and window wipers
Now it’s time to add the side mirrors and window wipers as well as a few other bits and bobs.
16. Making the antennas
In this lesson, Raluca adds the cute antennas and licence plate.
17. Covering the board
Raluca shows you how to cover the board around the car.
18. Finishing touches
Raluca finally adds the wings and some other finishing touches to complete the cake!
19. Other Ideas
Raluca shares some other ideas to use on your own designs!
20. PRO Lesson
In this lesson, Raluca talks about pricing and selling a cake like this.
Bumblebee Beetle Cake Tutorial by Raluca Tircomnicu
Join Raluca, CakeFlix cake of the year winner, as she makes this cute little bumblebee Volkswagen beetle car! Raluca shares her backstory to the choice of design.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to…
- Carve and ganache a cake
- Make wheels from sugarpaste
- Cover a cake
- Create all kinds of car features
- and lots, lots more
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