Cute Giraffe Cake Decorating and Baking Tutorial

All strong buildings rely on a good structure and foundation. SO, in this lesson, Jhanine will show you how to create a simple, yet sturdy structure, to build your cake on to.

In this lesson, we will carve the odd shaped, rounded body shape of the giraffe from simple round cakes using templates.

In this lesson, Jhanine will show you how to create a stable, thin neck section to the cake and how to ganache both the body and the neck as one seamless piece.

Jhanine will show you how to attach the head section to the structure, carve the cake to the cute, rounded shape using templates and how to easily transform a simple shape into the giraffes head shape using different mediums and modelling techniques. This lesson is finished off by ganaching the head, creating a seamless piece ready to decorate.

In this lesson, Jhanine will show you how to cover the awkward shape of this cake with fondant/sugarpaste and how to add a ‘fluffy’ texture to the entire giraffe.

In this lesson you will learn how to easily create the legs, ears, tail, hair and horns of the giraffe truly bringing him to life.

Sometimes, it’s all in the details. In this lesson, Jhanine will show you how to take your giraffe cake from good to great. Adding embellishments in fondant and royal icing, as well as subtly colouring the entire cake.

In this final lesson, you will learn how to cover the board around the awkward shaped cake creating a cute little baby blanket effect. A perfect way to finish the cake with a polished and professional look.

Here you will find a few extra ideas, helping you to make slight changes to the original design, to create other designs and unique cakes using the cake in this tutorial as your foundation.

In this lesson, Jhanine will give you a general idea of how to price your final piece.