Party Capers Cake Decorating and Baking Tutorial

Karen starts off by preparing the cake for ganaching. Karen is using the lid technique, which gets a superb finish every time, with little effort. Here we see Karen cut and level the cake, as well as add the crumb coat.

Karen now goes on to add the second layer of ganache after having the cake in the refrigerator and starts to work on creating smooth sides.

Here we see the benefits of the lid technique and just how easy it is to get a level top. Karen then cuts a slice away from the cake and then re-ganaches the inside of the cake, as well as the slice.

In this lesson Karen shows us how to cover the cake and the slice separately, by cutting out panels of sugarpaste and attaching them with a little water.

Karen now covers the large piece of cake with a fun piece of sugarpaste that gives the effect of something being poured over the cake.

Here Karen begins to add some fun decorations using various colours of sugarpaste.

In this lesson, Karen begins to add some lovely detail such as sugarpaste sprinkles as well as some fun edible paint work to really make the cake pop.

Karen shows us how to make adorable little edible characters made from sugarpaste. They can be altered in various ways to make them themed or a particular gender. Cute and simple.

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

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