Sculpted Woodland Deer Cake Decorating and Baking Tutorial

In this lesson you will learn how to construct a simple and sturdy cake structure using PVC pipe and timber.

Next you will learn how to stack and carve your cake using templates to make the entire process a lot easier.

Watch as Jhanine shows you how to create the legs of the deer using an edible sculpting medium that will simplify the way you create your novelty cakes.

Let’s cover the cake in a delicious smooth wite chocolate ganache to give extra stability and a beautiful foundation for the covering process.

In this lesson, Jhanine will show you how to create the deer’s general head shape simply and quickly.

Next, you will learn how to smooth out the deer head sculpt, ganache it ready for its final covering and refine the additional facial details using modelling chocolate or fondant.

Now it’s time to cover the awkwardly shaped body and add the remaining leg detail. With the use of a modelling chocolate and fondant mixture, you will see how painless this process can be when using the right medium.

In this lesson Jhanine will show you how to cover the head in a similar fashion to the body with the addition of the deer’s face mask covering.

Now it’s time to bring this little character to life. Learn how to create the small fondant details, including the eyes and the spots, to really start giving this sweet little cake some personality!

1. This lesson takes you through those final finishing touches. Learn to make and arrange the ears, antlers and wafer paper flower crown to complete the cake.

In the final lesson, you will learn how to cover and ribbon the board with an effective finish in about three minutes flat!

In this lesson, Jhanine will run through a few suggestions of how to change up the final effect using the same techniques and structure used in this tutorial.

Jhanine will break down the cost of each element in the design and explain how she prices this particular cake for sale to the public.