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Bite Sized
Watch Paul make his pumpkin cake in just one minute!
Highlights
Watch some hand selected highlight clips taken from the full course.
1. Ganaching the cake
In this lesson, Paul shows you how to ganache and layer a round cake. Perfect for a cute little pumpkin!
2. Carving the body
It helps to carve the shape of the pumpkin into the ganache as it highlights all the features once the sugarpaste is covered.
3. Carving out features
Now that the body shape has been carved, next we need to carve out the eyes and mouth.
4. Covering the cake
Paul shows you how to cover the rounded pumpkin shape and shape over the carved out features.
5. Painting the body
Time to start painting the main body of the pumpkin to give it a rich red/orange colour.
6. Painting the features
Paul adds more detail to the eyes and face of the pumpkin.
7. Covering the board
Paul shows you how to cover the board with a nice, smooth finish and sharp edges.
8. Making the witches hat
In this lesson, you will learn how to make the witch hat from rice krispie treats and how to make the buckle.
9. Painting the hat
All that left to do now is add a little glow to the hat and some other finishing touches to the cake!
10. Other Ideas
Paul shares a few other ideas to use on the pumpkin cake.
11. PRO Lesson
In this lesson, Paul goes through the process of pricing the cake and gives you other information on selling your cakes.
Spooky Pumpkin Cake Tutorial
In this cake tutorial, Paul shows you how to make a spooky little pumpkin cake. Ideal for Halloween, but the skills learned here can be adapted for cakes from any season!
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to…
- Ganache a 3D ball cake
- Carve a pumpkin from cake
- Paint the pumpkin
- Make a witch’s hat
- and much, much more!
Don’t forget to share your interpretations of this wonderful cake with Paul and the rest of the CakeFlix community on our Facebook group.
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