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1. Truly Tropical Cake Tutorial
In this project, leaves of different shades and forms are piped repeatedly to create a dense background of natural greenery. These elements are highlighted using different strokes of stitch piping. Each stitch piping identifies with a kind of leaf. Christina will go over each and every stroke that you will need to be able to recreate this evocative project.
Truly Tropical Cake Tutorial by Christina Ong
In this project, leaves of different shades and forms are piped repeatedly to create a dense background of natural greenery. These elements are highlighted using different strokes of stitch piping. Each stitch piping identifies with a kind of leaf. Christina will go over each and every stroke that you will need to be able to recreate this evocative project.
A burst of striking tropical flowers – Hibiscus, Plumeria, Marigold and Billy balls will be taught as well. These bright, colourful flowers will harmonize well with the various kinds of tropical leaves.
It seems like a lot of work in the beginning. It seems intimidating. But rest assured that Christina will teach the techniques to you the easiest, friendliest possible way.
In the following tutorial, you will learn how to…
- Transfer any image onto the surface of your cake
- Correctly trace an object properly
- Blend your colours to create different shades
- Pipe tropical flowers like Hibiscus, Billy Ball, Marigold and Plumeria
- and lots, lots 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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Valeri Valeriano & Christina Ong
Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes is a multi-award winning cake company based in London. Founded in June 2011, the company is headed by cake artists and best friends, Valeri and Christina. It was by sweet accident that these ladies discovered their passion and talent. On Mother’s Day 2011, they wanted to give their two friends whom they consider their “second-mums” something special but not expensive and decided to bake for them...and they have never stopped since. Renowned globally for their edible works of art using nothing else but buttercream as their decorating medium, Queen of Hearts Couture Cakes has been featured in numerous well known blogs, local and international news, magazines, TV Shows and have showcased their masterpieces as well as demonstrated in some of UK’s biggest exhibitions. Valeri and Christina take immense pride in their mastery of buttercream and their goal is to revive and modernize this age-old art.
