ComicStrip Cakers Collaboration

ComicStrip Cakers Collaboration

Dec 5, 2019 | Collaboration

COMICSTRIP CAKERS COLLABORATION

by Fee Kakes & Kathy Cooper

MARVELOUS CAKERS PRESENTS – COMICSTRIP CAKERS COLLABORATION

Collaboration Facebook Page – https://www.facebook.com/ComicStripCakers

The Comicstrip Cakers Collaboration came about as an idea for Marvel comic fans within the cake community to pay tribute in celebration of Marvel Comics 80th birthday this year.
It was put together by Fee Kakes (of sCrumbtious Kakes) and Kathy Cooper (of Kathy Cooper A Slice of Art) as part of The Cake Collective (a collective cake group set up by Vicki Du Plessis that encourages cake artists of at all levels to challenge themselves by participating in various collaborations).

The idea was to do our own interpretation of our own favourite Marvel comic characters and to have fun with it.

We were inspired to celebrate Marvel Comics 80th birthday because Fee and a number of other Cake Collective artists are HUGE Marvel comic fans and Kathy is a SUPER Deadpool fan and there was a huge response from the Cake Collective members to take part. It seemed feasible that we could create a brilliant tribute as we initially had 80 plus cake artists wanting to take part. It also followed on from our Cameod Stan Lee collaboration that featured at London’s Cake International on Tour Group competition achieving a Gold award earlier this year.

The Cake Collective already has a number of collaborations that they are currently working on and also developing ideas for future themes. The Cake Collective welcomes all cake artists of all skill levels and currently has 1.6K members from all over the world. If anyone wishes to join the Facebook group they can by going tohttps://www.facebook.com/groups/thecakecollective/

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Julie Johnson 

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BABY SHOWER CAKE

BABY SHOWER CAKE

Aug 6, 2019 | Cakes, Modelling

Author: Carmen Montero

FB: De un bocado

Skill level: BEGINNERS

You will need:

  • A cake covered with buttercream on a cake drum
  • 3 pastry bags with buttercream white, pink and light green
  • 2 russian piping nozzles and one piping nozzle to make leaves
  • Saracino white modelling paste
  • Small Rolling pin
  • Baby shoe cutter set
  • Brush
  • Edible glue
  • Saracino brown colouring powder
  • Small scissors
  • Saracino pink colouring powder
  • 2 black sugar pearls
  • Dresden tool
  • Gold edible paint

Step 1

Take one piping bag with a russian piping nozzle and pipe some buttercream flowers to the side of the cake. Your buttercream will need to be a firm mix.

Step 2

Cover your cake up to the middle and pipe more flowers on just one area. You can pipe using two colours of buttercream; to do this take a piping bag, put the white buttercream on the walls of the bag and then, the pink buttercream in the center.

Step 3

Take the buttercream piping bag with the leaf nozzle and make some leaves around the cake between the flowers.

Step 4

To make the baby booties, we are going to use the Saracino white modelling paste. Knead a piece of paste to make it workable.

Step 5

Roll out the paste with a rolling pin thin enough to cut the pieces.

Tip: If required use cornstarch on the table to avoid the paste sticking.

Step 6

Cut out the baby bootie pieces. We are making two booties so you will need to cut out two of each piece.

Step 7

Allow to dry for a few minutes; that way we will get better shape when forming the booties

Step 8

Using edible glue apply to the front area.

Step 9

Fix the front piece of the bootie, form a curve in the piece to create the shape of the front of the bootie.

Tip: If required you can fill with tissue or sponge to keep the shape.

Step 10

Set aside to dry for a few minutes.

Step 11

Put a little bit edible glue on the sides of the shoe.

Step 12

Brush some edible glue on the edge of the sole and on the sides of the front piece of the bootie, place the back piece in position and press it so it fixes well.

Step 13

Take a piece of paste and colour it with edible brown colouring powder

Step 14

Take a ball of the brown paste and form a slightly elongated shape. This will be the body of the teddy bear.

Step 15

Put the teddy bear body into the bootie and check that it fits. There should not be too much space around.

Step 16

With the tip of small scissors, we texture the entire body of the teddy bear.

Step 17

Put a little edible glue in the sole of the bootie and the fix the body of the teddy bear into the bootie.

Step 18

Roll 2 small sausages, which will be the arms of the teddy bear. Set aside for later.

Step 19

Take a piece of paste and colour it with edible pink powder.

Step 20

Roll out to form a lace with the piece of pink paste.

Step 21

Pass the lace through the eyelets of the boot.

Step 22

Stick the arms on the body and texture the same way we did before

Step 23

Now we are going to make the ears. To do this, make 2 small balls with the brown paste.

Step 24

Then repeat this with 2 smaller balls of pink paste.

Step 25

Gently flatten all the balls we have made and glue each pink ball onto each brown ball.

Make a ball to form the head and a small cylinder for the mouth area. Use 2 black sugar pearls for the eyes.

Step 26

Glue the mouth area onto the head.

Step 27

Put some edible glue in the area of the ears and glue them in place.

Step 28

Make a small ball with brown paste to make the nose.

Step 29

Make 2 small holes where we will place the sugar pearls for the eyes, put a little edible glue and stick them.

Step 30

Mark with a dresden tool the smile of the teddy bear.

Step 31

Texturize the whole head.

Step 32

Stick your head on the piece that we have already made.

Step 33

Make a body for another teddy bear, which we will place inside the other bootie. In this case, the bear will go “upside down”

Step 34

For this teddy bear we only need to make 2 legs and a tail.

Step 35

Stick the legs and tail in place, so that it seems that the teddy bear got into the bootie head first, and texturise as the other items.

Step 36

We make some small balls with pink paste to form the bear’s footprint

Step 37

With a little gold paint colour the edge of the cake.

Step 38

We can also give a golden touch on buttercream flowers.

Step 39

Place the booties on the cake.

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L.O.L. SURPRISE DOLL

L.O.L. SURPRISE DOLL

Aug 1, 2019 | Modelling

Author: Katarzyna Osiecka

FB: LUKROWE CZARY KATARZYNA OSIECKA

Skill level: BEGINNERS

TIP:

Always look at the picture of the figurine you want to make. Pay attention to details such as bows, neckless or hair style. To make correct proportions adjust paste to the printed picture.

You will need:

  • Dresden tool
  • Large ball tool
  • Small ball tool
  • Rolling pin
  • Small brush
  • Large brush
  • Exact knife
  • Skewers
  • Scales silicone mould
  • Clear alcohol
  • Edible glue or water
  • Dummy
  • Saracino modelling paste: skin tone, tiffany, fuchsia, pink, white, black
  • Saracino dust colours: brown, black, blue, pink, white

Step 1

Prepare about 70 grams of skin tone modelling paste and mix it with small amount of brown dust color for darker shade. Adjust the amount required to suit the model you have chosen.

Step 2

Print photo of the figurine you want to make.

Step 3

Divide coloured paste for each part of the body and adjust to the picture to make correct proportions

Step 4

Take the leg part and roll it to small roller shape. Cut in a half.

Step 5

Give both parts carrot shape.

 

Step 6

Use small finger to shape ankle and bend it to make the foot.

Step 7

Use small amount of skin tone paste to make sole of the shoe.

Step 8

Take the wooden skewers and push through the legs. Place them on the dummy.

Step 9

Roll and cut strips from tiffany modeling paste to make shoes.

Step 10

Take another part of the paste for the belly and give it pear shape. Set aside for a moment

Step 11

Take small amount of fuchsia paste. Roll it and cut two small leafs. Using a sharp edge form veins on each leaf.

Step 12

Using rolled pink paste print the scaled pattern onto the skirt.

Step 13

Use a skewer through the body. Using edible glue or a small amount of water stick the mermaid tail and the skirt to the body. Add small bows to the shoes.

Step 14

Roll Tiffany paste. Cut out a shell shaped bra. Fix to the body.

Step 15

Roll two arm shapes. Using your small finger mark wrists.

Step 16

Use ball tool to flatten palm.

Step 17

Cut thumb and using blunt side of the knife mark fingers.

Step 18

Attach one arm to the body using glue or small amount of water. Leave the other arm to one side until required.

Step 19

Take printed picture and adjust the head shape to it.

Step 20

Choose the right size of ball tool to make the eye sockets.

Step 21

Make eyes sockets. Look at the printed picture to make them in the right position.

Step 22

Take white paste and make balls. Adjust it to the sockets.

Step 23

Use blue Saracino dust diluted in vodka to paint the iris.

Step 24

Use black Saracino dust diluted in vodka to paint the pupil and eyelashes.

Step 25

Roll a small amount of black paste to form thin lashes and stick it to the eyelid. Cut off the excess.

Step 26

The same way make the brows from the tiffany paste.

Step 27

Take a small ball of the paste and make a small nose. Use fuchsia paste to make lips. Seperate the upper and bottom lips.

Step 28

Use dresden tool to shape open lips.

Step 29

Create definition on the lips using a Dresden tool.

Step 30

Use pink Saracino dust colour to make blush.

Step 31

Add some shine and life to the eyes by painting several white dots.

Step 32

Attach the head to the body. Insert a small skewer ready for fixing the other arm.

Step 33

Stick arm on the skewer and attach it to the body.

Step 34

Take tiffany paste and flatten it to pancake shape. Attach it to the head.

Step 35

Using a Dresden tool create a hair look to the paste.

Step 36

Take another part of the tiffany paste and make cone shape. Check if the amount of the paste is correct.

Step 37

Flatten the paste by the palm of your hand.

Step 38

Using the knife tool draw lines imitating hairs.

Step 39

Model hairs and glue it to the head.

Step 40

Give a little shine to the skirt and hair of your mermaid using lustre powder.

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PISTACHIO CHOCOLATE BONBONS

PISTACHIO CHOCOLATE BONBONS

Jul 11, 2019 | Cakes, Desserts

Author: Carla Rodrigues

FB: PEPPER POSH – SUGAR ARTIST

Skill level: BEGINNERS

Pistachio Ganache

80 ml whipping cream (35% fat)

22 ml honey

350 g white Saracino chocolate

120 g Saracino Le Supreme pistachio flavouring

38 g salted butter, chopped and softened

 Note: This recipe yields for at least 3 moulds like the one used at this tutorial.

You will need:

  • Saracino white Chocolate
  • Saracino Le Supreme pistacchio flavouring
  • Saracino cocoa butter
  • Green colour dust
  • Metallic bronze colour dust
  • Guitar sheet
  • Spatulas
  • Digital thermometer
  • Salted butter
  • Double cream
  • Honey
  • Sponge to paint
  • Brush
  • Piping bags
  • Polycarbonate chocolate bombons mould
  • Blender
  • Microwave
  • Cling film
  • Scraper
  • Bowls
  • Silicon paper

Step 1

Put the cream and the honey in a a saucepan over a medium heat and bring it to the boil.

Step 2

Put the chocolate in a bowl and heat it in the microwave for 30 seconds.

Step 3

Stir the chocolate then return it to the microwave for another 30 seconds. Repeat this as many times as required until the chocolate is melted.

Step 4

Pour the cream mixture over the chocolate and stir.

Step 5

Open the jar and stir food flavouring.  

Step 6

Incorporate the pistachio flavouring and the butter with the help of a blender until you get a smooth ganache. Cover the bowl with cling film and set aside to cool until required.

Step 7

Melt enough quantity of cocoa butter in a bowl (in a microwave), add a small amount of green colour dust and stir.

Step 8

Add colour until you get the tone of green you want and use a blender to get an even colour.

Step 9

Make sure the mould is clean and free from grease and water. Line your worktop with silicon paper to help protect it from the cocoa butter splatters and later from the chocolate.

Step 10

Bring your coloured cocoa butter to a temperature around 32ºC.

Step 11

Use a sponge to colour a green stripe at each cavity of the mould.

Step 12

Leave to dry and go matt.

Step 13

Dust all the cavities with the metallic bronze colour.

Step 14

Temper 400g of white chocolate (27 – 28 ºC).

Step 15

Transfer to a large piping bag, snip off the end and pipe the chocolate into each cavity of the mould as quickly as you can.

Step 16

Tap the mould on the worktop to release any air bubbles from the surface of the mould.

Step 17

Turn the mould upside down and tap the side of the mould with a scraper to pour out the excess of chocolate.

Step 18

Once the chocolate has stopped dripping, scrape the mould whilst the mould is upside down, so the excess chocolate falls out of the mould.

Step 19

Turn the mould upright and clean with scraper again.

Step 20

Place the mould upside down on a sheet of silicone paper until the chocolate is touch-dry, then place in the fridge to fully set for no more than 30 minutes.

Step 21

Transfer the ganache to a large piping bag, snip off the end and pipe into the chocolate shells, filling them to 2 mm from the top.

Step 22

Tap the mould gently on the worktop to release any air bubbles from the ganache and leave it evenly spread inside the shells. Let it set.

Step 23

Temper approximately 200g of the leftover white chocolate and transfer it to a large piping bag.

Step 24

Pipe the chocolate over all the chocolates as fast as you can.

Step 25

Place a guitar sheet over the top of the mould (previously cut to the size of the mould).

Step 26

Scrape downwards the excess of chocolate under the guitar sheet.

Step 27

Clean off the sides of the mould.

Step 28

Set aside at room temperature until the freshly piped chocolate is touch-dry, then place in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to set.

Step 29

Remove the mould from the refrigerator and peel off the guitar sheet.

Step 30

Remove the chocolates by turning over the mould and tapping the edge furthest away from you on the work surface.

Step 31

Tap different edges until the mould is empty.

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CUTE BABY SHOES TUTORIAL

CUTE BABY SHOES TUTORIAL

Jul 5, 2019 | Cakes, Modelling

Author: Silvia Mancini

FB: SILVIA MANCINI CAKE ART & CO

Skill level: BEGINNERS

TIP:

Attach all the parts using only a drop of water. You will need to wait until the paste is a little bit harder before you start to assemble the parts you cut off.

You will need:

  • Scalpel
  • Rolling pin
  • Hard pointed brush
  • Straw
  • Pointed tool
  • Flat brush  size 1
  • Pointed brush size 000
  • Saracino edible glue (if required)
  • Easy Eyes  – You can use the shapes you like most. I used the pink and yellow shape – small sizes
  • Saracino Modelling  sugarpaste: white, fuchsia, pink, blue, red, Tiffany (it needs only for few details), a little bit of grey and light blue (for the eyes of the boy’s shoes)
  • Saracino black gel colour
  • Saracino white gel colour
  • Clear alcohol
  • Saracino dust pink
Download Template

Step 1

Using the downloaded template cut out all the shapes. Make two balls: white 10g and pink 18g.

Step 2

Vary the thickness as shown.

Step 3

You will need to cut out some additional strips that are not on your template.

Step 4

Form the toe of the shoe as shown.

Step 5

Create the heel of the shoe.

Step 6

Attach the heel as shown using a drop of water.

Step 7

Using a blade trim shape number two

Step 8

Attach shape number 2 to the base.

Step 9

Trim any overlapping excess paste using a scalpel. It doesn’t have to be perfect we can blend as shown in the next step.

Step 10

Using a Dresden tool blend the joint.

Step 11

Use the Easy Eye cutter on the tongue.

Step 12

Using your pointed tool define the shape.

Step 13

Using the white colours paint inside the defined areas.

Step 14

Using the end of a straw cut out the ‘eyes’ from rolled out blue paste.

Step 15

Attach as shown using a drop of water.

Step 16

Blend using a Dresden tool.

Step 17

Using your fine paintbrush draw eye lashes using the black colours. Blend your powder with a clear alcohol as required.

Step 18

Using your straw cut out highlights for the eyes.

Step 19

Attach and blend the highlights to each eye.

Step 20

Fix the shoe tongue into place using Saracino edible glue or a drop of water.

Step 21

Pack behind the tongue with tissue to keep shape until dry.

Step 22

Using shape number three wrap around the front of the shoe.

Step 23

Trim any excess with your scalpel.

Step 24

Using shape number six fix as shown.

Step 25

Using a small ball tool make lace holes and pattern on the front of the shoe.

Step 26

Fix shape number 5 to the heel of the shoe.

Step 27

Fix shapes number 7 to the back of the shoe.

Step 28

Make lace holes using your small ball tool.

Step 29

Make stitch lines using a scalpel or sharp tool.

Step 30

Attach the 8mm back lace as shown.

Step 31

Attach piece number 8 around the sole as shown.

Step 32

Trim any excess at the back using a scalpel.

Step 33

Trim the toe of the shoe as shown to raise off the floor

Step 34

Blend edges to round off.

Step 35

Form a mouth using your scalpel.

Step 36

Add the 5mm strips as shown.

Step 37

Check the length needed for your laces.

Step 38

Give the lace definition using the back of a sharp tool.

Step 39

Fix the lace into the lace holes previously formed.

Step 40

Using the longer laces fix to the side of the shoe as shown.

Step 41

Cut out and fix eyebrows.

Step 42

Use your scalpel to make a stitch line around the shoe.

Step 43

Using Tiffany coloured paste attach the front of the shoe.

Step 44

Using pink powder dust give the cheeks some definition with a soft brush.

Step 45

Repeat all the above steps to create the other shoe. You can customise each shoe to look how you want.

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