Preparing your cake pans is a vital step to ensuring your cakes come out of the pan in one piece and don’t end in disaster. In this free video, cake designer Rachael Teufel demonstrates three ways to prep your cakes pans before scooping in any batter. First, she discusses the more traditional and slightly more time-consuming method of greasing and flouring cake pans individually. Then she moves on to her preferred method, a commercial baking spray that contains flour and can quickly create a nonstick barrier. The final option is to line the base of your cake pans with parchment paper. Included are tips on butter versus shortening and how to create perfectly round parchment cake circles with ease. After you find what works best in your kitchen, head over to Rachael’s free video on wrapping and storing cakes for more beginner cake baking tips.
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Coloring Fondant
If you’ve mastered fondant and are ready to add bright, bold colors to bring your cake creation to life, you’re in the right place! Adding color to fondant is an easy way to drastically change the entire look of your cake design. Soft, subtle pastels can transform a plain, white cake into a romantic wedding…
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Fondant Draping
Between pleated, arched, and full romantic cascades, fondant draping and swags can add an elegant element to your next cake design. Join cake designer Rachael Teufel as she shares her easy-to-master technique for forming and attaching delicate fondant drapes. With only a rolling pin and a small knife, Rachael proves you don’t need any expensive…
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All About Cake Boards
You have all your supplies ready to tackle that gorgeous cake floating around the internet, but have you thought about what goes underneath all those layers of sugar? These days cakes come in all different shapes and sizes, and one of the most important elements of any cake is the cake board. That’s right, cake…
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Using Fresh Flowers as Decor
Fresh flowers are an easy way to elevate any cake design! In this lesson, cake designer Rachael Teufel proves that you don’t have to be a florist to create beautiful and safe arrangements on your next cake. Rachael steps you though how she selects a variety of blooms of different sizes, heights and textures to…
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