It’s amazing how the thin black fondant really turned this cake into a ‘cartoon cake.’ I’m amazed at how you came up with this idea and it’s just super darned cute. I’ve watched every video you’ve made and ALWAYS learn something new.
you and another person have convinced me that cartoon cake is what i'm doing for my daughter this year. It's hard to choose for her because she's a gamer. I've done the zelda, mario, minecraft blah blah things. So this is the one :) it looks amazing
This is the best cartoon cake I've seen by a mile! The thin black fondant is genius and looks SO good! The amount of work gone into this cake is insane; for anyone who ever thinks bakers charge too much 🙄 they should try and make one of these cakes and see how long it takes!
Thank you sooooo very much for how wonderful of a job you do with your instructions. You explain so well and even if you repeat (I do to when I teach so it doesn't bother me one bit) but I'm a total newbie so you have taught me sooooooo much more tonight watchingnthis vidwo.....I cannot wait to watch more videos
Gorgeous cake! Certainly levelled up all expectations and my own skills by watching this. I learned from this video to properly support even small cakes on the de one tier.
Yes! I get nervous even stacking lightweight cakes on top, they still need some support. Especially if they have to travel on a bumpy road and / or if it's hot outside!
Firstly I Want To Say, Happy New Years To You And Your Family!!! Secondly I ❤ This Trend!!! The Black Trim Makes It Pop!!! Oh Lastly I Just Want You To Know, Hunny Your Buttercream Recipe Is THE TRUTH!!! I Made Two Batches And Giiiirl I Couldn’t Stop Eating It!! You Have Changed My Mind Completely About Salted Butter In Buttercream, Thank You So Much For Sharing Your Knowledge With Us Especially Those Who Are Into The Cake Business…
Yessss!! I have been using this recipe forever. I love it, my customers love it. And it's so easy to make! I love the salted butter because it cuts down on the sweetness! I'm so glad you like it 💜🙏
I'm with you Philly girl. Jimmies all the way. Love the way you transformed a slice of cake into a cartoon looking cake. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
Very beautiful cake and by the way just to let you know I made your buttercream for Christmas it was amazing delicious not to sweet just what i wanted thank you so much for your tutorial
I have loved watching your videos, I’m just starting out on my cake, decorating journey and have watched hours and hours of videos and yours are the ones I keep coming back to. Thank you so much, this cartoon cake was absolutely adorable!
I love watching your videos. You make such clean and perfect cakes. You remind me of Yolanda Gamp, my fellow Canadian professional cake decorator and you tuber as well from How to Cake it I believe😊
This is a fun cake and I love your interpretation of the cartoon cake trend.❣ Thank you for sharing all the tips you have learned along your cake journey.
Karolyn you read my mind❗ i wanted to ask you to make a tutorial of a comic or pop art cake. I had my nails polished in this fashion a few months ago. Your cake is absolutely charming! You are so talented. Cake decorating has become my new hobby. I have learned so much from you. I love your videos. When are you going to offer memberships? I will certainly join. You could possibly offer special videos to members only. There is so much you can do. But anyways thank you so much for the comic cake video!
As always Adorable. Love this trend. Still a bit scared to try it lol. Fixing to try and find the Fondant Press to make tiny lines lol. I might try it then
@@KarolynsKakes 😂😆🤣😄 good tip to have before hand lol. I have seen so many different versions of this, to which some is in Buttercream frosting, instead of fondant. But I think piping the black line would be just as straining as squeezing that fondant clay gun lol
Amazing! ❤ I just hit like before I watch your videos now because I know they are always so good! This was so much work, but it has the perfect cartoon result. You make it look so easy. Perfection!
You forgot to put the black underline along the white wavy sides of the cake slice that you placed on top. However, it is an excellent job and is a lot of work.
One of the things I have struggled with the most since I started baking is trying to figure out what brands are good and what brands are not really. There are SO many choices because of the Internet. If you watch just a few different people's videos, they all seem to use something different. I think my main area of frustration is about coloring, i.e., powder dusts, gel colors, edible markers, air gun, shimmer colors vs. spray shimmer, etc. The second area is definitely what brand of emulsions and extracts to use. Will you please address these two areas in an upcoming video, Karolyn? Thanks!
Right now in Philly, it's like 25 degrees (F). So it's freezing here. That's why I love the Winter! It's cold and no humidity and my cakes don't sweat! If it's hot where you are, you have to control the environment where you decorate (keeping it air conditioned). Here's a video where I explain: ua-cam.com/video/vBKi-O7v98w/v-deo.html
You definitely can use buttercream if you'd like. It would be faster. However, I personally have very shaky hands when it comes to writing on cakes. So it won't be clean and neat because the lines won't be as straight. It's difficult to keep even pressure when squeezing it out of the bag, so it may be bigger in some areas. And, sometimes the buttercream line breaks or has air bubbles in it and it messes up. Using fondant is much easier (for me) because you have the line and all you have to do it adhere it to the cake!
There is a silver mylar envelope that the icing sheets come in. I save those envelopes (I never throw them away LOL) and store extra images in there. If you don't have those envelopes, I would double bag them in ziplock bags. They do dry out faster in the regular ziplock bags though.
Business-wise, when you change the size of a cake, do you tell or ask your customer, or do you just present it to them with more servings? I always feel like I should contact them and say, "I'd love to add a small tier (for example) to make the design better, hope that's okay."
For the most part, I don't tell them, I leave it as a surprise. And I tell them when I send the picture. I've never had someone complain when I went the extra mile and added more cake or detail! I only do it for customers who are more relaxed about the design. If they are very specific about the number of tiers and the design, I won't mess with it.
Roflmao I just started watching it again, and noticed the knife! I have one just like it. No clue how it became part of my knife collection, but it's my favorite. I have an electric Knife Sharpener, and that knife holds the sharpness the longest, so I use it more then the rest lol
@@KarolynsKakes 😂🤣😆😄😂🤣 too funny. I have a favorite paring knife as well, the only two I use and I have an entire draw full lol. I will dig, check everywhere for them... I have even stopped prepping until I find it. Not so hard now that there is only two ppl in my kitchen now lol
Lol I did not notice the missing black line till u said it.. lol, thank u you for giving out pricing on cakes gives us a great idea on what to charge.. love your videos!
Do you have a link for your fondant press? Mine is impossible to use. I have seen these cakes last couple weeks. Crazy, a simple outline messes with your mind!
I'm not sure what you're asking, can you elaborate? Are you asking if I refrigerate the cakes in between the crumb coat and final coat? If so, the answer is yes. 😊
@@KarolynsKakes hello . Thanks for responding so quickly ! I’m talking about the buttercream in the container . It seems to stay nice and smooth , is it being left out while the cake is in the fridge in between layers or is it being refrigerated?
@@KarolynsKakes Im sorry but another question 😬 I hope to make a cartoon cake next week and use all of your steps , from fondant , baking , frosting the cake etc. Does putting it in the fridge after each layer make the cake a little dry or will it stay moist because the crumb coat will lock in the moisture ?
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You fo4g9t the trim around the top slice
Hello there . How would you do this cake with fresh strawberries for the filling . HELP. I’m conflicted as the cake has to be cut into a slice 😅
It’s amazing how the thin black fondant really turned this cake into a ‘cartoon cake.’ I’m amazed at how you came up with this idea and it’s just super darned cute. I’ve watched every video you’ve made and ALWAYS learn something new.
Awwww love you girl! Thank you!
It’s all about that black outline and I Loveeeee ❤️❤️❤️
It makes a big difference!
I hate clay extruders! I watched this video and thought to myself the entire time “you’re never doing this” lol
But your cake looked amazing! Bravo
Sometimes I cry when I have to use it a lot 😂😂
But, seriously, if the fondant is soft, it's easy to use!
Thank you for helping me to understand how to use you clay gun without screaming!
It's the best tool....when you know how to use it! 🙌
you and another person have convinced me that cartoon cake is what i'm doing for my daughter this year. It's hard to choose for her because she's a gamer. I've done the zelda, mario, minecraft blah blah things. So this is the one :) it looks amazing
Yayyyy!! These really are so cool and fun to make!🙌
This is the best cartoon cake I've seen by a mile! The thin black fondant is genius and looks SO good! The amount of work gone into this cake is insane; for anyone who ever thinks bakers charge too much 🙄 they should try and make one of these cakes and see how long it takes!
Thank you Paula! Most people don't realize what goes into it until they try it for themselves 😂
I've been wanting to make one of those cakes, but now I see how much more work they are!! Great job as always Karolyn!!!
really like the Dr. Suess cake
That is AMAZING! I'm also 100% sure I would never have the patience for that. 😂 Glad we have patient & talented people like you to do it for us. 😂
That's what we are here for! 😂
I am dying to make a Cartoon Cake ! Yours is fabulous !
Thank you love!
I'm in LOVE with this cake trend! Great tutorial!
Thanks so much! 😊
I've been waiting on the cartoon cake. Love it.
I was so excited to get this order!
It looked fabulous!
Fantastic, you are the best...well done Karolyn
Wow, thank you!😊
It’s so great to see such a detailed and real tutorial. This will really help me try to make this cake. T hank you!
Glad it was helpful!🙌
Honestly, this cartoon cake is absolutely beautiful ❤️
Awww thank you Grace!
BRAVO!! Just Bravo 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
😊💜🙏
I had to try this, there are things I’d change but love the look! Thank you for the guidance!
You're welcome Kari! It's all about making it your own
Thank you sooooo very much for how wonderful of a job you do with your instructions. You explain so well and even if you repeat (I do to when I teach so it doesn't bother me one bit) but I'm a total newbie so you have taught me sooooooo much more tonight watchingnthis vidwo.....I cannot wait to watch more videos
Awwww thank you Wendy!💜🙏
The cake is absolutely gorgeous but I don’t know if I have the patience. So much work involved!!! But it is gorgeous. You did a spectacular job😊
Thanks so much 😊
Love this!!!! Thanks for sharing!
Perfect to me 🎉as always💕💕💕
So beautiful
Thank you for sharing so much with us!!!🥰🥰😘😘
😊💜🙏
Beautiful work
Wow- I cannot wait to try this.
Thank you so much I love your videos and I appreciate that you tell how much you charge. You're amazing!
You're too kind, you're welcome Jaim!
Your Cakes are literal perfection. I'm so obsessed. Definitely goals
Awwww you're the sweetest, thank you Gina!
Just love your enthusiasm, cake is fantastic. Happy New Year🎉😊🇦🇺
Thank you love, same to you!
Gorgeous cake! Certainly levelled up all expectations and my own skills by watching this. I learned from this video to properly support even small cakes on the de one tier.
Yes! I get nervous even stacking lightweight cakes on top, they still need some support. Especially if they have to travel on a bumpy road and / or if it's hot outside!
Te quedó precioso gracias por compartir tu técnica saludos desde Guatemala
De nada, me alegra que te haya gustado! Enviando amor desde Estados Unidos 💜
Firstly I Want To Say, Happy New Years To You And Your Family!!! Secondly I ❤ This Trend!!! The Black Trim Makes It Pop!!! Oh Lastly I Just Want You To Know, Hunny Your Buttercream Recipe Is THE TRUTH!!! I Made Two Batches And Giiiirl I Couldn’t Stop Eating It!! You Have Changed My Mind Completely About Salted Butter In Buttercream, Thank You So Much For Sharing Your Knowledge With Us Especially Those Who Are Into The Cake Business…
Yessss!! I have been using this recipe forever. I love it, my customers love it. And it's so easy to make! I love the salted butter because it cuts down on the sweetness! I'm so glad you like it 💜🙏
Thank you sweetheart for sharing
Love it ❤! Thank you 🙏 for teaching us ❤
It's my pleasure 💜🙏
Wow, such a great job!
Thank you so much!
And the detail is unreal❤️
Love it. Thank you for doing the video. You’re awesome
You're welcome my dear! 😊
I'm with you Philly girl. Jimmies all the way. Love the way you transformed a slice of cake into a cartoon looking cake. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
What are sprinkles anyway?! 😂😂
Very beautiful cake and by the way just to let you know I made your buttercream for Christmas it was amazing delicious not to sweet just what i wanted thank you so much for your tutorial
Yay!! It's been my go-to recipe for almost 20 years. I'm so glad you like it!
I loved this cake - it is so whimsical and happy looking. Thank you for showing us - can't wait to try it!
You're welcome Dolores! Send me a pic if you try it!
@@KarolynsKakes Absolutely - thanks again!
Learn so much from you!! The cartoon cake is adorable!
Thanks so much 😊
Adorable ❤
Very nice and detailed; love the final result! Great video Karolyn 💜
Awww thank you my dear!! 💜
Amazing cake well done.
Thanks Chels! 💜🙏
I have loved watching your videos, I’m just starting out on my cake, decorating journey and have watched hours and hours of videos and yours are the ones I keep coming back to. Thank you so much, this cartoon cake was absolutely adorable!
Awww thank you honey! 💜🙏🏼💜
Love it 😍.. want to try it out one day 😄 💞
Nice details.
Amazing!
I love watching your videos. You make such clean and perfect cakes. You remind me of Yolanda Gamp, my fellow Canadian professional cake decorator and you tuber as well from How to Cake it I believe😊
Wow, thank you, I love her!!
Fab cake.
Amei ficou lindo vou tentar fazer igual... parabéns 😍
You’re AWESOME ❗️
Thanks Mike! 😊
This is a fun cake and I love your interpretation of the cartoon cake trend.❣ Thank you for sharing all the tips you have learned along your cake journey.
Thanks so much 😊
Adorable! Your tutorial was fantastic! Thanks for sharing with us!
You're welcome honey! 😊
I love this cake 😮😮❤❤
Karolyn you read my mind❗ i wanted to ask you to make a tutorial of a comic or pop art cake. I had my nails polished in this fashion a few months ago. Your cake is absolutely charming! You are so talented. Cake decorating has become my new hobby. I have learned so much from you. I love your videos. When are you going to offer memberships? I will certainly join. You could possibly offer special videos to members only. There is so much you can do. But anyways thank you so much for the comic cake video!
I'm actually looking into that now while I'm slow, so I will definitely let you guys know!
Wow that's so pretty I Love it💞💞 thanks for the tips ,i liked the candle and how you made the sprinkles
As always Adorable. Love this trend. Still a bit scared to try it lol. Fixing to try and find the Fondant Press to make tiny lines lol. I might try it then
It really isn't that bad! Just make sure the fondant is soft or you'll want to throw that thing out the window 😂
@@KarolynsKakes 😂😆🤣😄 good tip to have before hand lol.
I have seen so many different versions of this, to which some is in Buttercream frosting, instead of fondant. But I think piping the black line would be just as straining as squeezing that fondant clay gun lol
Million dollar cake! Lucky guy who this goes to…..
Yeah, I was wondering if you would do this one!
I wanted to do it, I was just waiting for someone to order it!
Amazing! ❤ I just hit like before I watch your videos now because I know they are always so good! This was so much work, but it has the perfect cartoon result. You make it look so easy. Perfection!
Awwwww thank you, I appreciate you! 😊💜🙏
You are an amazing cake decorator/baker!
You're so sweet, thank you honey!
♥️Adorable indeed! Thanks Karolyn, Happy New Year!!!🎉
Ola! Thank you honey. Happy new year!!
Karolyn, you did it again. 🙂
That is so beautiful 💞 thank you.
Thank you so much for all you do!
I love this style! & of course yours is flawless!!! Happy New year!💖💖💖💖💖💖
Thank you honey, same to you!
Love it 😍!!! Thanks for showing us how. Amazing! 🎉😂
Glad you liked it!!
❤thanks for sharing 😂
You r amazing ❤
Hermoso 😊❤❤
I absolutely love this new cartoon cake trend as I always love all of your cakes! Love your NJ girl..💜. Happy New Year in a cpl of days lol.🎉
Thanks boo! Same to you! 💜💜
@@KarolynsKakes 💜
you think this would work for an ice cream cake?? gotta come up with more designs at work
You forgot to put the black underline along the white wavy sides of the cake slice that you placed on top.
However, it is an excellent job and is a lot of work.
I know! I mentioned that at the end of the video. I was so salty when I figured that out during editing LOL!
One of the things I have struggled with the most since I started baking is trying to figure out what brands are good and what brands are not really. There are SO many choices because of the Internet. If you watch just a few different people's videos, they all seem to use something different. I think my main area of frustration is about coloring, i.e., powder dusts, gel colors, edible markers, air gun, shimmer colors vs. spray shimmer, etc. The second area is definitely what brand of emulsions and extracts to use. Will you please address these two areas in an upcoming video, Karolyn? Thanks!
Making a note of it, I got you!
Hello 👋🏾 any tips on cutting the “slice” when using fresh strawberries in the filling ?😅 thank you in advance ❤
Beautiful. All I kept wondering is how come there isn’t a lot of condensation on your fondant.
Right now in Philly, it's like 25 degrees (F). So it's freezing here. That's why I love the Winter! It's cold and no humidity and my cakes don't sweat! If it's hot where you are, you have to control the environment where you decorate (keeping it air conditioned).
Here's a video where I explain:
ua-cam.com/video/vBKi-O7v98w/v-deo.html
Love your videos ❤
The cake is wonderful, I like it very much. please would you tell us the cream recipe, I'd like to try it for my daughter birthday.
I show it in this video! ua-cam.com/video/IaQLNQTXo5E/v-deo.html
Thank you very much,
Beautiful as always. Did you forget to outline the drip on the small cake?
Did you forget to watch the whole video? 😉
Yes I did! LOL!
I mentioned that in my final thoughts at the end. I was so salty when I realized that 😂
@@KarolynsKakes yes, I saw after I mentioned it. Well done.
Hi, as always great tutorial! Just wondering why didn’t you use black buttercream instead of fondant for all outlines. Feel like it will be faster
You definitely can use buttercream if you'd like. It would be faster. However, I personally have very shaky hands when it comes to writing on cakes. So it won't be clean and neat because the lines won't be as straight. It's difficult to keep even pressure when squeezing it out of the bag, so it may be bigger in some areas. And, sometimes the buttercream line breaks or has air bubbles in it and it messes up. Using fondant is much easier (for me) because you have the line and all you have to do it adhere it to the cake!
That’s gorgeous I have a question might sound crazy but I’m new to this. How do you store your edible images when you have extra
There is a silver mylar envelope that the icing sheets come in. I save those envelopes (I never throw them away LOL) and store extra images in there. If you don't have those envelopes, I would double bag them in ziplock bags. They do dry out faster in the regular ziplock bags though.
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Business-wise, when you change the size of a cake, do you tell or ask your customer, or do you just present it to them with more servings? I always feel like I should contact them and say, "I'd love to add a small tier (for example) to make the design better, hope that's okay."
For the most part, I don't tell them, I leave it as a surprise. And I tell them when I send the picture. I've never had someone complain when I went the extra mile and added more cake or detail! I only do it for customers who are more relaxed about the design. If they are very specific about the number of tiers and the design, I won't mess with it.
How do you stop the long black strings of fondant from stretching when you lift them please?
Add Tylose powder / Gum Tex powder to the fondant to help stiffen up so it holds its shape!
Roflmao I just started watching it again, and noticed the knife!
I have one just like it. No clue how it became part of my knife collection, but it's my favorite. I have an electric Knife Sharpener, and that knife holds the sharpness the longest, so I use it more then the rest lol
OMG I love that knife! It's my mom's and I stole it from her 😂
@@KarolynsKakes 😂🤣😆😄😂🤣 too funny.
I have a favorite paring knife as well, the only two I use and I have an entire draw full lol. I will dig, check everywhere for them... I have even stopped prepping until I find it. Not so hard now that there is only two ppl in my kitchen now lol
Lol I did not notice the missing black line till u said it.. lol, thank u you for giving out pricing on cakes gives us a great idea on what to charge.. love your videos!
Ugh I was so salty! At least I know not to make the mistake for the next one LOL!
Wonderful cake! Can you tell me what size it is??
Thank you! It's an 8" cake. 2 layers baked in 2" high pans (and torted before I filled them.)
Do you have a link for your fondant press? Mine is impossible to use. I have seen these cakes last couple weeks. Crazy, a simple outline messes with your mind!
Yup! It's in the description under fondant clay gun to make black lines.
Here ya go! amzn.to/3VvZQ34
Would you want to add the black liner on the top cake piece (tier) “drip” or leave it off? I didn’t see it on it so I wondered if it’s ok to not do?
I mentioned at the end of the video that I forgot to put it on there! OOPS! 😂
So, yes, that should have it as well.
Hi. Where did you get the black cake board please?
Amazon! amzn.to/408iAJF
Hi 👋🏾 do you refrigerate the buttercream in between layers ? Would love to know . Thank you
I'm not sure what you're asking, can you elaborate? Are you asking if I refrigerate the cakes in between the crumb coat and final coat? If so, the answer is yes. 😊
@@KarolynsKakes hello . Thanks for responding so quickly ! I’m talking about the buttercream in the container . It seems to stay nice and smooth , is it being left out while the cake is in the fridge in between layers or is it being refrigerated?
@@KarolynsKakes Im sorry but another question 😬 I hope to make a cartoon cake next week and use all of your steps , from fondant , baking , frosting the cake etc. Does putting it in the fridge after each layer make the cake a little dry or will it stay moist because the crumb coat will lock in the moisture ?
Hi Carolyn can you demo a cocomelon cake please
Hi Veronica! I've done 2. Here's one: ua-cam.com/video/Q1jWAPK66Bc/v-deo.html
Here's the other one: ua-cam.com/video/QS5jDGzgDyQ/v-deo.html
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Love this. Definitely one for my library. Hope you enjoyed your break. Happy New Year to you.
Thank you! You too!
Awesome cake! 🔥 Thank You again for the tutorial. Where can I get the acrylic piping gel brush in the video?
I get my brushes at Michael's!
www.michaels.com/search?q=soft%20grip%20paint%20brush
Omg girl I love it u make it like art wow just amazing love learning from you thanks for always sharing ❤
Yay! You're welcome honey!
What did you put on each cherry pls?
Hi. Did you leave the black to set for a while so it doesn't break or not?
No, I used the black right away so it wouldn't set and crack / break apart as I was working with it.