8 Reasons Why Your Cakes Still Look Amateur
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- Опубліковано 26 лис 2022
- I have been making cakes for about 20 years now. But I started out a beginner just like everyone else! Along the way, I have learned some techniques that make my cakes look more professional. And, in this video, I'm sharing 8 reasons why your cakes still look amateur (and what you can do to fix it!)
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USE DIFFERENT SIZES FOR VISUAL INTEREST - • Round Cake Portion Siz...
HOW TO USE TAPPIT LETTER CUTTERS - • Simple Clean Lettering...
DOUBLE BARREL CAKE - • How To Make A Double B...
HOW I USE EDIBLE IMAGES - • UPDATED! Using My Edi...
PATTERN TRANSFER TO WRITE ON CAKES - • Easily Transfer Any Pa...
FONDANT NAMES - • How To Make Fondant Names
FONDANT NUMBERS - • FONDANT NUMBER 1 POLKA...
WOODEN BARREL CAKE - • Wood Barrel Cake Tutor...
ELEPHANT BABY SHOWER CAKE - • Elephant Themed Cake F...
ANIMALS CAKE - • Watch Me Decorate This... (this isn't the circus one, but similar techniques were used.)
3D HAT CAKE - • Make This 3D Wonky Hat...
BUTTERCREAM SPLATTER PAINT - • How To Make a Paint Sp...
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I love that you used your own pictures to point out how we can do things differently. Thank you for your advice 💓
Hi Karolyn. I am not a cake decorator or baker, but I love your work. In my opinion, you ARE the best cake decorator that I have come across, but I appreciate your humility. The stuff you do is outstanding.
You're the sweetest, thank you so much!😊🙏
Karolyn, you just continually amaze me! You always go the EXTRA steps to include links for your equipment, ingredients, and to your previous videos. You make learning so easy! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ While I know it's isn't easy for you to go through all the extra steps AND time... You always hit the mark! ❤️
So any day you ever doubt yourself.... Remember this comment.... You are SO appreciated! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
Tammy! Thank you so much honey. I appreciate the words of encouragement and am so glad that my videos are helping! 💜🙏🏼
Thank you for showing us how your cake decorating has evolved, love your honesty and humour! 😊
Thank you for thinking I'm funny! 😂
Thanks for sharing your hints and tips!
I love the cake business, behind the scenes videos!! Thank you so much for sharing!!💖💖💖
Love your Energy
Thank You for sharing all your experience with us 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
I absolutely love your ‘top reasons’, series of videos. So helpful. And taking the time to link below is great! Thank you!
excellent as always Karolyn! thank you for sharing your top 8 reasons!! I loved it! You truly are an inspiration!
I learned a lot from you today, and you were like a ray of sunshine as well. What a great soul you are. :)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge- I aways learn so much!
Thank you soo much for taking the time to always point out pointers and simplemtipsnthat make a huge difference. Love watching your videos and you truly inspired me to make my girls bday cakes. I'm not a baker and I'm horrible with art, but watching your videos helped so much. Just learning to make personal cakes, I don't have that patient to make it a business lol. You're an amazing teacher, hilarious, and so talented. Wishing abundance of success always 🎉
I like watching your tips, very helpful and your down to earth. ☺️
Thank you, Karolyn! I love your cakes and your ideas!
Glad they were helpful! 😊🙌
Great video Karolyn… Learning a lot from you ❤
Great video! I always learn so much from your gratefulness to share your knowledge. Thanks
Emily! Thanks my dear!
Thank you so much for showing us how to make and decorate cakes, the do's and don't of decorating. As a amateur your tips are very much appreciated.
You are so welcome!🙏
What a great video - I loved seeing the differences. You are a great cake decorator and I love all your designs. Have a wonderful Christmas and keep up the great work! :)
Dolores! Thank you love! 💜
I came across your videos just scrolling and have been hooked since. Thanks so much for your content. It sets you apart from the average creators because they dont go into detail like this. Your pricing video, filling video, buttercream recipe, the little details you add that usually you have to research on your own such as how many people each cake feeds or the sizes. As a creator I'm sure those are all things you can expand on in other videos but im grateful your videos are so so informational. You'd do AMAZING with your own class. Thank you so much!!
Jesse! This is wonderful, you made my day. Thank you! 💜🙏
Thank you so much for this video!!! I needed it🙏
I love your videos! Your so humble and honest. You use your own cakes to give us examples. Your so brave. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Adore you.❤️
You are the sweetest, you're welcome honey! Happy Holidays!
Thank you. This is so encouraging. Love your amazing cakes. ❤
Thank you my dear! 💜🙏
I’m so glad I found this video. You definitely have a new subscriber. I’m new to decorating and while we’re our own harshest critic…I knew I had room to grow. Your examples will help me take my work to the next level!
Yesss Reyna! I’m happy to help 🥰
thank you for this video .. I love how relatable you are making these tutorials .. i am learning so much
You're welcome honey, I'm so glad you're enjoying my content!
❤your journey. Thanks for the inspiration and sharing your gifts!
You're so sweet! You're welcome honey!
You have such an adorable personality! Oh and even your amateur cakes look beautiful! 😊
Awww thanks Aim!!😊🙏
I always love when you post tutorials like this one. Not only do I learn that there is still hope for me but I love seeing the cakes you've made. And it is so helpful when you have the tutorials linked to the description. Thank you for sharing and keep on caking 💜
You're welcome honey! I've come a long way since the bowling ball incident and if I can do it, anyone can! 😂
I love you, your cakes and your videos so much! Your cakes are ahhhmazzzing, you are so humble and your videos are so informative, articulate and entertaining! Let me now go back to dreaming of being an intern under you 😀.
Sini!! You're the sweetest, thank you love! 💜🙏
I’m not a cake decorator, but polymer clay artist who makes mini foods & cakes….what heavily helps skill improvement is when artists, like yourself, show older work vs. newer work and what ideas led to the skill elevation. Great video ❤
I love all of your cakes👍
You are amazingly talented🥰❤️
Thank you for all of your videos, they are full of great tips.
Maria! You're welcome honey 💜😊
I just stumbled upon you and I love love love loved this video! I'm definitely a very amateur Baker probably have only made about six cakes for a clients and or friends (some of them were pro bono), and maybe about another 10 cakes for our church charity functions. My flavors are on point but decorations are suffering LOL. I keep decorations very simple right now but have the desire to learn more. This video is super great and encouraging. Your cakes are beautiful!!
Ellina! Thank you my dear, I appreciate you!! You'll improve every time you make one 😊🙌
WOW! You're so "REAL" & "Relatable." You answered so many questions that I've had and gave me hope that maybe I am not a lost cause. I was beginning to dislike baking because I kept making some of the same mistakes (I thought it was me just being a flop). Thank you for sharing so much of your knowledge. I think I CAN do this! :)
Ella! I love this. You definitely can do this! Remember there’s a lot of trial and error when you’re learning. Making “mistakes” is how we grow!
I love that home sweet home cake SO MUCH! I'm really bad at this, but I will be attempting this! Thanks! I'm looking forward to seeing the rest!
You’ll get better with practice I promise! 🙌🏼
Great video! I have some cakes of my own that I look back at and cringe, lol. The bowling ball comment was so funny 🤣. Thank goodness for some of our customers who have been so patient as we continue to learn and improve and still stay loyal. Thank you for being vulnerable 💜
Yes! I'm so grateful for the people who got the learning curve cakes and still came back! 💜🙏
Ms. Karolyn I REALLY REALLY appreciate your tips!! I've been watching you and a subscriber for quite awhile...I understand this video but ALL YOUR CAKES LOOK AHMAZING TO ME!! what I got from this informational video is at the end of the day do what you love to do PRACTICE your technique and Do It Well 🤗again Thank you I definitely learned a lot and you know what else? You made me feel confident (& I'm sure others as well) Blessings and Continued Awesome Success ❣️❣️❣️
Awwwww Bridgette! I love this so much! With practice, everything becomes easier, so keep on going. And just remember that every cake is a lesson learned and you get better every time you try!🙌💜
You are my professor! Nice lecture and so clear! Why is your cake so amazing!
Thank you love! 💜🙏
Thank you for sharing and uploading....what I really like is that you use your own cakes and experience not criticizing other bakers like some cake artist channels do. They do the "I bought this from bakery X" and proceed to criticize it. Thank you for your time you take to make and upload these
I don't feel right criticizing someone else's work! Plus, I have made all the mistakes so it's easy for me to find old pictures as reference.
❤❤❤ unbelievable video! Thank you so much!! You are amazing!!!
Awww Jane! You’re the sweetest, thank you!
Thank you very much. I learn a lot from your videos. Blessings
You are so welcome💜🙏
You're an excellent teacher!!! So many reasons for that...
Thank you honey! 💜💜
Very good video Karolyn. Loved the colors you used on the home cake.. That would be a nice one to make a video on, if you ever get an order in that again. Xx
I loved that one! I used Americolor electric green and for the pink, it’s Wilton Rose and SugarFlair Claret.
Another great set of tips
Thanks for sharing. I'm excited to see how my cakes will evolve! Just been backing since 2020
It’s pretty cool to look back and see how far you’ve come! 💜🙏🏼
Thank you so much for sharing.
thanks for the encouragement
I loved this video .. enjoyed it alot
Thank you so much! This is great advice. I learn so much from you and I love all your videos. P.S. the sound was fine.
Thank you! I felt like it was a little more echo-y. Good to know it wasn’t that bad!
Your smile is super beautiful. Thanks for all the knowledge you pass across
Thank you so much!😊
I got my airbrush machine a few years ago. They had a good deal on Groupon on it. It was $30. Works great, very pleased with it. Its just a little unit, nothing fancy, but I don't make cakes for other people anymore.
Wow, that's a great price!!
Thank u so much for all the great advice...I've just recently started making cakes &I love it...I made my nephew a construction site cake &he loved it so much he wanted me to make I'm another one for his next bday😁❤🥰🥳..I live learning every trick and technique I can so thank u...I subscribed 😊
You’re welcome Stacy! It’s such a great feeling when you see the reactions to your cakes and every better when you’re asked to do it again! 🥰
So helpful thank you for sharing
Glad it was helpful!
Your video content is top notch. Very interesting topics always.
Thank you! 😊🙌
Love you and your videos. One thing I have found that has helped my cakes step up is spending time on my boards, I always cover the boards (with fondant, crumbs, and sugar...), ribbon around the edge, and feet ( easier to pick up help to protect the ribbon when picking up and everything looks better on a raised pedestal).
Thank you for always being you and sharing everything good or bad.
Yes, I love this! The board definitely makes a big difference and needs to be included on this list. 🙌
Your writing is amazing ....I think your writing looks as good as fondant.
great tips !!!
Karolyn, you are so talented! Thank you so much for sharing your skills. I love to bake but I cannot decorate a cake. I have been practicing but feel like I am not getting anywhere.
Thank you Lala! I would suggest trying to get good at one thing to start. Maybe you learn how to get the icing / fondant really smooth so you have a clean slate to decorate with. It comes with practice so be patient with yourself!
Short and wide is definitely old school, but I also prefer tall and narrow cakes. They look more elegant to me, even if the decorations are cartoony.
Yes!! It just looks more modern!
Short and wide is life though 🥲
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Beautiful cakes.
Excellent video as usual!
Glad you enjoyed it!
❤ your videos are soooo helpful to me and my growing “business”, plus you are great at breaking things down so i can understand. i would loveee to see you be a judge on a cake decoratingn show!!
Jayla! I'm so glad I'm able to help you 😊🙏
@@KarolynsKakes oh wow you replied 😯 you’re so welcome!! i need your guidance!!🤣
I was trained by Wilton back in like 1993 and have a hard time getting out of that mind set. Taught for a year and decided 1- it's not for me and 2- cake making/decorating wasn't fun any more 😐 Now only make cakes for friends and relatives who want a cake and I don't do anything fancy. I love your cakes and tutorials. Thanks for sharing your amazing designs! I know from experience how hard it is! 💚
Once it's not fun anymore, there's no point in doing it, right? At least you can still dabble every now and then with no pressure!
Beautiful ❤
Thank you for always sharing! Love your NJ girl. 💜
Love youuu 💜💜
@@KarolynsKakes Love you too 💜💜😘
Absolutely love your channel! I always come away with some tools to up my cake game. Would definitely travel to Philly if you ever offered a class.
Robin! Thank you love! And I'm in the process of getting things together for a class / course. 🙌🙏
@@KarolynsKakes ❤
You have amazing talent. 👏
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you so much.
Thank you for this I was just telling myself I need to step it up and figure out how to give more of a wow effect
Perfect timing! I’m glad it helped 🥰
Love this video
i hv to say this that i love the colours and decorations including toppers, numbers names that you put on your cakes. Extremely lively cakes.. My request- please do videos on each of the type of decorations that you hv done and do. They are so amazingly bright and lively .
Thank you Reshma! I have quite a few videos showing how I make the toppers and decorations!
@@KarolynsKakes Thank you. will def watch and learn from them.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it
I don’t know how I found you but I bench watch this channel all day. When something else come on after you, I’m like ohh Noo no no! I click right back to one of your videos
Awww you're the sweetest, thank you Dawn! 💜🙏
Hi Karolyn! I feel like you and I are traveling the same road. So many similarities in our style, recipes and cake philosophy! ( I also dislike doing 3D figurines)
I definitely have the same “past cakes.”
Yes! Eff those 3D figures! 😂😂
Thank you for all of your great tips, I learn so much from watching your videos!!! Your cakes are amazing ❤ In one of your older videos or it may have been in one of your other social media I noticed an edible image of an "IU" logo. just wondering if you have a video of how you used the image. IU Hoosier fan here. Thanks again for all of your informative and how-to videos. Have a blessed week and looking forward to your next video😊
I'm not sure what cake that was, but here's a video on how I use edible images 😊
ua-cam.com/video/2FxgvYPsxdU/v-deo.html
Your cakes are amazing! OMG!
Thank youuuuu!! 💜🙏
You're such a legend. Thank you so much for sharing. I love that u love to have a giggle even at your old work, which by the way still look great but totally makes sense... Your 2D figures do look much nicer!
(Ross Geller voice) Thhhhhhhankkkk youuuuu! LOL
Happy Holidays my dear!
@@KarolynsKakes 🤣 Merry Christmas! Enjoy your day! 🎄🎅☃️
I can get a super smooth buttercream and nice tight edges. Can edges on a circle be tight? 🤔 oh well lol 😆
But I have caught myself missing cornstarch on fondant pieces and buttercream writing is hard! If I have the time I will just make the letters out of fondant. It’s more important to me that my product shows well. Ya never know who will be at the event your cake is for… could pay off with a high end order, expanded customer base, word of mouth is amazing…. Especially in a small rural town (sorry I had to put that r word in there)
Love ya Karolyn, thanks for another amazing tutorial ❤
It's okay, I forgive you! 😂😂
And you're so right, you never know who will be at a party. Many of my repeat customers came from parties and word of mouth!
Great video
I loveeee the home sweet home cake!!!💖💖💖 I also love tall cakes!!
Shay! Thanks boo!! 🥰🙌🏼
I’m glad you talked about these issues Karolyn.
I just did a 49ers Cake where I got fatigued and frustrated because of Icing issues (😡🤬ask you about that in a sec)-so I just direct applied my icing sheet ‘bare’ to the icing.
Now to the receiving client who may not know any better, don’t care etc…for them it’ll be OOooo’s & aahh’s. However, knowing what I CAN do…it reaaally bothered me cause I knew I should have prepared better and/or taken the time to give my 100%.
In the end it was a a beautiful cake and they were extremely happy with it…when you know…you know.
Especially when most all my techniques I’ve learned comes from Dr. Karolyn. All the encouragement I’ve gotten from … Dr. Karolyn KaKe.
The Icing Headaches.
I use your Icing recipe so first let me say that, THAT delicious sweetness 👉🏽I do not believe to be the problem.
It’s either patience, handling knowledge and/or my application but PLEASE riddle me this.
Why when it’s time for smoothing, this is where my inarticulate profanity develops suddenly, holding my breath while simultaneously breathing hard (figure that one out), healthy doses of ‘flatulence’, excessive hiccups, dry heaving and ANY OTHER anxiety or issue…comes for me.
🤨…because this happens👉🏽👉🏽
Why do I get these ‘pock-marked’ areas in my icing? I was about ready to give up ‘caking’ this weekend because it took me 3 tries/3 batches to get it ‘decent’.
I felt like a failure. I used hot water (dipping my smoother) but it didn’t help. At times the icing seemed to get ‘rough’.
Also, speaking of what I DON’T like to do which is full fondant cakes and (yes I understand it is cleaner lookin’)💁🏽♀️ can I successfully ‘float’ thinly rolled, 3D fondant pieces onto your AB? 👉🏽👉🏽WITHOUT waking in the morning and finding them having ‘slid’ down???
I tried the Fondant but I hate that people pretty much waste it after that horrible process of getting it on.
Yes, I know how to MAKE…fondant and very well but…I just prefer to live on Buttercream Lane.
Therefore, I need help with this issue.
It’s probably hard for a ‘professional perfectionist’ like you to do a video on these issues showing the mistakes that can happen in smoothing-but maybe you know how to CREATE the actual mistakes and then HOW to correct them.
Please. Please. PLLLLEASE help.
Love you.❤
You may be whipping the icing too much after adding the sugar.
I am going to try to figure out how to show this issue and how to correct it. I still get bubbles / pock marks in my icing. But I rely on my smoothing method to get most of them out. I wrote down your concerns and will work on getting a video out!
I love "holding my breath and breathing hard"! I totally do that! 😂😂
If I'm putting 3D fondant pieces on the side of a cake, I will anchor them in with a toothpick on an angle pointing downward to help prevent it from sliding. If it's too heavy, you need more support!
Karolyn-that’s why I truly ADORE you. Seriously. We can count on you to be the Karolyn we know and love. Because you are willing to do whatever it takes to help us.
I will definitely remember your tips on floating ‘fondant’ pieces and that makes me soooooo happy. Because your icing is awesome and people love the flavor.
If I can get the smoothing process ‘aced’ - that’ll be half my battle. The rest is just time constraint for decorating and patience to perfection.
I’m going to watch this again because it is extremely helpful.
I have 2 major cakes coming up.
My Missionary ordered a Bling Cake for her Birthday and I have a Graduation Cake coming both of which I’m whipping out your handy decoration guide.
I’m DEEEEEtermined👉🏽👉🏽👉🏽 to have ‘Karolyn Inspired’ theme cakes!
Thank you for posting this! I am very curious how you made the large cupcake topper! would you be willing to do a tutorial? Thought I would ask! Thanks for always sharing...too many won't:)
People really don’t order those big cupcakes anymore. But if I make it again, I will film it!
Quite helpful, thk u Karol
Hi Karolyn, thanks for another amazing video! As a GF Bakery owner in Schertz, Texas, you’ve answered my messages each time I ask and I really appreciate your help. It means more than you know. I 😂rewatched your video on cutting out fondant names this week when I was asked to do a Gucci cookie cake for a lady. I spent more time decorating the cake board and stenciling a Gucci symbol on that dog on thing than the cookie. I later found the sister was only willing to spend $50 after she told me how big and how many people to feed 🤦♀️😡, enough said and I’ve learned my lesson! You always have such beautiful designs for your cakes, but I have two questions, number one, how much time do you require customers give you when ordering a cake and second, although I’m new to making cakes (I only started out baking cookies and now I’m baking everything) I see you talk about how you love your edible images, but I hated the taste of the rice paper. Would you recommend I get one and, if so, which one would you endorse?
Thanks again and keep up your amazing work!!
Donna! Did you start that Gucci cake before the order was confirmed? I have done that in the past. Now I won't even start a cake until it's PAID IN FULL. I have a policy...I collect a $50 deposit to hold the spot. (Some people do more, I just like to do $50 because it's enough to cover the cost of ingredients.) Then the cake must be paid in full 10 days prior to pickup / delivery or I won't make it. I go with 10 days because that's when I start shopping and I actually bake and freeze the cakes in advance. No changes can be made to the order within 10 days (because I already started on it!)
With the edible images, I personally don't eat them. I'm sure kids may eat the decor, but I don't know if many adults do. I get all of my supplies from Icing Images. The icing sheets I use have a vanilla flavor to them, they aren't bad!
Here's my link to their site, the products are high quality (you don't want to use cheap icing sheets that taste gross and / or break apart!) and the owner Debbie is a sweetheart.
I hope that helps!
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Excellent video
Glad you liked it!
♥️After watching this vid:
1) Tall and narrow is way OK!
2) Smooth Surface ; use edible print and air brush 👌
AND LAST but not the least..hey! It's a cake, have fun!😃 Thanks for sharing Karolyn!♥️
You gotta remember to have fun, right? I say that because I get to work from home and do what I love. For me, it's wayyyyy better than sitting at a desk working a 9-5 that bores me. So when it gets a little rough, I repeat that mantra to myself! 💜
Loved this video!! Always learn something new! Class idea,topsy turvy cake!!! Hard to find a good how to, not like your videos!
I added that to my list, thank you for the feedback!
@@KarolynsKakes absolutely, do you have an idea on what your classes will cost? Want to budget, haha
Cake decorators are on another level! The skill set is insane!
You’re so sweet, thank you!
@@KarolynsKakes My pleasure! You deserve it and you can tell you have put a lot of love into it also!
Would you do a video on using air brush plssss on buttercream and fondant
Please send me the video how you do your barrel cake ,it looks so neat
I love that used your cakes to show the progress. My issue with my cakes is that no one that orders from me wants fondant. So, yes, they do make the cakes look crisper and cleaner, but if your customers don't want fondant, what are your suggestions to make them look better?
I let people know that some decorations must be made with fondant or it won't look right. And I explain that they can simply remove the decorations and then cut into the cake or just eat the cake and icing and leave the fondant on the plate. If people insist on no fondant, then I will either send pictures of examples of all-buttercream cakes that I can make or I will decline their order and send them elsewhere.
Very cool video - would love to see tips for making nicer cakes just with buttercream (try to avoid fondant for kids cakes since all three of mine dislike the flavor)
Thank you! I do make all-buttercream cakes, but mostly those are just basic textured buttercream designs. The fondant decorations do look much cleaner (at least for me). I usually recommend when they don't want fondant, that we do a simpler design and do minimal fondant decorations that can easily be peeled off the cake before it's cut! Most of my cakes are iced in buttercream and decorated with fondant. I personally don't like to eat fondant, so when I have a piece of cake, I just eat the cake and icing and leave the fondant on the plate. Some say that's wasteful. I liken it to garnish on your dinner plate. It makes it look pretty, but most people don't eat it!
@@KarolynsKakes Thanks for replying!! And 100% agree - while I'm definitely a beginner, my cakes look a ton better with fondant (wish it wasn't so foul!) Great video - just subscribed!
Thanku!
You’re cakes are beautiful and it sounds like you get so much creative freedom from your clients. How do you get this or ask for this? I get pictures and my clients are always pretty set on their cake being almost identical. It takes the fun out of making cakes especially because if there’s something I mess up on (a bubble etc) I can’t cover it or change the design if necessary to make the cake better. Is there something you say, or ask?
I have a few pictures of cakes I've done that are my renditions of a design I was given and I believe that my design looks a lot better. So I show the pictures of them (I have them saved as a 2 picture collage, the original on the left and mine on the right). If they agree that they like mine better, then they usually let me add my flair to it.
I usually tell them that I don't like to copy other designs exactly and can draw inspiration from the pictures I'm given and it will be similar, not exact. And I've also told people that when my creativity is restricted that I never am satisfied with the outcome!
I have been watching your videos for a while and saw one where you mentioned you got a new mic. Just observation, I don't think your mic is sourcing your audio. I think your camera is still the recording device because you get the slight echo of the room. Just as a tip to make your videos look more professional😉
Yes! Thank you! I know it’s not working right. I have it hooked up the right way and still am not getting the right sound. I’m trying to figure it out, it shouldn’t be this hard! 🤣
I think you could add boards and packaging. Cakes look much more professional on cake drums, sometimes decorated) and appropriately sized bakery boxes.
Yes! 💯🙌🏼
Love your video. I didn’t see the two dimensional link ..
The elephant baby shower cake and the animals cake that are linked both show how I make 2D figures 😊
Thank you for sharing this :) Can you recommend a good edible printer? I want to get one but I’m suffering from analysis paralysis! Thank you again for all you do :)
I have the Platinum Entry Level Edible Printer System from Icing Images. It comes with everything you need and it's a great printer!
Here's my link to the site, you can click "Edible Printing" , then "Affordable Edible Printers" and it is the first one on the list.
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@@KarolynsKakes thank you so much! I wish you continued success and millions of followers!!!
Great video, but there are plenty of us who love your 3D cars and elephants😊
You’re so sweet, thank you love! 🥰
Can you show us how you do your fondant lollipops?
I have a candy theme kake coming up soon, I will film it when I make it!
Ha ha I've been there too I've been decorating for 10byrs now and my cskes years back were so looking amateur , been like that for 2 years and now I'm confident to say my craftmanship is acceptable to judges now 😅
We all start somewhere, right? I love to look back and realize how far I've come!
I have a question, Karolyn. For a cake like your “Home Sweet Home” cake, I guess I don’t quite understand how you would cut the same size slices from such different height tiers. The double barrel tier would make such huge, tall pieces. I love how it looks, btw. I just don’t understand how you would cut it.
The double barrel cake is a 2 tier cake (2 tiers of the same size) iced into 1 tall tier. So there is a cardboard circle 1/2 way down separating the 2 tiers and supports in the bottom tier to prevent it from collapsing. You can't cut from the top to the bottom! I let my customers know that when I make a cake like that. It's explained in my double barrel cake video!
@@KarolynsKakes thank you for clearing that up for me. How would you deal with the cutting if you had a cake with a 4 layer tier on the bottom and a 3 layer tier on the top?