Floral Cake Design: Paint with Cocoa Butter
A course by user4092834 surname4092834 , Wedding Cake Designer
Joined September 2020
Learn how to paint striking tropical flowers onto sugarpaste using colored cocoa butter to create spectacular cake designs
Learn how to paint striking tropical flowers onto sugarpaste using colored cocoa butter to create spectacular cake designs
Joined September 2020
Cakes are often the centerpiece of any memorable celebration, whether it’s a wedding, a birthday, or a baby shower. Designer Emily Hankins has taken advantage of this opportunity to push the boundaries between baking and art, creating beautiful masterpieces that are meant to be as ephemeral as the moments they symbolize. With delicate hand-painted florals, her cakes have witnessed endless milestones and been featured in well-known publications like Cake Masters Magazine.
In this online course, learn to create unforgettable cakes with stunning, hand-painted flowers. Emily walks you through the entire process, from the initial design to the final delivery, showing you how to use cocoa butter to paint your artwork onto a sugarpaste base. Turn cakes into your canvas and craft sweet memories with bold floral compositions.
What will you learn in this online course?
19 lessons & 18 downloads
- 100% positive reviews (40)
- 2,478 students
- 19 lessons (3h 53m)
- 18 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Paint vibrant florals onto a tiered cake using colored cocoa butter.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to expand their cake-decorating skills and try their hand at cocoa-butter painting.
Requirements and materials
Familiarity with cake baking is required, as this course focuses on the painting aspect of the process.
As for materials, you need sugarpaste, cocoa butter, dust colors, paintbrushes, a plate, a bowl, a scalpel, a rolling pin, side smoothers, a turntable, pins, and parchment paper.
Reviews
A course by user4092834 surname4092834
Emily Hankins is a UK-based cake designer specialized in edible, hand-painted decorations. Originally a graphic designer, she was passionate about illustration and design but eager to express her creativity with a more hands-on craft. That’s when she fell in love with cake design, initially baking for friends and family until she started her own business in 2012.
Besides creating custom pieces for her clients, Emily teaches cake-painting classes nationally and internationally at institutions like Cakeology in India and Cake International in the UK. She was named one of UK’s top 10 cake artists by Cake Masters Magazine, and she regularly writes for Cakes & Sugarcraft Magazine and American Cake Decorating Magazine. She is also one of the co-authors of Designer Cake Decorating, a collection of contemporary techniques.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Preparation before Painting
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Materials
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Researching the Idea and Sketching Out the Design
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Covering the Cake and Creating the Canvas 1
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Covering the Cake and Creating the Canvas 2
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Transferring the Design onto the Cake 1
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Transferring the Design onto the Cake 2
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U3
Painting the Cake
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Mixing the Cocoa Butter Paint
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Painting the Largest Flower: The Hibiscus 1
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Painting the Largest Flower: The Hibiscus 2
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Painting the Largest Flower: The Hibiscus 3
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Painting the Medium-Sized Flower: The Alstroemeria 1
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Painting the Medium-Sized Flower: The Alstroemeria 2
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Painting the Filler Flowers: The Gloriosa ‘Flame’ Lily
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Painting the Foliage 1
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Painting the Foliage 2
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U4
Creating Real Wedding Cakes
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Doweling, Boxing, and Delivering the Cake
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Real Client Brief
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FP
Final project
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Floral Cake Design: Paint with Cocoa Butter
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Excellent course. This technique is very subtle and offers unique results.
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Everything is well explained, I recommend these courses. A top teacher in her explanations.
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displayname4366585
Excellent a dream come true to finally resolve the mystery behind painting on fondant cakes. Emily is an excellent teacher. Would love to do more courses with her. Thank you.
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I loved it. Explains very well.
I recommend that it be translated into Spanish.
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An entertaining, relaxing, well-explained course.
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