Celebration Cakes and Sugarcraft Decorations

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Sugarcraft cakes and how to decorate christmas cakes

Christmas cakes designs or sugarcraft cakes for birthdays, why did I do it? The answer is my children, it all started by using sugarcraft cakes from books for my little boys birthday, it snowballed from there really. Christmas cake decorating ideas come from friends, family and plenty of books, I then adapt them to what I think I can do. Sugarcraft icing (fondant) is my main method for covering and decorating.

This page you will hopefully find informative with tips and techniques, being self taught I have had to pick things up over the years. My lenses will show some of my favourite tips and tools and some earlier cakes before gaining some knowledge.

Decorating a christmas cake like the globe and my christmas bauble was real fun!

Wilton ball cake tin

Wilton Sports Ball Pan Set

Amazon Price: $9.01 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

This tin is a marvel. I used it for my snow globe, the cat cake and my Xmas bauble.

This tin can be used for any ball such as tennis, golf and football etc. Simply bake in two halves and buttercream together to give a lovely round shape without all that carving!

snowflake plunger cutter

PME Sugarcraft Plunger/Cutter Set - Snowflake

Amazon Price: $16.75 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

Another plunger cutter used for christmas cake.

After baking... the cake decorating!

Learn how to marzipan and ice your cake

How to cover a cake with marzipan
by goodtoknowTV | video info

50 ratings | 38,915 views
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novelty christmas cake

Decorating christmas cakes with sugarcraft tools 

Patchwork and tappit cutters.

These are similar to the cutters I used. They are known as tappits or patchwork cutters.
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sugarcraft cakes

Cake decorating ideas

type=textBeing self taught I started out by copying sugarcraft cakes from books. Novelty sugarcraft cakes and christmas cake designs did not come easily. I have become braver and the christmas cake designs I have chosen above is my idea. Sugarcraft flowers is something I would like to adventure into, but I find sugarcraft supplies hard to obtain sometimes. Any sugarcraft supplies or sugarcraft tools I buy usually online from places like ebay nowadays.
The R2 D2 cake is made using wilton cake tins and using sugarcraft icing and painting techniques.
Some cakes I make are from Debbie Brown cake books. I love her books especially enchanted cakes for children and lovable charater cakes.
I think Debbie Brown cakes are the best and will continue to make these for the family because they have step by step, easy to follow instructions.

sugarcraft cakes, sugarcraft books for tips and ideas.

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Sugar craft decorations and Sugarcraft tools

Patchwork cutters

Sugarcraft decorations can be made very simply or very ornate.
Usually christmas cake designs are a little more complex and time consuming.
Using patchwork cutters can be used for more detailed work. These are a sugarcraft tool designed to imprint detail or cut the item out from the sugarcraft icing. Sections of colour can make lovely pictures like a jigsaw, my unicorn on the book cake and many others are patchwork cutters. Sometimes I cut them out and build them up, other times I paint direct on the white icing.
The choice is yours, do not be afraid to have a go....I have found sometime mistakes work to your advantage.

christmas cake designs

The angel cake I made one afternoon, it took 3-4 hours, not my best but looked o.k for the family xmas. You do not need to be an expert in sugarcraft designs to make cakes people will appreciate. It still got eaten and enjoyed!

christmas cake decorating ideas 

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Sugar paste tools

Ateco 9-Piece/18 Shape Sculpting Tool Set

Amazon Price: $12.97 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

Sugar craft tools are really useful for adding detail such as faces or making frills.

YouTube

Making figures or create a teddy bear.

Creating a simple sugar paste figure
by carolmdeacon | video info

81 ratings | 143,823 views
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Decorating a christmas cake 

sugarcraft cakes and sugarcraft flowers

celebration cakes

Examples of sugarcraft decorations

Dodgshons, Manor Square, Otley by Tim Green aka atoach
Army cake by Joybot
 by A_of_DooM
Acorns by A_of_DooM
 by A_of_DooM
Blackberries by A_of_DooM
3 tier haxagonal autumnal cake by A_of_DooM
 by A_of_DooM
 by A_of_DooM
Conkers by A_of_DooM
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sugarcraft and celebration cakes

sugar craft demonstration
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Sugarcraft cakes using a patchwork cutter 

cake decorating stand for sugarcraft cakes

The christmas cake above was cut out with a patchwork cutter and hand painted for detail

When adding sugarcraft designs I found using a cake decorating stand very useful. Santas sleigh cake needed to be turned on a regular basis, I had two on the go and parcels had to be put on simultaneously before the sugarcraft icing dried out!

christmas cake designs 

Fairy birthday cake/sugar plum fairy using sugarcraft icing techniques 

YouTube

How to make figures and flower fairies

Hopefully these YouTube clips will help you create your sugarpaste flower fairy. Dont forget above YouTube clips show how to make figures as well.
Cake Decorating - How to make Flower Fairies - Part 1 of 2
by PatchworkCutters | video info

96 ratings | 167,917 views
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sugarcraft cakes and fairys. This is an open story book showing fairy and woodland scene. 

Sugarcraft cakes make an ideal birthday present

Horse cake

To make this horse birthday cake I used patchwork cutters. The horse is made and stuck to an oval plaque, once they have dried. The oval plaque was hand painted and left to dry before attaching the horse, otherwise if attached beforehand it can cause a mess by the colour bleeding. The horse and other riding equipment were also painted to add extra detail and depth. The bushes had dark brown painted in the grooves to add depth. A friend tried making a kids birthday cake and she was thrilled with the results. The beauty of sugar paste is if it goes wrong screw it up and start again. It's fantastic!

Horse birthday cake 

Butterfly cake

Butterfly and blossoms

A cake I made for a lady who turned 60. I was asked if I could use butterflys, frills and it was asked to be made in pink

A cake I made for a lady who turned 60. I was asked if I could use butterflys, frills and it was asked to be made in pink

Butterfly plunger cutters

NY Cake Butterfly Plunger Cutter, Set of 3

Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

Plunger cutters are quick and easy. Cut, plunge and add detail in an easy motion

sugarcraft cakes, star wars party theme

Wilton cake tins are great to buy, various designs are available. I used this R2 D2 design.

I used sugarcraft icing and painting techniques to highlight areas of interest.

Some of the Wilton Star Wars cake tins are collectable now.

Star Wars Party ....R2D2 

Wilton cake tins

R2D2 was made in a Wilton cake tin, I think the star wars one is hard to get hold of now. The cars one is one of many designs, and popular right now due to release of Cars 2.

Wilton Cars Cake Pan

Amazon Price: $9.68 (as of 06/04/2012)Buy Now

Wilton cake tins can be used for your cakes. They are ideal because they already have the shape moulded into the tin.

Fun birthday cake, a novelty owl...Harry Potter magic maybe 

Character cakes by Debbie Brown

Novelty owl cake

The novelty owl cake is from Debbie Browns cake decorating books, I find her cartoon and character cakes inspiring. I now make quite a few novelty celebration cakes and have found more people asking me to make them.
I own a lot of Debbie Browns cake books, I think they show clear and achievable cakes.

One of my earlier cakes. Note my books! I did not realise you had to use gum tragacanth to make the icing go harder.

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  • plrsource Sep 14, 2011 @ 5:54 am | delete
    Excellent lens.....
  • Momsbusy247 Jul 28, 2011 @ 10:20 pm | delete
    Wow Gorgeous indeed! I bet they even taste more delicious. Lovely lens!
  • jbhumbug Jul 9, 2011 @ 12:45 pm | delete
    Thank you all. watch this space more cakes being loaded soon.

    New website up and running have a look by the big arrow above :)
  • Canterbury Cakes (blog.canterburycakes.co.uk) May 23, 2011 @ 8:29 am | delete
    The sugarplum fairy is stunning!
  • mcochs Dec 17, 2010 @ 2:26 pm | delete
    Awsome cakes,fantastic lens! Blessed by a Squidoo Angel on 12/17/2010. Have a great day!
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