Mountain designs are a popular decor choice for specialty cakes. Whether it is for a birthday or a wedding, these designs can range in style from rustic to contemporary to modern. Join Rachael Teufel in this class for an in depth look at three styles of mountain cake designs and how each of these styles differ when applied to a single concept: Mountain Scenes. She will take you through each style from start to finish. By the end of this class, you’ll be able to create three mountain scenes using a palette knife technique and piped trees for a rustic buttercream style, hand painting on smooth fondant to create a contemporary watercolor style and cutting modeling chocolate appliqués for an elegant modern style. This class is packed full of different techniques along with all of Rachael’s tips and tricks for making cake decorating easy and enjoyable.
Class Sessions
Introduction
1:03
Join Rachael Teufel in this lesson to learn about each of the three cake designs that will be taught in this mountain themed class. She will show you each cake and share the techniques and materials used to create three design styles.
Design Discussion
7:43
Learn all about rustic, contemporary, and modern styles in this lesson and how they relate to art in general. Then apply those concepts to cake to gain an understanding of which techniques, shapes, color schemes, and textures are used to create a cake in each of the three styles.
Rustic Cake Design
29:23
Grab some buttercream and a palette knife as Rachael guides you step by step through the process of layering buttercream to create a textured mountain scene. Then accent the mountains with a few piped evergreen trees for added depth and dimension. She will also share a special tip on releasing an air bubble underneath the buttercream and how to prevent the dreaded buttercream bubble from forming in the future.
Contemporary Cake Design
45:30
Learn the secrets behind painting on fondant that will allow you to create any watercolor design on your own cakes. Follow along as Rachael takes you through everything from setting up your color palette and thinning your paint to applying a base color and building layers of color for a more detailed design. By the end of this lesson you will be painting like a pro.
Modern Cake Design
31:56
Modeling chocolate is a diverse medium that allows cake designers to create just about anything. Join Rachael in this lesson as she shares her method for transferring patterns to modeling chocolate. She will walk you through a few design options that are perfect for creating a variety of modern mountain designs with the use of an appliqué.
Wrap Up
6:03
Compare and contrast the final cake designs to see how that differ and find similarities that easily cross over from one style to the next.
Your Instructor
Rachael Teufel
Rachael grew up baking in the kitchen with her Hungarian grandmother, but she didn't discover her passion for cake decorating until later in life while seeking a creative outlet from her day job. She always had artistic interests, so cake decorating seemed like the perfect activity after a long day working as a Physical Therapist. Rachael launched Intricate Icings Cake Design in 2006 and quickly became known for creating cakes that were both delicious and beautiful. She enjoys translating any type of inspiration into an original cake design striving to think outside the box, explore new techniques, challenge her design skills, and push the limits of creativity! Intricate Icings is best known for their bridal gown-inspired cakes and more recently, the Geode Cake trend which took hold quickly over a large geographic band making it one of the most recognizable design concepts in recent years. Rachael's work is now nationally recognized and can be seen on episodes of <em>Food Network Challenge</em> as a competitor as well as on Hulu’s <em>Baker’s Dozen</em> and Food Networks <em>Buddy VS Duff</em> as a Judge!
Bonus Material
Mountain Cake Designs - Resources
American Buttercream Recipe
Bonus Materials available for download after purchase.
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