Designer Handbag Cakes
Elisa Strauss
Class Preview
0:51
- In-depth Instruction; over 284 mins
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- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Introduction
2:24
Meet cake artist Elisa Strauss and learn about the Craftsy platform.
Cake Template
7:39
Turn your cake inspiration into a template and learn about time management.
Color & Texture
20:43
Learn fundamental color theory and how to achieve fashionable textures.
Sugar Decorations
1:01:26
Create details such as buckles, zippers and handles from gum paste.
Building the Cake
22:57
Build your cake tiers using support boards and dowels.
Sculpting & Spackling
33:50
Start sculpting and spackling your handbag cake.
Piecing the Fondant
25:53
Apply alligator-textured fondant pieces to your cake.
Adding the Soft Details
34:43
Add small, soft details like stitching and color dust to your sugar decorations.
Putting It All Together
1:00:01
Paint small metallic details and finish your handbag cake.
Bonus - Fondant Faux Wood
9:47
Shape, emboss and paint fondant to look like a wood board.
Bonus - Distressed Leather
4:22
Achieve a natural-looking distressed leather texture in your fondant.
Get a handle on designing handbag cakes, including custom color and texture choices. Sculpt your cake into a fashionable handbag with divots and pleats to form an authentic sense of movement; and create genuine-looking zippers, rivets and buckles from gum paste. Learn new techniques for doweling your cake and applying textured fondant. Develop dynamic sculpting methods; and explore exotic fondant patterns and textures like ostrich, alligator, and giraffe. Make a handbag so cute you could just eat it up.
Elisa Strauss
Confetti Cakes owner and founder Elisa Strauss is a former Ralph Lauren designer turned award-winning cake artist. Her cakes have appeared on the Today show, The View, the Food Network's Extreme Cake Challenge and Sex and the City. Elisa's work also has been featured in the pages of InStyle, Marie Claire, Elle, Vogue, Modern Bride and many more. In 2008, she was selected one of the 10 best pastry chefs in America by Pastry Art and Design magazine.
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