3D Boom Box Cake

3D Boom Box Cake

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Intermediate
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$500 - $550

Learn how to make a 3D Boom Box Cake.

In this tutorial you will learn how to make a 3D Boom Box Cake. Serdar will walk you through the process and show you how to combine edible sugar transfers with sugar objects to create a realistic look.

What you’ll learn…

  • Using edible sugar transfers combined with sugar elements.
  • Producing a cake following a predefined geometrical shape.
  • Manipulating a heavy cake without lifting it.
  • General principles of making a 1970’s radio design.
  • Adding internal construction after the cake is on the board.

Downloadable Course Material

If you would like to approximately match the size of the artwork in the tutorial, print the downloadable files at 100% size. If you require your artwork to be smaller or larger, just adjust the print size accordingly.
3D Boom Box Cake Course Material
This PDF document contains templates and guides to help you with this tutorial.

Track
Duration
Introduction - Tools - Materials
9:11
Listing Required Pastillage
4:28
Making Pastillage Items
10:33
Making the Grill Frame
5:29
Making the Handles
5:57
Making the Grill
2:03
Making the Antenna
7:20
Spraying the Items Silver
1:10
Coating the Cake with Chocolate
11:59
Coating with Fondant
7:21
Cutting the Edible Images
5:13
Adding the Front Stickers
6:26
Adding the Front Pastillage
6:37
Placing on the Cake Board
6:23
Adding the Back Panel
5:56
Final Thoughts
4:17
Total Duration
1:42:21

While not everything on this list is absolutely required, these are the things used in this tutorial video. Of course you are welcome to find alternative ways of doing things and we would love to hear if you've discovered an easier method or better tool to achieve good results. Please note that some items may be listed as sets, and it is usually recommended to have full sets, it may not be neccessary. In most cases, only one item from a set is actually used in the tutorial. Please watch the tutorial before purchasing any items to make sure you are not buying anything you don't need.
Tools & Materials
Cutting & Slicing
  • Set of knives
  • Craft knife
  • Pizza cutter
  • Box cutter
  • Set of scissors
Rolling & Coating
  • Set of PVC pipes (30mm to 40mm thick, 40cm & 20cm long)
  • Rolling pin (30cm long)
  • Powder shaker (Filled with starch)
  • Needle or pin (to pop air bubbles)
  • Perfections strips
  • Fondant smoother
Planning & Templates
  • Flipchart sheets (70cm x 50cm)
  • Semi transparent silicon baking sheets (70cm x 50cm)
  • White cellophane sheets (70cm x 50cm, on side matt)
  • Basic stationary (pencils, marker pens, ruler etc.)
  • Semi transparent plastic file separators
  • Plastic sleeves
Masking & Layering
  • Set of icing spatulas
  • Set of scrapers (hard and flexible)
Marker roller
For speakers and background
Drill
8mm drill bit
Dowels
8mm thick by 20cm long
Cellophane
Hammer
Craft wire
2 x 2mm thick by 20cm long
Fish filleting knife
Oil Cooking Spray
Colour should be as light as possible to prevent discolouration in the fondant or pastillage.
Water Spray Bottle
Craft Knife
Cake Board
9mm thick by 50cm by 30cm covered with Black velvet and Cellophane sheet
A piece of wood coated with fabric and temporarily covered with cellophane to keep fabric clean until the cake is complete. For more information, watch our tutorial on how to cover a cake board with fabric .
Round Cutter Set
Plier
x2
Recipes & Ingredients
Set of edible images
Front and Back of selected Boom Box
Rolled Fondant
2kg silver grey
A commonly used sugar paste for coating cakes. Also known as RTR (ready to roll) fondant.
400g
A thick sugar paste, similar to gum paste, that can be molded into different shapes and forms. When dried, it is hard and brittle. Unlike gum…
5kg
A moist and rich chocolate mud cake aerated with baking powder and soda bicarbonate. A very dark and dense mud cake which contains a lot of…
2kg
Chocolate ganache is nothing but pure chocolate melted with a generous amount of boiling fresh cream. This smooth airless chocolate cream makes a lot of things…
Dark Chocolate (Compound)
1.2kg
Compound chocolate is a product made from a combination of cocoa, vegetable fat, and sweeteners. It is used as a lower-cost alternative to true chocolate, as…

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    2 comments

    1. Tom Rahav says:

      Hello!
      Can this cake be made using a Molly Cake filled with Swiss meringue buttercream instead of the chocolate cake with ganache?

    2. Bobbi Ames says:

      WOW!

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