Learn how to create a simple, clean and realistic Cowboy hat cake.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a realistic 3D Cowboy Hat out of cake. The brim is created with a special method that allows you to make pastillage and let it dry in any 3D shape you wish. Finally finishing it off with a leather band and a gold buckle.
The special technique learned in this tutorial can be used to create a large variety of different sugar elements for example, a flag blowing in the wind, the sails of a ship or a magic carpet.
How long will this cake keep before cutting. Could I make it 1 or 2 weeks in advance.?
Few days yes as long as you keep in Air Condition room but not few weeks.
Love your technique which can be so useful for other applications. Thanks!
I just love this class, thank you so much for sharing your art with us all. May I ask what the ratio of cornstarch to icing sugar is for your starch tray? I am new to your website and not sure where it may be listed. Thank you again, you do beautiful work!
Hi Mary Ann the tray is filled with pure starch or mixed with some icing sugar , it does not matter.Thanks
Thanks very much once the cake is finished I will up load a photo.
Thank you very much for this lesson. I be just finished making this cow boy Hat cake for a family member. I has turned out wonderfull. The only question I have is the pastillage wasn’t quite the right colour and I wanted to know can I airbrush the brim and cake body with out damaging the strength of the pastillage brim?
Yes absolutely The moisture of air brushing will dry before any damage . Make sure the rim is completely dry before air brush. Thanks
I love it. I did one back in 2010, was so hard because. I did all in Cake, if I knew you before OMG what at hard work I should have save. you explain and show how easy it is.
Thanks
Simple but realistic. Don’t leave it lying around, someone will try and wear it!
Looks amazing! I can’t wait to try.