3D Handbag Cake

3D Handbag Cake

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In this tutorial, you will learn how to make a realistic 3D designer handbag cake.

Learn how to create this realistic designer handbag cake! Discover a quick and easy way to make chain links that can be used for other cake projects, an effective way to achieve a perfect quilt pattern as well as how to get a high gloss shine on your cakes.

This tutorial comes with cake templates for the front and side views as well as actual size guides for the quilt and leather frames.

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 Handbag Cake Course Material
This PDF document contains actual size templates for the cake, guides for the quilting, frames and chain straps as well as reference images of the finished cake.

Track
Duration
Part 1
1:19:12
The Plan
5:22
Tools & Materials
3:41
Making the Chain Straps
17:19
Making the Metallic Parts
11:54
Spraying Silver
1:12
Shaping & Preparing the Cake
15:21
Coating the Sides
22:28
Part 2
1:29:42
Making the Leather Quilt Texture
19:09
Making the Leather Frame Design
32:15
Applying the Shiny Gloss Coating
8:29
Assembling the Straps
28:29
Total Duration
2:48:24

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.

What you will need
Tools
  • Rolling pin
  • Set of knives
  • Palette knives
  • Plastic knife
  • Large ruler (40cm)
  • Measuring tape
  • Stitch marker
  • Oil spray
  • Water spray
  • Scissors
  • Pizza cutter
  • Hard shortening
  • Set of round cutters
  • Round nozzle (8mm used)
  • Small plastic spoon
  • Fondant smoother
  • Small brush in water
  • Small brush in egg white
  • Pin/needle (to poke air bubbles)
  • Scrapers (firm & soft)
  • Dry & wet towels
  • Starch (for dusting)
  • A sharp tip pen knife
  • A4 sheets of paper (a few)
  • Chocolate cold spray
  • “L” shape corner pusher
Materials
Recipes
Special paste for chain links and straps
  • 150g Pastillage
  • 150g Rolling fondant
  • 1 teaspoon Tylose
  • After chain links are finished, mix the remaining paste to black colour.
Fondant
  • 1.5kg Black
Cake
  • Cake cut to templates from downloadable PDF
  • 1kg of cream for masking (ganache or buttercream depending on flavour of cake. Must be hard setting.)
Ingredients
  • Edible Lacquer
  • 500g Dark chocolate (for skin and gluing purposes)
  • Edible silver spray
Recommendations
  • Watch the entire tutorial completely and take notes while comparing the tools list to what tools you have available to you.
  • If you need to bake, please do it one day before.
  • Mix colours into fondant one day before you start the tutorial especially if you are using powdered colour because some types of edible powder colour initially look fine after mixing but with a little bit of moisture, after a few hours you will notice spots on the icing.
  • Have a wet and dry hand towels to clean knives, blades and cutters regularly to consistently achieve clean cuts. Also be sure to clean the table with your wet towel, and than the dry towel each time you are about to roll out any fondant. Use a bit of shortening or vegetable fat to prevent the fondant from sticking to the table.
  • This is art, and no method or technique is set in stone. This is why we recommend you watch the entire tutorial first before you start gathering all the things in the list above. You may think of ways you might substitute tools or techniques with your own ideas.
March 31, 2016
Alicja DefortVerified

It's wonderfull, what can I say more!

January 25, 2015
Margalit PanigelVerified

Easy to follow, smart ideas i just wouldn't have taught of myself. Honestly for the price its a steal! The course material alone will save you hours! This was my first purchase but i will definitely be buying more!

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    25 comments

    1. Brenda Pakau says:

      Thank you Chef Yener, another wounderful tutorial, looking forward to giving this ago. Thank you so much.

    2. Stacey Barr says:

      When making the chains, could you use an extruder or would the paste be too thick?

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        No you can not use extruder, the paste is too thick for that.

    3. Chintana Kanthiya says:

      Hi,
      I’m just curious what’s oil spray that can make it shiny? Can we use the butter spray for baking like canola spray or butter spray?

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        I used confectioners glaze for that handbag for the lasting shine. If you use canola oil spray it will make it shiny but only for an hour.

    4. Daisylicious says:

      Hello, what size of pan did you bake your cake in please? Also I have just bought this class and my card has been charged twice . who do I contact to sort this out please

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        Please email to info@yenersway.com . The cake is 20×30 cm but you can always bake your sponge any other size and cut and join to the size you wish during sandwiching.

    5. cake says:

      Hi, what is the name of the two sided transparent paper with that you used to trace the quilt pattern on? could you please put a link where to purchase it. thanks

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        Cellophane sheets from ebay. Thanks

    6. 3D Cake Engineer says:

      What is “Hard Fat” made of or how can I make it?

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        Sorry You can not make it. Please google ” hard pastry margarine”

        1. cake says:

          could you please put a link for where to buy this Hard pastry margarine? I googled it but can’t find it. thanks

          1. Serdar Yener says:

            The hard fat I am using is VOLEX (hard) or PILOT brand. I bought for making sculptures. It comes in very large box which you can not buy from shops. I would recommend the closest brand COPHA comes in 250 gram.

    7. Shirlene de Zilwa says:

      What an awesome tutorial! Thanks a million for making this available for me.

    8. Leah Rowena Carter says:

      I cannot find how to make the silver links etc? Have a missed part of the tutorial?

      1. Serkan Yener says:

        Hi Leah, sorry for the late reply. Please see the third lesson in part 1, which is called ‘Making the Chain Straps’. Thanks

      2. Naomi Fukuda says:

        Hello Mr. Yener, great tutorial. I just wanna know if i can use only ganache for cover de cakes or has to be ganache, chocolate and ganache?? Thank you very much!

        1. Serdar Yener says:

          Hi Naomi It is possible to do some 3 d cakes without chocolate skin . The bag is vertical so better use chocolate just to be in safe side.

    9. Suciu Lucia says:

      Thank you very much for this wonderful tutorial!!

    10. Tara Dina says:

      Hi Mr Serdar
      Thank you very much for this excellent tutorial!!
      I just wanted to ask you about the lacquer glaze…We definitely cant get it here where we live. Is there any other suggestion to help make the bag shiny?

      Another thing is:
      What is Pastillage?? Do we make it ourselves? I couldnt find it at the cake supply store.

      Thank you so much once more
      Yours
      TaraDina

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        pastillage recipe is available at the recipes section of our web site . instead lacquer mix alcohol ( gin or vodka) with glucose 1 to 1 make it little warm and carefully brush. Try before on somewhere else. It is not as good as lacquer . You have to wait till the surface dry.

    11. rim chami says:

      Hello Serkan,
      Amazing tutorial..I just want to ask..is the layer of chocolate between the two layers of ganache when icing the cake, tempered chocolate?
      Or is it just melted chocolate that you apply?

    12. Марина Осипчик says:

      Great job, thanks for the lesson!!!!!!!

    13. CATHY DAVIS says:

      congratulations on this tutorial being published! so exciting! doesn’t suprise me, all your tutorials are great. keep doing what you are doing and i am sure there will be more publications in your future.

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