Learn how to make a cake with someones name in a graffiti style of overlapping block letters and how to give it a 3D effect.
Chef Yener shows a simple and very personalized cake idea where you can turn anyone’s name into a 3D cake.
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 Name Cake Course Material
This PDF document contains cake templates for every letter of the alphabet, numbers 0 to 9, as well as ‘?’, ‘&’ and ‘!’. These templates can be cut out and used to cut cakes in the shape of letters to make a 3D name/word cake.
Track
Duration
00:40
Introduction & Plan
9:22
10:02
Tools, Materials, Recipes & Ingredients
6:39
16:41
Shaping the Cake - 2D
9:58
26:39
Carving the Cake (3D)
31:45
58:25
Coating the Sides
10:25
1:08:50
Coating the Top
14:03
1:22:53
Highlight Coating
13:14
1:36:08
Final Touches
9:39
1:45:47
Conclusion
2:12
Total Duration
1:48:24
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. 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
Icing Spatula Set
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Fondant Smoother
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Set of Scissors
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Craft Knife
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Hand Towels
Ensure fibers are not loose.
Oil Cooking Spray
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Colour should be as light as possible to prevent discolouration in the fondant or pastillage.
Cold Spray
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Set of Brushes
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Set of Scrapers
Marzipan Knife
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Needle or Pin
Serdar often uses a needle or a pin to remove air bubbles from underneath the fondant when coating a cake. They can also be used to pick up very small objects when decorating.
Cake Board
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Rectangular board (size of board depends on name and size of cake).
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 .
Chord
Used as ribbon
Recipes & Ingredients
Corn Starch
Wikipedia
Corn starch, cornstarch, cornflour or maize starch or maize is the starch derived from the corn (maize) grain. The starch is obtained from the endosperm of the corn kernel. Corn starch is a popular food ingredient used in thickening sauces or soups, and is used in making corn syrup and other sugars.
Rolling Fondant
500g Dark colour, 900g Lighter colour (same colour as dark), 500g Complimentary colour
White Chocolate
Wikipedia
Chocolate is a typically sweet, usually brown, food preparation of Theobroma cacao seeds, roasted and ground, often flavored, as with vanilla. It is made in the form of a liquid, paste, or in a block or used as a flavoring ingredient in other sweet foods.
Beautifully done as usual, learn so much from watching your tutorials. Thank you
You are a God Serkan and your tutorials are excellent.
Thank you, that was Great!!
Thank you Mr. Yener for sharing your knowledge and expertise. God bless you with good health n joy. Stay blessed. Please continue the good work.
I will Thanks.
Morning Chef,
I am currently making the Name Cake (EMMA). I have cut the cake and have started to ganache . Do you have any tips or tricks to covering the sharp small areas of the bottom bits of the M?
Thanks Shae
Hi Emma
Use very small palette knife for ganache . use stripe of fondant go around the cake as i did in video. will be no problem. deep edges of M you cane use pre cut pieces to push in.
Love the tutorial…You make it so easy for us to understand the construction of the cake…I might even try to do it…Do not change the format of your tutorial…perfect as they are! Thank you so much!
Thanks for the feedback Luce 🙂 Means a lot! Thanks
Ahhhh, you R amazing, love it, I wish you had shown how to make the fish.
Sam