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.
Chess Board Cake Course Materials
This PDF document contains templates and guides to help you with this tutorial.
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
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
Perfection Strips
3mm
Used to roll dough (fondant, pastillage etc.) to an even thickness.
Thick cardboard strip
34mm wide
Perspex strip
Transparent
To push down pastillage pieces to create discs
Small Brush in Water
Ensure that brush bristles are not loose.
Digital Scale
1/10 g
Preferably with 1 gram increments.
Round pencil
for modelling
Wet sponge
for wood grain
Oil Cooking Spray
Colour should be as light as possible to prevent discolouration in the fondant or pastillage.
Recipes & Ingredients
1kg for4cm(H) by30cm(W) by30cm(L) square.
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…
500g
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…
Pure Icing Sugar
800g white300g black500g light brown
Pure icing sugar is also made from pulverised granulated sugar but contains no cornflour. For everyday cooking, icing sugar mixture does the trick; the only place…
400g ivory400g black150g green
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…
The list of ingredients/materials says Pure Icing Sugar (800g white, 300g black, 500g light brown). Should that be fondant instead of icing sugar?