Flat Cruiser Motorcycle Cake

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Flat Cruiser Motorcycle Cake

By Yeners Way - February 28, 2020

Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Number of Servings

25 - 30

RRP

$450 - $500

Learn how to make a flat cruiser motorcycle cake.

In this tutorial, we are going to make another motorbike cake. This cake will be an easier and quicker version of our 3D Cruiser Motorcycle Cake which stands upright. This cake won’t have any construction or light installation but will hopefully receive almost the same amount of admiration.

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Lessons
Preparations

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.

Flat Cruiser Motorcycle Cake Course Material

This PDF document contains templates and guides to help you with this tutorial.

Track

Duration

Introduction

0:58

The Plan

13:34

Tools & Materials

4:18

Recipes & Ingredients

2:47

Making the Template

1:29

Shaping the Sponge Tyres

5:23

Shaping the Sponge Body

10:58

Masking the Cake

7:29

Coating Wheels with Fondant

7:12

Coating Engine Area with Fondant

10:55

Making the Fondant Mudguard

4:25

Making the Rims

5:56

Making the Exhaust Pipe

2:41

Making the Front Suspension

3:53

Making the Chassis

2:19

Making the Engine Parts

10:00

Making Misc. Parts

11:29

Airbrushing Parts

2:06

Painting Confectionery Glaze

1:37

Removing Protective Sheet

2:21

Making the Handlebars

5:57

Making the Decals

3:33

Glueing the Parts On

12:29

Finishing Off Handlebars

4:45

Adding the Mirrors & Lights

5:00

Adding Engine Details

3:06

Adding Brake Light & Pedals

4:50

Painting with Silver Luster

1:51

Final Thoughts

4:09

Total Duration

2:39:29

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

Masking & Layering

Set of icing spatulas
Set of scrapers (hard and flexible)

Modelling & Shaping

Modelling tools
Plastic cutlery (knife, fork, spoon)
Hard pastry margarine/shortening
Oil cooking spray

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

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

Aluminium Wire Shop Online

3mm thick 20cm long

Small Brush in Water

Ensure that brush bristles are not loose.

Confectioners Varnish Shop Online

Airbrush Set Shop Online

Silver luster

- To airbrush: Mixed with alcohol
- To paint: Mixed with oil

Oil Cooking Spray Shop Online

Colour should be as light as possible to prevent discolouration in the fondant or pastillage.

Round Cutter Set Shop Online

Recipes & Ingredients

Rolled Fondant

Black 2500g
Orange 20g
Red 20g

A commonly used sugar paste for coating cakes. Also known as RTR (ready to roll) fondant.

Pastillage Recipe View Recipe

1kg

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 paste, pastillage dries much quicker and stronger. Made with gelatine, water...[read more]

Chocolate Mud Cake Recipe View Recipe

2500g

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 chocolate and cocoa powder with a touch of coffee powder. Years ago wedding cakes...[read more]

Dark Chocolate Ganache Recipe View Recipe

1200g

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 possible. A benefit of chocolate ganache is that the high...[read more]

Dark Chocolate (Compound) Wikipedia

150g

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 it uses less-expensive hard vegetable fats such as coconut oil or palm kernel oil in place of the more expensive cocoa butter. It may also be known as 'compound coating' or 'chocolatey coating' when used as a coating for candy.

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1 Comment

Bobbi Ames 7 months ago

This is a fantastic tutorial! Every step was VERY clear! I can’t wait for the opportunity to try this one! Thank you again for all you do! ❤️

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