Downloadable Course Material
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Sunflower Wedding Cake Course Material
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
Masking & Layering
- Set of icing spatulas
- Set of scrapers (hard and flexible)
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
Rolling Pin
For line marking on the centre pillar and the sugar ribbon.
Dried Palm Leaves
For marking leaves
Thin cardboard
For mini roses
Cake pop sticks
For flower stems
Plastic Straws
To protect cake from threaded rods
Airbrush Set
For Burnt Orange and Forest green colour
Plastic bag
For pushing down the edge of petals
Cake Board
9mm MDF covered with burgundy velvet and cellophane sheet . 10mm hole in the centre
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 .
Cake Board
9mm MDF lined with white thin cardboard on both side. 10mm hole in the centre. 1 x 40mm screw on the side and 2 small zip ties
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 .
Threaded Rod (10mm)
500mm long with 3 nuts
Threaded rod with 10mm diametre (also known as M10).
Egg white and brush
For gluing
Recipes & Ingredients
Total 2550g
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1800g for 75x250mm round (3 layer x 600g each 25mm high)
750g for 75x150mm round (3 layer x 250g each 25mm high)
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…
1200g for sandwiching and masking
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…
500g White200g Egg yellow100g Brown200g Forest 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…
Rolled Fondant
1500kg White600g Burgundy
A commonly used sugar paste for coating cakes. Also known as RTR (ready to roll) fondant.
White Chocolate (Compound)
300g For gluing
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…
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