Winter Themed Fondant Scenery Cake

Winter Themed Fondant Scenery Cake

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Learn how to decorate a cake with a winter theme.

This is the third addition to Serdar’s fondant scenery series and in this tutorial you will learn how to decorate a cake with a beautiful winter scene. This one is jam packed with so many different techniques involving isomalt, fondant, airbrushing and piping. It can also be easily customised to have more of a Christmas feel if desired. We’re sure you will enjoy this one!

Downloadable Course Material

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Winter Themed Fondant Scenery Cake Course Material
This PDF document contains guides and templates to help make this cake.

Track
Duration
Introduction
5:33
Tools & Materials
4:02
Recipes & Ingredients
5:48
Making the Parts for the House
11:47
Making the Snowman's Parts
4:32
Making Logs
2:01
Making the Piped Parts
13:01
Yener's Sugar Corals
3:05
Airbrushing the Cake
4:25
Airbrushing the Distant Mountains
7:39
Creating the Embossed Elements
18:11
Making the Distant Trees
7:26
Making the Lake
8:34
Making the Moon
7:53
Adding the Tree
3:38
Assembling the House, Bridge & Snowman
25:45
Adding Snowflakes
3:30
Adding the Moon & Clouds
14:08
Final Touches
4:45
Final Thoughts
4:36
Total Duration
2:42:32

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
Set of Knives
Icing Spatula Set
Modelling Tools
Minimum of 8 pieces recommended.
Rolling Pins
Preferably with no scratches or dents.
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.
Powder Shaker
Starch
Preferably with small holes.
Craft Knife
Marzipan Knife
Cold Spray
Confectioners Varnish
Oil Cooking Spray
Colour should be as light as possible to prevent discolouration in the fondant or pastillage.
Fondant Smoother
Set of Brushes
Water Spray Bottle
Set of Scissors
Microwave Oven
Sugar Blowing Pump
Scrubbing brush
Small Silicon Mat
A4 Size Perspex Sheet
Chocolate Melting Pot
Glass Jug (500ml)
Coffee Cups
Small Gas Torch
Airbrush Set
Skewers
4mm thick
Aluminium Foil
Thicker is preferred.
Cellophane
A4, A5
Paper
15cm by 70cm
Gel Food Colours
Blue, black and red
Recipes & Ingredients
Pastry Margarine
This hard margarine is a type of vegetable shortening used to make puff pastry and other pastries. While you might find a similar product from a…
Isomalt
1 Cup
Isomalt is a sugar substitute, a type of sugar alcohol, used primarily for its sugar-like physical properties. It has only a small impact on blood sugar…
Sprinkle Royal Icing
Royal icing, water and titanium dioxide powder
Royal icing is a hard white icing, made from egg white and icing sugar (mix or pure). A little addition of an acidic substance like lemon…
White and light green
A very light and dry sugar coral that can be used as a filler or background material for many cake decorating purposes. This recipe is a…
Cake
3.2kg Mud cake for 8 x 20mm (height) by 200mm (diametre) 2kg Ganache (total)
Pure Icing Sugar
300g
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…
Dark Chocolate
400g
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…
White Chocolate
100g
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…
Rolled Fondant
3kg White, 50g Black, 100g Dark green, 1g Orange
Cocoa Powder
Cocoa Powder (cocoa solids) is a mixture of many substances remaining after cocoa butter is extracted from cacao beans. When sold as an end product, it…
Titanium Dioxide
December 13, 2018
Lorraine TriggsVerified

My sister and I completed this winter wonderland cake for a Christmas Fair recently and we amazed ourselves that we were able to complete the composition. Serdar made it so clear and concise and even though there were a few technically changelling stages, we just watched the relevant segment again and followed the video, listening closely and we managed to put it together in 2days! We have had some amazing reactions from all those who have seen it. I have uploaded our production of this design to the gallery. If you are considering buying this tutorial, go for it! You will not regret it! By the way I have never met Serdar or even spoken with him. I am a self taught baker and cake decorator thanks to the Masters like Serdar who share their techniques which have taken them years to master. So I was more than willing to part with my money and consider it an investment in myself. Thanks again Serdar! Lorraine

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    29 comments

    1. soyloquesoy says:

      ¡Precioso trabajo!
      ¿Sería posible comprar el tutorial en español?
      Gracias.

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        Only for You Tube Videos ( Yeners Cake Tips)
        Hola, déjame decirte cómo obtener tu idioma como un subtítulo. haga clic en “cc”, haga clic en “Configuración” y seleccione “subtítulos” de la lista, y haga clic en “traducción automática”. Tienes todos los idiomas para elegir. Espero que esto ayude

        1. soyloquesoy says:

          Muchas gracias!

    2. Lorraine Triggs says:

      Hi Serdar, I just wanted to say thank you for a fantastic tutorial….my sister and I completed this winter wonderland cake for a Christmas Fair this weekend and we even amazed ourselves that we were able to complete the composition. You made it so clear and even though there were a few technical hitches we managed to put it together! Thanks again, Lorraine

    3. Elisabetta says:

      Hi Serdar, I was rewatching this tutorial, as I am looking for some inspiration and at the end I heard you say that “this turned out to be my favorite yet, and next year I will do a couple more…” I know you are very busy, but is there any chance to see one or two more of this kind in 2019? that would be awaersome and I am sure I would not be the only one happy to see it happen. Take care and I wish you and your family a wonderful Advent time, merry Christmas and a very healthy, joyful and prosperous 2019. Elisabetta

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        Yes , I will do that but please don’t ask me when?

    4. Hend_khay says:

      Hi Mr, Yener,

      Please can I make the corals with gum past?
      I tried but it wasn’t the same
      So do you have any idea what I should do with gum past to have the same result?
      Thank you

      1. Hend_khay says:

        I DID IT 🙂 with gum paste
        It just take few times in microwave to warm up
        Thank you MASTER chief for teaching us these incredible stuff
        Hope for you all the best 🙂 and Merry Christmas

    5. Lynne Roberts says:

      Another brilliant tutorial incorporating so many techniques. Thank you so much.
      I do have a couple of questions:
      1. Is Titanium Dioxide classified as legal to use in the UK.
      2. Any alternatives to making a moon rather than blowing Isomalt as the sugar blowing pums are very expensive here?
      Many thanks for any further assistance.

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        Hi Lynne A1. Please check that with your local council . A2. If I dont have the possiblities to make that moon out of isomalt I would have used white chocolate with plastic molds ( insite hollow). Thanks

    6. Linda Lauzon says:

      I made it! Have a look if you have the time. I left out santa because I didn’t have time to make the corals.

    7. Adele says:

      Thank you for yet another wonderful tutorial. You are so humble and willing to share your knowledge, and I am sure I speak on behalf of everyone who follows you that we appreciate how you are so prepared to pass on these techniques to us, even suggesting how we can achieve better results. Thank you and Happy Christmas to you, your family and your team.

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        Thanks Adele, Happy Christmas to you and your family too.

    8. klteif says:

      Good morning Mr Yener,
      Thanks so much for your tutorial!

      Please can you tell me if the melted chocolate you used for the tree is temepered or not?

      Thanks for your return

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        I used compound chocolate . If you use couverture chocolate, yes we have to. Thanks

    9. Toni OGrady says:

      This is one of the best tutorials I have watched. Thank you for showing us different techniques. Just loved it!!!!! Merry Christmas

      1. Serdar Yener says:

        Thanks Toni, you are such a nice person.

    10. Linda Lauzon says:

      I love your teaching techniques and can’t wait to have a try at this stunning cake.

      1. Linda Lauzon says:

        I made it! Have a look if you have the time. I left out santa because I didn’t have time to make the corals.

    11. Doreen Thompson says:

      Looking forward to this it looks stunning

    12. Denise Bitchener says:

      Your work is always so clever and precise. I recognise many of the elements and cannot wait to try this cake.

    13. adelina says:

      Amazing!!!I can wait to watch the tutorial!

    14. Dela says:

      Can’t wait, hope before Xmas!!!

    15. Candy Melts says:

      Fabulous as always!

    16. Patricia DEMETTRE says:

      Bonjour, grâce a vous j’ai mon projet de gateau pour Noël , j’attends le tutoriel avec impatience
      Merci
      A bientot
      Cordialement
      Patricia
      Paris France

    17. Elisabetta says:

      There is something magic about your cakes that makes my heart simile… and that winter landscape looks like our beautiful Swiss alps 🙂
      Looking fortward to it !
      E

    18. AMEL says:

      VERY excited to learn .thanks

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